Back to Your Roots
Back to Your Roots
River Valley AgCredit, ACA
Inside A Fourth-Generation Kentucky Farm’s High-Stakes Harvest
33 minutes Posted Nov 7, 2025 at 4:00 pm.
Meet Alan Pace And JAP Farms
Four Generations And A Family Operation
Harvest Grind And Long Hours
Yields, Wheat-Beans, And Canola Decisions
Soybean Oil, Renewables, And Markets
Grain Marketing Strategy And Storage
Exports, Rivers, And End Users
Weather Whiplash And Field Maps
Tech, Phones, And The Next 10 Years
Farm Size, Profit, And Mentorship
Gratitude, Outreach, And Closing
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A wet spring, a parched August, and a combine that won’t quit—this conversation with fourth-generation farmer Allen Pace gets right to the heart of what it takes to bring a crop from the field to your plate. We talk through the harvest grind, the thin line between profit and loss, and why a few cents per bushel can swing a year when you’re moving hundreds of thousands of bushels. Allen shares how a lean crew uses crystal-clear communication and a whole lot of hustle to make good decisions whe...