Yara's Crop Nutrition podcast

In our last podcast , we looked back in history with a couple Ag Leaders, Dr. Bill Easterwood and Dr. Steve Petrie. In this episode, we speak with Brian Kenyon , VP of Innovation and Sustainable Solutions. How can we move from short-term to long-term profit through innovation and a circular economy?  Brian give us his top innovations that can lead us to a nature possitive food future. Brian Kenyon...

One of Yara's goals is to grow the knowledge of our community.  Today we are fortunate to talk with Dr. Bill Easterwood and Dr. Steve Petrie.  Both have been working in agriculture for over 70 year combined.  They have learned a lot and seen a lot of changes over their carrers.  We sit down with them to give us perspective on our industry and what amazing opportunities we have in the future. Dr. B...

This is the fourth episode in a series that will help us understand soil analysis and how it can be beneficial as you create a complete nutrition plan. In this episode, we discuss what we do with the soil analysis report we get back from the lab.  How do we interpret these results and create a nutrition plan that will create the optimal ROI for your field and crop.   It might be beneficial to list...

This is the third episode in a series that will help us understand soil analysis and how it can be beneficial as you create a complete nutrition plan. In this episode, we talk about how to select a lab, what types of tests a lab can run, and what you should know about the process that might help with the interpretation. It might be beneficial to listen to the previous episodes: Is There Value in S...

This is part 2 of our soil analysis series. In this episode, we discuss when, where and how to take soil samples that you will send to the lab. We discuss the differences between grid sampling vs. zone sampling and composite sampling. Listen to our first episode when we discussed why or if you should do soil analysis HERE  

Dr. Rob Mikkelsen , Yara North America's Director of Agronomic Services, helps us understand the origin of using phosphorus for plants and how this has changed over the years.  We discuss what the future of phosphorus might look like too. Read Dr. Rob's article we reference HERE Check out a couple of our favorite episodes: An Unsung Hero: Norman Borlaug The Alchemy of Air with author Thomas Hager

We have stated that soil analysis should be your baseline & starting point for developing a good nutrition plan for your crops.  Is this still the case?  Are there better ways to determine what the plant needs to maximize its genetic potential?  Are soil tests accurate? What about spatial variability? Do they cost too much money? Are tissue/petiole tests better? In this part 1 of a series of episo...

There are many variables in farming.  Distruptions are a challenge that growers are atuned to recognizing and making decisions that can minimize the  impact.   Gary Vogen , Yara North America's VP of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs joins Dr. Rob Mikkelsen and Devin Clarke to discuss some of the new regulatory issues that are specific to fertilizers          and how they might effect agriculture....

Permanant Crop Manager, Devin Clarke , talks about the importance of post harvest irrigation on almonds relative to carbohydrate production and storage.  It is the only time that we can build carbohydrates in excess of what the tree is demanding and store for the coming bloom resulting in improved yields. This episode originally aired in the fall of 2018 when we weren't in an extreme drought.  In...

Crop Manager Delaine Mandziak , gives us an update on the activities on one of our four North America Incubator Farms.  Listen to our introduction to this farm on our initial episode about this Farm . Delaine talks about the devestating drought conditions they have endured throughout Western Canada and they unexpected learnings from this.  She also updates us on the 2022 observational data and the...

One in three people in the world suffer from a tragic condition called hidden hunger.  Hidden hunger is when a person might appear healthy but their diets are low in nutrients and vitamins making them vulnerable to illness and disease including blindness, reduced cognative development, stunted growth, etc.   Agriculture and the food channel can help solve this problem by using seed varieties that...

Dr. Trey Cutts , Market Development Manager for Yara North America, gives us an update on the 80-acre incubator farm we are working in Auburn, Alabama.  This is the 4th growing season for the farm that grows corn, cotton and soybeans. Listen to our past episode on this incubator farm Learn more about the incubator farm 

Dr. Bill Easterwood , Kelsay Gunthorp and Richard Newman help us understand citrus nutrition, how to manage HLB and some of the new research that has been done in the last year with Yara and with the University of Florida. Check out or previous Citrus episode, "Complete Citrus: Good Agronomics Always Win" Learn more about Yara's Complete Citrus solution HERE Learn more about Citrus from University...

Erika Wagner , Yara Crop Manager, updates us on the 130-acre Columbia Basin Incubator Farm focused mainly on potato. She discusses the weather challenges they had early in the year and some of the preliminary findings from the 2022 season. Watch this short video about the Columbia Basin Incubator Farm Listen to our previous episode on the Columbia Basin Incubator Farm Learn more about Yara's Top P...

Into our third full year at our Modesto, California Incubator Farm, Devin Clarke , Crop Manager, stops by to give us an update on what we are learning. Here is the episode where we explain the purpose of our incubator farms. To find out more about the Modesto almond field click HERE Learn more about almond nutrition HERE Learn more about the Better Soil Alliance  

Alfalfa is an important crop for us: grown on an extimated 74 million acres world-wide.  North America is the highest producer, representing 41% of the world-wide total.  Among US crops, alfalfa is the 3rd in value after corn and soybeans with over $8 billion annually.  However, this doesn't include the value of dairy and other animal products. One of the unique properties of alfala and other legu...

This week, Sales Agronomist, Brady Stover 'tees-up' all the tips and tricks that he's learned over the years for pulling soil samples - from transporting your probe to creating a randomized pattern in the field. 00:00 Intro 01:16 What is soil sampling 04:03 Determining a sampling pattern 06:44 In-field considerations 07:54 Pulling a sample 11:16 Bagging the sample 12:53 Selecting which test to run

Yara has added a fourth incubator farm to our North America efforts to collaborate and learn.  This one is located in the Columbia Basin in Washington in some of the highest yielding potato acres in the world.  In this episode, Erika Wagner, Crop Manager, and Brady Stover , Sales Agronomist will join us to explain what we are trying to accomplish on these 130-acre fields. Watch this short video ab...

Agriculture is a dynamic business.  Food security and farming sustainability are key for our growing population and issues with inputs. What should we be thinking about and how can we collaborate to find solutions?    

This week, Yara's Sales Agronomist Brady Stover takes advantage of a warm day to drop the top and hit the field. Find out what you need to consider when applying fertilizer early in the spring.

In this episode we play the introduction to a new podcast, Carbon Farming Podcast , a podcast produced by Agoro Carbon Alliance . Agoro Carbon Alliance is taking action across the global food value chain to grow a permanent, farm-based carbon solution through Farm Carbon Credits and certified climate-smart crops. One question that we hear more often than any other is: so what is carbon farming, an...

In the final video of our nutrient series, Yara's Sales Agronomist Brady Stover comes clean on the use of magnesium in crops.

When managing your turf nutrition program, it is important to know your soil Ph.  This will help you determine the correct 4Rs for your comprehensive program. Yara's turf team of Neil Mayberry , Crop Manager for T&O, joins sales agronomists Brian Grill and Cole McNally  to help us understand soil Ph and why it is an important factor before deciding on your nitrogen program. Learn more and sign up...

In this video podcast, Yara Sales Agronomist Brady Stover , explains the importance of Boron in crop Nutrition.

Dr. Rob Mikkelsen , Yara's Director of Agronomic Services, joins us again to bust a common myth that organic fertilizers are preferred by plants. To learn more about Yara please visit us at  https://www.yara.us https://www.yaracanada.ca