Agronomists Happy Hour

We're still at it folks! Wrapping up our last season of AHHP, a little agronomy on what's happening in our areas, and a little preview into the next season of AHHP. 

We're back! and what a more appropriate topic to discuss than the one weed that makes Jason loose sleep at night....Kochia. 

Just a quick update on what's happening in our areas in North Dakota as planting progress. 

In todays labor shortage, it's dreadful for employers to find candidates, and as for candidates, its a world full of options and hard choices to make. We talk to Lori Culler (Owner) and Taylor Embry (Recruiter) of AgHires and get to discuss the world of agricultural recruiting. We really enjoyed this conversation and we hope you tune in! If you are an employer seeking a recruiter, or a employ...

It is time and the torch is being passed as we cast the final episode of the $H!T you need to know! Listen in while we talk to Robert Saik, the CEO of AGvisorPRO and the host of their new podcast AGvisorPOD Look for AGvisorPOD on your favorite podcast platform!

It's always fun to hear a business's story, starting as a modification for something to make drills last longer on their own farm turns into something every air drill owner would want.  That's our discussion this week with Dan Altepeter, the president and owner of Air Seeder Parts LLC based out of Grand Forks, ND. We learn how modifying a meter roller on a John Deere air drill has e...

We spend this week talking how to think more critically when setting up in-field comparisons of products. 

Ever wonder what goes into the processing of a crop after you've delivered to a buyer? That is exactly what we go over with Mike Dick of Dicks' Seeds Farms of Munich, ND. Mike's business specializes in food and pet food grade flax that is sold downstream to other food businesses that make the end products that end up in store shelves. He shares the difference from cleaning seed for...

We have the pleasure this week to have Howard Dahl on for happy hour. Howard is the CEO of Amity Technologies, specializing in sugar beet farm equipment, and Farm QA the Ag Tech company we all know for organizing an agronomists data.  If you are familiar with the names Bobcat, Stieger, Concord, Wil-Rich, Melroe,  or Whishek you will want to give this a listen as Howard and his family have had an i...

There are a lot of products that have come available to use this last year; growth enhancing biologicals, amino acids, flavanols, PGR's, nitrogen fixers, and others have been promoted to improve your bottom line. But how do you know what to choose, when to try, and when to go all in on a product? We share our opinion how we like to navigate learning about new products and when you might want...

Jason & Kyle share their thoughts on the group 14 kochia resistance confirmations that have been found in North Dakota. 

If you were to tell God your plans, he would probably laugh and say buckle up because you're in for a wild ride!  We have Darren Dunham on the podcast this week, a fellow crop consultant in North Dakota and he shares his story of where life has taken him. It's only the cliff notes in the scheme of what Darren's story is, but we really enjoyed what he shared with us.  Then as any agr...

We take 3 questions off AGvisorPRO this week to answer: 1) If I till in the fall and direct seed in the spring, is that considered conservation tillage?  2) Are EDTA chelated nutrients the proper form for foliar nutrition? 3) Dry or Liquide Soybean Inoculant, what is best?

You had 2 shows last week, now you get 2 question in one show this week! 2 recent questions that came into AGvisorPRO: 1- What options are there for removing volunteer alfalfa out of field peas? 2 - Is it ok to use 28-0-0 vs Urea + AMS on pasture grass? 

What a great happy hour this week sharing a few drinks with Rick Swenson. Rick is the lead agronomist for Peterson Farm Seeds residing in west central Minnesota. We learn his journey from being a potato agronomist all the way to where he is now. He shares a project that he has been a part of sine coming on board with Peterson Farm Seeds that provides a great summary agronomy insights that everyone...

Ground vs Air, is one superior over the other for fungicide in wheat?  This was a very detailed question that was asked on AGvisorPRO weighing out as many variables as possible; asking if removing the cost of application, is the efficacy of spraying fungicide through a ground rig that much better where it makes up for the wheel track loss?  We talk through this and share our thoughts. 

Buckle in for a Monday version of the $H!T you need to know! A question originating off of the AGvisorPRO app in Alberta asking about non-glyphosate pre-seed burn down options in front of cereals. 

What considerations need to be made when transitioning to a corn-soybean no-till system? A great question that came from AGvisorPRO with a lot of great responses on the app, and now you get to hear our response!

The borders open...Agronomists Happy Hour goes North!  We re-united with our friends from Winfield United Canada in Saskatoon for their Agronomy Academy and have happy hour!

When is the right time to apply boron in high production wheat? A great question that came recently from AGvisorPRO. Just a couple of morons talking about boron. 

We have the pleasure to share a beer with Rodrigo Werle and Joe Ikley the night before the NDSU Wild World of Weeds Workshop at Drekker Brewing in Fargo, ND. Rodrigo shares his path from Brazil to Wisconsin and the weed resistance issues they face and how they are combating it. Find Rodrigo on Twitter @WiscWeeds

What does growing giant pumpkins and biologicals have in common? It's more than you might think! We have a great time spending happy hour with Joe Ailts, a once corporate agronomist who broke the mold and has gone off into the world of independent crop consulting. Joe gives special focus into the world of soil biology and tries to find ways to utilize what we know about soil biology to use in...

What are my considerations when using water condtioners? NDSU weed guide says AMS is great but my local retailer says Helfire can do the same thing, do I use one or the other, maybe both?  An awesome question with some great answers given on the AGvisorPRO app, and now you get our take. We tackle this from multiple perspectives because all answers can be right!

Have you attended or thought about attending Agronomy On Ice? If you venture out to Devils Lake, ND on 2/1/2023 you will find the greatest Ag show on ice. We talk about what you should expect to see at AOI this year and why we have so much fun doing it. Check out www.agronomyonice.com for details!

What are good soybean post planting, pre-emerge products for kochia and foxtails? This was the question pulled from AGvisorPRO this week.  Options may seem straight forward at first glance, but we dig into the reason someone in western ND might be asking this and look to the root of the question.