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Podcast: People In The Know
Episode: Gene Millard and Ken Root Old Men and Old Machinery
Description: Ken and Gene Millard discuss the evolution of farm machinery with emphasis on the 1940’s through the 1990’s. Both men grew up in an era when horse drawn equipment was still around, but it was hooked to tractors. Ken has one poignant example of his father attempting to scoop up Bermuda grass sod with a “Fresno” dirt mover. Let’s just say that nine-year-old Ken and his father were both risking their lives in the endeavor. Caution: there is a lot of laughing and groaning during this story.
Gene Millard is a long-time farmer and farm broadcaster. He spent his en...