BPB Farms

BPB Farms Family-owned farm committed to regenerative agricultural production practices.

Ford Farms (now Beth Pride Ford, LLC) in Courtland, Alabama, is managed by Beth Pride Ford. I am committed to using regenerative production practices that support soil health and maintain productivity through the use of no-till, crop rotation, and cover crops.

Many thanks to my sister, Jamie Blythe Trulove, and her awesome team at Blythe Cotton Company for getting my wheat cut a...
06/28/2026

Many thanks to my sister, Jamie Blythe Trulove, and her awesome team at Blythe Cotton Company for getting my wheat cut and delivered and the soybeans planted quickly.

It was not a fantastic wheat harvest with low test weights, quality discounts, and an average yield of 77 bushels per acre.

The corn looks great but still has a long way to go before harvest in September. Weekly rains throughout July would be ideal.

It’s going to be a hot week ahead - in many places all over the world.

Happy Fourth of July ahead to my USA friends and family!

June farm report -Took a quick trip to the farm with my parents to visit special people - my dad’s cousin and childhood ...
06/15/2026

June farm report -

Took a quick trip to the farm with my parents to visit special people - my dad’s cousin and childhood friend, Bert Pippen (who I rent farmland from) and his wife, Sandra, and my sister, Jamie Blythe Trulove and her family.

It was a wonderful day of old stories, nostalgia, and a cool bike ride with my nephew in downtown Courtland, Alabama.

He was quite excited to tell me all about the town where I grew up (and was riding around on bikes with my friends when I was his age!).

Of course it was a visit to check on my crops too.

The wheat is loaded and ready to harvest when we get a few dry days (hopefully very soon).

The corn is healthy and starting to tassel with the promise of a big yield if we continue getting rain every week until harvest in September.

And yes, I have already hoped for dry weather for wheat harvest! Farmers are picky about their weather 😂.

After the wheat is cut it will be time to plant soybeans. Then more waiting until harvest in November.

Still a long ways to go for this farming year.

Spring 2026 Farm Report Wow, spring and warmer weather arrived quickly!So it has been a few weeks of scrambling around t...
03/11/2026

Spring 2026 Farm Report

Wow, spring and warmer weather arrived quickly!

So it has been a few weeks of scrambling around to get my lime and fertilizer spread on the corn ground plus nitrogen and herbicide/insecticide out on the wheat.

The wheat looks fantastic so far - green and healthy. It will need another herbicide application in April before harvest in June.

Corn planting will start after our “dogwood winter” cold snap early next week. I am trying a different variety, DeKalb 6835, plus my usual hopper box MycoGold biological treatment to support soil health and fertility.

As my childhood farming and family friend, Larkin Martin (Martin Farms) reminded me recently, farming only has two seasons - Hurry Up and Wait. 😆

Again I am so grateful for the folks who help me with my farming!

Thank you to Jamie Blythe Trulove and all the guys at Blythe Cotton Company (Joshua Hacker), MycoGold, Helena (Josh Bates), Simplot, Athens Cotton Service, Woodall Grain Company, Lawrence County FSA, Silveus Crop Insurance, Nutrien Ag, Servico, my accountants and many others who keep our local and national farm economy running smoothly in the face of many challenges.

Happy spring!

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Courtland, AL
35618

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+19316361680

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