SEBEKA, Minn. -Mel and Merf Aho and their 16 siblings were no strangers to rock picking on their Sebeka farm. Sebeka farmer Mel Aho, with his friend, Perry Gilmour, has designed and built the RP1000 ...

Frustration with a rock picker that’s broken down every time it’s been used, showing the issues, repairs, and challenges of unreliable farm equipment.

Dick Schirado has created motion-activated watering systems for cattle and other gadgets to make farm/ranch life easier, but says the real challenge is convincing others to bring his work to market.