The Cutting Edge Podcast

Hosts Jason Fischbach and Ashley Olson interview Chris Duke of Great Oak Farm and Bill Warner of Snug Haven Farm about production and sale of spinach in high tunnel greenhouses during the winter months in Wisconsin.

On site in southern Wisconsin testing olive and blueberry harvesters in hedgerows of hybrid hazelnuts.

An interview with Chris Patton and Natasha Simeon about elderberries in the Upper Midwest.

An interview with Dr. Shelbie Ellison about efforts to develop hemp for CBD in Wisconsin.

A discussion on efforts to establish hulless (aka naked) barley as a new food crop for WI (and the USA)

Field notes from Jason Fischbach on doing yield ratings, harvest timing, and wildlife scouting.

An interview about the Prairie STRIPS conservation practice for farmlands.

A conversation with the Oregon State malting barley team about the emerging field of terroir-based barley production

An interview with Peggy and Randy Urness of Fine Bine Farm.

An interview of Jason Fischbach and Lois Braun about hazelnuts in the Upper Midwest.

An interview Dr. Heather Darby from the University of Vermont about industrial hemp. Dr. Darby describes plant physiology and the different uses for hemp - fiber, grain, and oil. She talks about the different growing practices for each end use, goes over the results of recent seeding rate and planting date trials, shares where to find high quality seed, talks marketing strategies, and discusses he...

An interview with Colin Cureton and Valentin Picasso about Kernza, a new perennial grain.