Successful Farming Podcast

Despite market fluctuations, there are some who still want to become dairy producers. In this episode, Successful Farming's Mark Moore talks with Tracey Erickson, Extension dairy field specialist with South Dakota State University, and Heather Gassner, Extension livestock business management field specialist with SDSU. Success is in the details when you're planning a dairy operation. Learn more ab...

No longer do you have to hop in the truck and drive for miles looking for used machinery and equipment. Jodi Henke talks with Successful Farming's Dave Mowitz about best practices when buying from dealer's lots and online from auctions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Every soybean farmer wants the secret to high yields while saving money. DeAnna Thomas talks with Cederville, Ohio soybean producer Cory Atley about his strategies, and his advice to farmers on how they can reach full yield potential. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Selling your used equipment and machinery can bring top dollar if you pay attention to detail. Jodi Henke talks with Successful Farming's Executive Machinery Editor, Dave Mowitz, on where it pays to spiff up the machine, and where it probably doesn't. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Farmers have been fighting weeds for as long as they've been planting crops. DeAnna Thomas talks with Dr. Aaron Hager at the University of Illinois about digging into past studies on weed control, and how current weather patterns are altering the plans of attack. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Weed Science Society of America is a non-profit, scientific organization that's working hard to understand and eliminate the pesky weeds in your fields. Successful Farming's Jodi Henke is talking with Lee Van Wychen, Executive Director of Science Policy for the WSSA. He discusses the organization's latest priorities in weed control, current research and future endeavors. Lee also debunks a cou...

Not all weed seeds are destroyed when livestock consume them. What goes in will sometimes come out. Jodi Henke talks with University of Minnesota Extension Manure Management Specialist Melissa Wilson about what you can do prevent weed seeds from germinating after they've been, um, expelled. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Producers get dollar signs in their eyes when there's a rally in the grain market. Successful Farming's Marketing Editor, Mike McGinnis, and Al Kluis of Kluis Commodity Advisors have advice on strategies to help you benefit from those rallies. This includes what you should do, and what you should NOT do. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You can't build a solid house with one tool and the same goes for growing a good crop. Successful Farming's Jodi Henke discusses integrated weed management with Tommy Butts, Extension Weed Management Specialist at the University of Arkansas. Tillage, narrow windrow burning, planting earlier in the season and other options can help manage the weed seed bank and make your battle plan a lot stronger....

Is it the overuse of herbicides driving weeds such as Palmer amaranth to become resistant to them - or is it us? How do you recognize resistance? Jodi Henke discusses these weedy questions and more with Texas Agrilife Extension Weed Specialist Scott Nolte. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Volunteer corn will be raising its ugly leaves in leaps and bounds this season. Thanks to high wind events in 2020, a lot of flattened corn was left lying on the ground and the kernels will take the opportunity to sprout. You'll have to go after it early and often. Here's how. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Whether you've been marketing your grain for years or just starting out, here's a nuts-and-bolts refresher with Successful Farming's Marketing Editor, Mike McGinnis, and Al Kluis of Kluis Commodity Advisors. They discuss basic marketing concepts and terms, how the markets work, and tips on how USDA reports can help you develop a marketing plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoice...

Soil health and sustainability is top of mind for farmers and ranchers. DeAnna Thomas talks with Nutrien's Director of Sustainable Ag Retail, Tom Daniel, about understanding soil health and sustainable practices to protect it. You could even compare the concept to your own digestive system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You've done the soil testing. Now, you have to figure out how to use the results. DeAnna Thomas talks with Nutrien's Director of Sustainable Ag Retail, Tom Daniel, about how technology and sustainability go together for soil success on the farm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The crops you grow next year may be dependent on the fertilizer you put down this fall. Successful Farming's Jodi Henke talks with Loveland senior plant nutrition marketing manager Eric Moon about the importance of a soil nutrition plan and also how it affects your seed selection. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is there enough oomph in your soil to keep your crops happy and healthy? You don't really know for sure unless you test it. Successful Farming's Jodi Henke talks with Nutrien agronomist Craig Marsh about how to pull and evaluate soil samples from your fields. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Who says you have to dry corn the same way as everyone else? Jodi Henke talks with Eric Jellum about his ingenuity and money-saving process of drying corn using a natural resource - heat from the ground. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There are a number of conditions can affect soybean yields throughout the growing season. Even if those factors are perfect, the harvest itself has a huge impact on how yields will end up. Jodi Henke talks with Penn State extension agronomist Delbert Voight about how to make the most out of your harvest machinery and its operation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...

When Lillie Beringer returned home from college to start her career as an animal nutritionist, she didn’t anticipate purchasing her grandparent’s farm and add farming to her resumé. Today, the 24-year old is balancing helping other farmers as well as managing her family’s cattle and row-crop operation alongside her parents. Join host, Emma Henning, and Guest Host, Rob Sharkey, for Episode 2 of Far...

When Hannah Borg set off for college, she didn’t picture herself returning to the family farm, much less managing thousands of chickens with her Mom. Today, she’s the 6th generation to work on the Nebraska operation. As a young farmer she’s carrying on cattle and cropping traditions while bringing new opportunities to the farm. Join host, Natalina Sents, and Guest Host, Rob Sharkey, to learn how H...

You can't have a proper Thanksgiving dinner without cranberries. Jodi Henke talks with Dawn-Gates Allen, a 4th generation cranberry grower in Massachusetts about how cranberry crops are grown and harvested. And do they really stand in watery bogs wearing waders like we see on TV? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Bill Spiegel, Successful Farming Crops Editor, as he talks with three farmers from Xtreme Ag. Farm. Bill talks with Kelly Garrett (Arion, Iowa), Kevin Matthews (East Bend, North Carolina), and Matt Miles (McGehee, Arkansas). Each farmer discusses how their harvest is progressing and what practices they are implementing on their operations. Finally, Bill talks with Al Kluis of Kluis Commoditie...

Breaking up tough soil compaction in the field is not for the faint-of-heart. It's much easier to prevent it. Some things you have no control over such as soil type and when the rain falls. Successful Farming's Jodi Henke talks with University of Minnesota's Jodi DeJong-Hughes about ways to keep your field soil workable rather than as hard as pavement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podca...

The purchase of a combine is not a transaction to be made lightly. Should you buy new? Used? Lease it? How are combine values holding up? Successful Farming's Jodi Henke talks with Jeff Gray from Claas about that decision. And on a side note - Gray says it's a REALLY good idea to clean out the machine after harvest is done. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An operation that is efficient and profitable makes sure everyone on the team is on the same page. This includes knowing how to work with precision ag technology. Successful Farming's Jodi Henke talks with Brian Kelley of Ag Technologies, LLC in Georgia on how to train your workers and keep them up to date on the farm's use of technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/...