Brian Scott

About Brian

• Born and raised on his family farm in Indiana—as the fourth generation to work that land, he says his life has never taken him far from home.
• Graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree in soil and crop management.
• Right out of college, he says he “chickened out of farming” and went to work in retail for a brief time—he quickly realized that working on his farm was where he belonged.
• For him, being his own boss and working in the family business provides the perfect amount of work-life balance that he needs.
• Says the biggest misconception about farming is that it’s not a high tech field—farmers are often using self-driving tractors, drones, and satellite imagery to monitor their crops.
• The main crops he farms are corn, soybeans, popcorn, and wheat using a combination of precision agriculture, biotechnology, and cover cropping.
• Is a part of the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) through the USDA, which rewards farmers for adopting and managing advanced conservation systems.
• His blog, <i>The Farmer’s Life</i>, has been hugely influential in promoting the virtues of modern agriculture and featuring the daily operations of his family’s farm.