Successful Farming Podcast

Precision ag technology is a toolkit for farmers to help them improve efficiency and boost the bottom line. Successful Farming's Jodi Henke talks with Jesse Chisholm from Trimble on how to know if the tools you're using are an effective management decision for complex farming challenges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Piecemealing doesn't work if you want maximum productivity out of precision ag technology. Successful Farming's Jodi Henke talks with Simon Knutson of Vantage, Canada on how to connect your fleet across the entire operation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Precision ag technology can seem like a whole new can of worms to someone who hasn't used it before, or used it very little. Successful Farming's Jodi Henke talks with three men from Oregon - The Goschie farm in the Willamette Valley has been in the family for more than a century and is very different from the typical row crop operation. And, a precision ag dealer helped incorporate technology on...

The costs associated with growing cover crops can cause hesitation for farmers. Cost sharing collaboration is a key between landowners, operators, and those who serve as a resource. Successful Farming's Megan Schilling talks with a cover crop farmer and a county conservation specialist on how to make this work Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jacquelyne Leffler had a full ride scholarship to attend Kansas State University and earn a degree in kinesiology. However, the four-generation family farm was a powerful draw for this award-winning athlete. Successful Farming intern Jessica Wesson talks with Jacquelyne about her decision to choose farming as her career, and how the family is handling succession plans. Learn more about your ad cho...

Cover crops that don't winterkill will need some sort of management in the spring before the cash crop can be planted. And, some cover crops left to their own devices will get out of control. Listen in as Successful Farming's Megan Vollstedt talks termination with a cover crop grower and an extension specialist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Lee Tesdell's cover crop championship "trophy" is the many benefits and improvements he's made on his farmland. In this podcast, Successful Farming's Megan Vollstedt talks with Tesdell about the six main reasons he uses cover crops on his farm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Longtime no-tillers report multiple benefits from making the leap from tillage to no-till. Here's how to do it, what to expect, and how long it takes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This spring could shape up to be a soggy one in some areas, especially with already-saturated ground from last fall. Listen in to learn the most important soil conditions for planting, consequences for planting into mud, and at what point do you consider switching hybrids. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You and your sprayer are itching to start rolling in the field. But before you do, here's how to give the sprayer a thorough check over, make sure old chemicals are washed out and new chemicals properly mixed, and also how to get yourself mentally ready for the task at hand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Healthy soil depends on microbial action under the soil surface, but maybe you need to add more to the party. Microbial and biological products have the potential to help farmers better manage nutrients and kill pests. Listen in to learn what these products are, how they work, and how to choose what will work for you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Farmers can get traditional financing through banks, government programs and more. Ag Resource Management is a relatively-new specialty lender that brings financial and risk management solutions to farmers and agribusinesses that serve farmers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

There is a lot of uncertainly in the hemp industry, but a Minnesota corn and soybean farmer is forging ahead. Leigh and Shana Barry raised and harvested a hemp crop in 2019 to market for CBD oil. After going through one full season, this is the story of the successes, the failures, and the advice Leigh has for other farmers interested in growing hemp. Learn more about the story: https://www.agricu...

When farming isn't profitable, you have to make hard decisions and often very quickly. Hear how one woman saved her operation during the Great Recession, and the advice she gives other farmers to help them through similar situations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Most beginning farmers need to borrow money for their operation. Understand your lending options, the financing process and how to communicate with your lender. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's been a year that most corn growers would like to forget. Successful Farming's Gil Gullickson sits down with Jon Doggett and Kevin Ross of the National Corn Grower's Association discussing trade issues, climate change, crop insurance and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How do you define "farm health"? Successful Farming's Jodi Henke talks with Curtis Mahnken, an extension economist at the University of Minnesota about what farm health should look like, what every farmer should have in their farm financial tool kit, and his advice to help farmers work on their financial skills. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Soybean growers may be harvesting beans that are partially green and not as dried down as they'd like. Host Jodi Henke talks with Paul Jasa, an extension ag engineer at the University of Nebraska about what level moisture is considered harvestable, combine adjustments for beans that aren't quite ready, and why it's important to get out of the truck and assess the plants with your own eyes. Learn m...

The corn harvest might be late in 2019 with producers bringing it in at less-than-ideal moisture levels. Host Jodi Henke talks with Ken Hellevang from North Dakota State University about handling high moisture corn. Should you leave it in the field as long as you can? What to do and what not to do when drying corn above 21% moisture, battling condensation in the grain bin, and more. Learn more abo...

A delay in crop maturity could make corn and soybeans susceptible to an early frost – if that happens. Host Jodi Henke talks with a Purdue agronomist about why growth stage matters, signs of frost damage, how long to wait before you make an assessment, and tips for harvesting and handling frost-damaged corn and beans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this podcast you’ll hear from a man who is helping Ukrainians earn a living wage and an orchard owner who hires them several months out of the year. Also, what four Ukrainian men have to say about their jobs, their families, and what they think about life in the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Familiar people and places make a town feel like home. What happens when those things aren't quite as you remembered them? Editorial Content Director, Dave Kurns, finds out when he visits the growing suburb of a suburb where he grew up: New Lenox, Illinois. In this Hometown Series, our editors packed up their bags and hit the road ready to look at their hometown from a different perspective. Liste...

The 80's packed a punch to small towns around the Midwest. Editor Jodi Henke returns to her hometown in Clarence, Iowa, to see what bruises remain. In this Hometown Series, our editors packed up their bags and hit the road ready to look at their hometown from a different perspective. Listen to see how things have changed since their childhood. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices...

Where did you come from? How has it changed? Or are you the one who is different now? Determined to answer some tough questions, editor Gil Gullickson returns to his hometown in Langford, South Dakota. In this Hometown Series, our editors packed up their bags and hit the road ready to look at their hometown from a different perspective. Listen to see how things have changed since their childhood....