Agronomists Happy Hour

On this weeks (slightly late) episode, we talk agronomy with Michael Dunn. Michael is the Director of Agronomy at Anez Consulting in Little Falls, MN. Michael is a California transplant into the Midwest, has a strong passion for precision agriculture, and is a ton of fun to chat with. Tune in for a fun discussion this week!

This week we have a more non-traditional guest on the podcast. Sean Ferbrache is the COO of the AHLA (American Hunting Lease Association),  between this and its sister company Base Camp Leasing, serve as a brokerage between landowners and prospective hunting lease holders. We have a great time talking to Sean as he shares what the full value of leasing property for hunting rights really entails. ...

Have you ever wondered when you send soil or plant tissue to a lab, what practices those laboratories employ to make sure that the results you receive are accurate and repeatable? Corey Lacey and Bob Miller spend happy hour with us just to talk about this and their involvement with the organization ALTA (Agricultural Laboratory Testing Association) and how this organization does just that; providi...

We continue the Pesticide Podcast Experience with part II where Andrew and Larry keep sharing their infinite knowledge about pesticide safety.  

Happy hour this week we invite Andrew Thostenson and Larry Schulze; PSEP (Pesticide Safety Education Program) Coordinators for North Dakota(current) and Nebraska (retired). Both are very passionate about pesticide safety and share a ton on the topic for this weeks episode.  

This week's happy hour we travel to the a farm near Belfield, ND belonging to Greg Kessel. Accompanying Greg is Donovan Stober of Denhoff, ND. Together they are Two Track Malting Company, a craft malting business located in Lincoln, ND. We discuss what it means to be a craft malting business and their story of how they came into serving the craft brewing industry. 

Happy hour this week we are going all the way to the west coast to talk with Lauren aka Cali_Organic on TikTok. Lauren not only spends time talking about California agriculture, but comes from an organic vegetable farm which gives an unique perspective on agronomy. For those not familiar with California agriculture, buckle up because this is going to be a happy hour you won't want to miss!

Agronomy On Ice has grown into a tradition for a few, with every year drawing more and more. Happy hour was recorded the day before AOI on the ice with a great group: Jason and Kyle were accompanied by Greg Dahl, Karnes Neill, and Paul Tracy. All of which share their thoughts and stories they have about agronomy on ice. 

Dr. Brian Jenks stops in for happy hour this week and leaves us with an incredible amount of great weed science wisdom to sit and think about. Brian's area of weed science expertise focuses on the diverse crop rotations of western North Dakota but there are all kinds of great parallels that everyone will find useful! You'll want to get a notebook ready as you'll find yourself taking...

Happy hour takes us to the southern plains of Kansas to talk to our good friend Holly Thrasher. Holly is a seed agronomist in the south central part of the state and we get into some great discussion about Kansas agriculture. 

This weeks happy hour is spent with Kyle Stull, a Wisconsin agronomists whom is unapologetically not afraid to tackle ethical topics in the agronomy world. Not only does Kyle tackle these hard topics but is also a stellar agronomists who has spent most of his career thus far in retail but has more recently broke off on his own and is an independent consultant. Tune in for a great discussion! Also;...

This weeks happy hour takes us west over the Rockies and into southeastern Washington to visit with Cat Salois and Sam Kimmell. Cat is the Director of Research and Sam is an Agronomists Account Manager both working for the McGregor Company in SE WA. The area Cat and Sam call home is the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest and is arguably the most productive wheat region in the entire country....

We are starting 2022 on the Agronomists Happy Hour with our friends and family to the podcast; Morgan Paine and Lewis Kuppler. Morgan and Lewis are Retail Product Agronomists for Brevant Seeds, who happens to be the sponsor for the AHHP Virtual Ice Derby held the day before Agronomy On Ice this year on 2/1/22. They share about Brevant, geek out about seed, divulge their AHHP Virtual Ice Derby stra...

Happy hour takes us out of the Midwest and we go all the way to the cranberry bogs of southern New Jersey to have a beer with Emily Daniel, known on Instagram and TikTok as Ag Pilot Chick. We have a ton of fun with Emily; learning what ag aviation is like on the East Coast, what crops are grown in New Jersey, and we talk a little duck hunting.  Remember to reach out to our friend Ben Munson at Far...

This weeks happy hour, Christie L Apple, famously knows as Crop Scout Christie stops by the podcast for a beer and some great insight on specialty crop production not familiar to many agronomists.  Remember if you want to know more about FarmQA, reach out to Ben Munson to answer any questions you have about the tool today! Ben can be reached by email at ben.munson@farmqa.com or call at 302-266-812...

With the crew of Agronomy Bar & Grill on for round two of Happy Hour, we tackle a more serious topic: what we all need to be thinking about given the current state of the crop inputs market.  Speaking of next season, if you want to increase efficiency while making recommendations, or make keeping crop records a snap? Give FarmQA a look, and talk with our friend Ben Munson to find out how FarmQ...

Want to know what Agronomy On Ice on 2-2-2022 is about? Tune in as we share all thing AOI and the different events planned for AOI and day before AOI. Bridgette covers the details behind the tweet on on 2-1-22 being held at Ty's Lodge, Kyle covers the AHHP 1st Annual Virtual Ice Fishing Derby held on 2-1-22, Leah covers the Food Fight (Norwegian vs German cuisine) held the day of AOI, and Jas...

Cosmic forces sometimes align and this week they certainly have where Agronomists Happy Hour sits down with Agronomy Bar & Grill. 

This week the Agronomists Happy Hour traveled to Des Moines, IA to attend the North Central Soil Fertility Conference.  Lots of great topics and speakers from that conference that we cover on this episode.  Because we were in Iowa, beer this week came from West O Beer located on Lake Okoboji in northwestern Iowa. Tune in to the last 10 minutes to get our take on their beer.  If you are interested...

You ever have so much fun in a conversation that you loose track to time? That is what happened to us this happy hour with Marcia Cripps; social media, California agriculture, potatoes, flipping cars, and burning couches are just a few of the topics we discuss this happy hour.  Drinks this week were from Rhombus Brewing, Laughing Sun Brewing, and Justin Wine. A combination just as fun as the conve...

Deer opener, late fall burndown, fall fertility, and beer are on deck for this weeks happy hour.  If you want to know more about farm QA, get in touch with Ben Munson @ ben.munson@farmqa.com or 320-266-8120

This is a special week for the Agronomists Happy Hour, we break loose from our zoom platform and do two firsts for the podcast. 1) live podcast panels in north-eastern Montana and 2) record our first in person podcast. Happy hour was with the crew at Pro-Coop based out of the "Platinum Rectangle" region of Montana, after the live panels were over we hung out with Luke and Jeannie to refl...

This week we spend happy hour with Andy Gjerswold "AKA" the Valley Ag Pilot. Although Andy is in his early years of ag aviation, he is a wealth of knowledge and a lot of fun to talk with. So tune in, because this is a fun one! Go find any on Instagram @valleyagpilot , YouTube at Valley Ag Pilot, or check out his podcast Ag Aviator Podcast where podcasts are found! **Remember** FarmQA has...

Happy hour this week is spent with Cory Willness, CEO of SWAT maps based out of Saskatchewan. We dive head first into SWAT maps, how the company started, and everything this way of mapping soil productivity is all about. Lots of great discussion in this happy hour! Brews this week were Guiness Extra Stout and Boulder Beer's Shake Porter, more on those in the last 10 minutes if you want to kno...

Agronomists Happy Hour is officially a year in and kicking off season 2! Here is a little preview of what we have up our sleeves.