Successful Farming Podcast

When soil health improves, fewer inputs may be needed. Profitability can increase when inputs are reduced and yields can be maintained. The key is to first increase soil health. Near Carroll, Ohio, Jay Brandt continues a legacy built by his late father, David Brandt, an iconic farmer who started no-tilling and growing cover crops in the 1970s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lorrie Boyer talks about a variety of weed mitigation strategies with Dr. Jason Norsworthy, Distinguished Professor and Elms Farming Chair of Weed Science, at the University of Arkansas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, Lorrie Boyer talks with Assistant Professor of Poultry Science, John Boney, about the current state of the poultry industry. John discusses trends around chicken and turkey production as well as obstacles operations face in the current climate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Producers today are pushing the envelope when it comes to early planting of soybeans because earlier planting dates often equate to more bushels at harvest. Success with early-planted soybeans must include a variety of factors. While there are definite benefits to early planting, plenty of pitfalls can occur. The key is to remain flexible, adjust when needed, and pay attention to the details. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are many factors to consider when deciding to retrofit equipment for a farm operation's needs. Editor, Lorrie Boyer, talks with Gregg Ibendahl, Associate Professor at Kansas State University, about the pros and cons of retrofitting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode, editor Lorrie Boyer, has a conversation with Soil Health Champion and South Carolina farmer, Carl Coleman. Carl discusses the process of becoming a Soil Health Champion with the National Association of Conservation Districts and his advice on how to improve the soil. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With interest in soil health growing across the food-production spectrum, finding ways to help soil improve is more critical than ever. Building soil organic matter — and thus soil carbon — is key, and growing cover crops is central to that process. North Dakota farmer, Rocky Bateman set a goal of building a farming system mimicking the native prairie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A clean field is a farmers first line of defense against herbicide-resistant weed populations. Kip Jacobs, a technical service manager for UPL, sat down with Successful Farming editor, Chelsea Dinterman, to discuss how pre-emergent herbicides can fit into a weed management plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With a population just under 700, deep in fly-over country, Norborne, Missouri, is easy to miss on a map. But for residents of the town, the self-proclaimed “Soybean Capital of the World” is noteworthy for its strong sense of community. Successful Farming editor, Chelsea Dinterman, talks with Norborne farmer, Kyle Durham, and Caitlin Yager, the program director for Missouri Humanities, about how they accomplished this project. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Harvest is a wonderful time of year. However, when a producer is working during the long hours of harvest it is important to be safe. Ben Covington, Design Test Engineer with Iowa State University, gives helpful tips that can keep everyone safe and healthy during the harvest season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Five years ago, Tracy Woodard and her husband, Ty, started the business, Covered in Cotton, from their Darlington, South Carolina, farm. The company uses a portion of the family’s cotton crop to manufacture throws, baby blankets, table linens, hand towels, and aprons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Some weeds manage to make it through the season and elude grower's weed control tactics. Lorrie Boyer talks with Dr. Christy Sprague, a weed extension specialist at Michigan State University, to discuss tactics growers can use to manage weed escapes at harvest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When it comes to farm continuation and estate planning, it’s never too early to start. Kevin Peterson of Gilbert, Iowa, was also a farmer and a firefighter, and he, too, understood the importance of being prepared. They created a strategy that would allow him to purchase the farmland from his mother; provide for his wife, Lynn; and allow their son, Erik, to eventually take over the farm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many farmers face issues when considering best practices or strategies for their irrigation. Lorrie Boyer talks with Dr. Allen Thompson, who is a Plant Science and Technology Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri. Dr. Thompson gives his advice on irrigation and drainage strategies and practices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heavy soil can present challenges to farmers hoping to transition to no-till. But with patience and a whole-systems approach including cover crops, the problems can be overcome. For corn and soybean grower Tyler Zimmerman, who grew up farming in the Red River Valley, stopping soil erosion on his farm of 2,800 acres near Leonard, North Dakota, was one of the main reasons he wanted to switch to no-till. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many crop diseases are silent killers, reducing yields while leaving little evidence to the naked eye. Pattern Ag’s Mike Tweedy, sat down with SF editor Chelsea Dinterman to discuss how analyzing soil biology can help farmers protect their profits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of the Successful Farming podcast, Lorrie Boyer talks with Penn State Plant Science Department Assistant Professor, Charlie White, about the difference between soil fertility and nutrient management.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hannah Klitz started her direct-to-consumer beef business, Oak Barn Beef, as a college sophomore. Klitz sells premium products across the U.S. offering Nebraska-raised, dry-aged beef from cattle DNA-tested for premium carcass traits, such as marbling, tenderness, and rib eye size. The In Her Field series highlights women working in agriculture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Search early and often to detect weed, disease, and pest pressure, and formulate a plan. On the surface, scouting seems simple. Getting into the fields on a regular basis to understand weed, disease, and pest pressure is a farmer’s first defense against problems in the field. But for many, finding time to scout fields and analyze findings can be a delicate balancing act with other priorities. Summer Ory, an Earlham, Iowa, farmer shares her strategies. Farm School is an educational series for farmers who want to take their skills to the next level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heavy reliance on one form of SCN resistance is causing problems in soybean fields. Successful Farming Assistant Agronomy Editor, Chelsea Dinterman, spoke with North Dakota farmer, Chandra Langseth, to understand the pressures of SCN. Then Midwest agronomist, Bill Backhaus, gave his insight into upcoming products to address SCN resistance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices