Successful Farming Podcast

Brighten The Corner Where You Are is a hymn we may not hear as often today as we used to, but its message is one that resonates with the Brown family. After touring around the globe for 22 years, the musically gifted family decided it was time to find a home base. That dream brought them back to their hometown of LeMars, Iowa, where they revitalized several historic buildings and created a unique...

Grain storage and maintenance is a crucial step to maintaining a successful farm operation. On this podcast, Lorrie Boyer talks with Ron Meyer with the Colorado State University Extension, who gives advice on keeping grain bins always in their best condition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As herbicide resistance continues to impact farmers, ag machinery companies are thinking outside the box. Successful Farming editor, Chelsea Dinterman, sits down with University of Missouri’s Kevin Bradley to discuss new approaches to weed management, from electrification to weed seed destruction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Planter maintenance is essential to ensure the machinery is running smoothly in the field. Lorrie Boyer talks with Kevin Kimberley of Kimberley Ag Consulting, about his recommendations so farmers can prepare during the winter.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Drone technology is ever-evolving to help farmers combat weeds on their operations. Successful Farming editor, Chelsea Dinterman, discusses the approach with Jared Roskamp, a BASF technical service representative, and Ben Johnson, a territory sales manager for Rantizo Drones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Choosing the right adjuvant can give you an edge over hardy weeds. Successful Farming editor, Chelsea Dinterman, sat down with Bryan Young to discuss how adjuvants can complement weed management systems and potentially save you money. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Justin Zahradka, a young farmer from Lawton, North Dakota, has always wanted to farm and raise cattle for as long as he can remember. Editor, Lorrie Boyer talks with Justin to hear his advice on beginning a farm operation in North Dakota.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Successful Farming Editors, Laurie Bedord and Chelsea Dinterman discuss how farmers may not have the time to wait to address weed issues. Instead, farmers need to become their own R&D department to address troublesome weeds on their operation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Post-harvest weed mitigation is a crucial practice for any farm operation. Editor, Lorrie Boyer, talks with Dr. Aaron Hager, who is an Associate Professor of Weed Science with the University of Illinois Extension. Dr. Hager gives his advice on weed management following harvest.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alisha Schwertner has many roles from being a Product Manager with John Deere, certified crop advisor, chairwomen with the National Young Farmer & Rancher Committee, and mom to her three young boys. Alisha also farms with her husband on their farm in west central Texas. Successful Farming’s Natalina Sents Bausch, talks with Alisha about the importance of building up a team and other advice from he...

Maple Drive Farms in southern Michigan have introduced ancient, specialty grains into the crop rotation. They’ve also built a gluten-free, 2,400-square-foot processing facility on site that churns out high-quality teff, millet, and buckwheat. This business unit of the farm, Tenera Grains, sells the processed ingredients to the Smiths’ daughter, Claire, who uses them to produce and sell granola and...

Considering your seed selection for the following year can be a difficult decision, depending on your operation. Editor, Lorrie Boyer, talks with Nathan Johanning, Extension Educator with the University of Illinois, about important reminders and tools for the upcoming planting season.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Successful Farming Editors, Laurie Bedord and Chelsea Dinterman, discuss the importance of a fall herbicide application. As the weather cools down, weeds will always find a way to germinate. Learn what you can do in the fall to reduce the impact of weeds on your operation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On a ranch in the Nebraska Sandhills region, the Robert and Susanne Jones family continues a century old passion for beef production. Our Century Farm series highlights the history and legacy of America’s family farms. These multigenerational operations have overcome many challenges and have lessons to share. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The premise of harvest weed control systems is to stop weeds before they start. These systems started in Australia, but hold promise in the United States. Kevin Bradley, Weed Management Specialist from the University of Missouri, discusses the Seed Terminator, and the goals for it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ed Terry of Northfield, Minnesota, has celebrated major milestones in the past year. In addition to his family farm reaching its sesquicentennial, Terry retired after 51 years teaching agriculture and serving as an FFA advisor. In 1974, Terry’s father, Chester, retired from farming. Terry, his wife, Carol, and his brother David formed a 50/50 partnership to take over the farm that had been in the...

It can be difficult to develop a harvest maintenance checklist. Editor, Lorrie Boyer, talks with Extension Educator in Agronomy with Penn State Extension, Andrew Frankenfield about machinery maintenance reminders before major issues arise.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Terren Moore never planned to become a farmer. In high school, he signed up for an agriculture class to fulfill an elective requirement. It didn’t take long for Moore to transition from an inexperienced agriculture student to a first-generation farmer. As Moore built relationships in the agriculture industry, he came to realize how farming and insurance go hand-in-hand. Today, Terren is the owner...

For nearly 75 years, Eleanor Arnold has been discovering and documenting the history of the family’s 200 year old Indiana farm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Editor, Lorrie Boyer, talks with Mani Iyer, CEO of Solectrac, about the growing industry of electric tractors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Successful Farming's, Lorrie Boyer, talks with Hannah Fuller with the Farmers Market Coalition on how farmers can diversify into farmers markets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This 130-year-old farm spans just three generations. The Bateses are the third generation to farm this place in Mitchell County near Beloit, Kansas, and they are relative newcomers to the operation. They moved to Beloit in 1998 to raise their family, and Jeff and Jeri began helping her parents on the operation. They never missed a chance to learn from Bill and Louise, who were just one generation...

Jane Marshall’s knack for putting together triangles and squares into beautiful quilt patterns is only trumped by her ability to piece together people, resources, and opportunities in her community. Natalina Bausch talks with Jane about her childhood and her involvement in the community. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cindy Southern Marion’s family farm near Dobson, North Carolina was built on a foundation of cattle, tobacco, and music. Her three children all work professionally around the country as musicians and songwriters, but the pandemic brought them home, and together, the family is paving a new path for the century farm. Successful Farming’s Des Keller talks with Cindy and her son Will on the history of...

A South Dakota banker can relate to the issues his agricultural customers go through. Bruce Haerter has converted hundreds of his acres in the name of conservation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices