Successful Farming Podcast

In this episode, Lorrie Boyer talks with Austin O'Brien, associate professor of computer science at Dakota State University, to define artificial intelligence (AI) and how it works, outline several ways the technology is being used in the agriculture industry, and envision how agriculture can evolve with these advancements. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Chelsea Dinterman talks with Josh Johnston, an agronomist with AgriGold, about why a grower should conduct tissue sampling, his notion of building a road map for fertility management, and how it can lead to improved yields. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Lisa Foust Prater sits down with Dean and Tillie Thompson at their farm outside Baudette, Minnesota, near the Canadian border. They grow small grains, custom bale hay, and raise around 50 Angus cow-calf pairs and a handful of miniature Scottish Highland cows on 1,000 acres. When they aren’t farming or at their off-farm jobs, the Thompsons dedicate themselves to community service as volunteers for the county fair, 4-H, FFA, Extension, local schools, and their church. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Lorrie Boyer talks with Carl Bradley, an Extension specialist in plant pathology at the University of Kentucky, about frogeye leaf spot in soybeans – how it spreads, how to identify it, and how to manage it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Lorrie Boyer talks with central Illinois farmer Casey McCausland, who was not raised in agriculture, but found himself deeply invested in regenerative practices after his grandfather offered him a partnership.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, in what is typically peak season for used planter sales, Moving Iron's Casey Seymour explores the history of the used planter market, purchase options, and the current trends in planter values. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Lorrie Boyer talks with Mark Stock, CEO of BigIron Auctions, about the start of his auction business in 1984, his pivot to internet-only auctions, and the steps farmers should take when preparing for an auction and hiring an auction company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Lorrie Boyer talks with Mike VanMaanen, owner of the Eastern Missouri Commission Company, about what to consider when preparing to sell cattle, including making sure they look healthy and clean before loading, how early to deliver the cattle to the sale barn, things to expect from a sale barn, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Successful Farming editor Chelsea Dinterman visits with Camille Lambert, technical service manager with FMC, about which crop diseases could be of concern for growers this growing season, how best to scout for them, and considerations to make before applying fungicides. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Lorrie Boyer talks with Virginia grower and 2023 NCGA corn yield winner David Hula about his farm makeup, his family farming history, common crop diseases he contends with, and, of course, his recipe for high-yield corn. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Lorrie Boyer talks with Lodi, Wisconsin, farmers Rochelle and Evan Schnadt, who, along with their young children, are forging their own path in agriculture and experimenting with new growing practices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Moving Iron's Casey Seymour covers the used 4WD tractor market, as planting season winds down. Discussion covers the number of machines on the market and the impact PTO on 4WD units has on the used market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Lorrie Boyer talks with J.R. Smith, president and co-founder of The Veteran’s Ranch, a non-profit organization that serves military veterans suffering from PTSD and their families through equine therapy to promote human physical and mental health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Lorrie Boyer talks with world soybean yield record holder Alex Harrell about his Georgia farm operation, the disease and pest pressures he commonly experiences, and the systems approach he uses to reach high yields. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Lorrie Boyer talks with Dan Schaefer, professor emeritus at the University of Wisconsin and owner of Shaefer Beef Consulting, about the feed supply situation in the U.S., alternative feed considerations, how to address feeding and storage shrink, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Lorrie Boyer talks with Bryan Doherty, senior market advisor and vice president of brokerage solutions with Total Farm Marketing, about the things farmers and ranchers need to know – and do – to develop a sound marketing approach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Moving Iron's Casey Seymour tracks the used combine marketplace and the trends he's observing as farmers purchase harvest equipment before fall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Lorrie Boyer talks with Tamara Jackson-Ziems, a plant pathologist and professor at the University of Nebraska, about common bacterial diseases in corn (such as Goss's bacterial wilt and blight, bacterial leaf streak and Stewart's wilt), the impact they have on crop yield, and how to identify and manage them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Lorrie Boyer talks with Karl Crave, vice president of operations with Dynamic Renewables, about how the company creates renewable energy from livestock manure, including how it works and how farmers have collaborated to develop sustainable, green energy solutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Lorrie Boyer talks with Stephanie Porter, outreach agronomist with the Illinois Soybean Association, and agronomist Kelly Robertson, about ways to maximize crop scouting efforts in corn and soybeans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices