Successful Farming Podcast

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SF Podcast 56: Pulling and Evaluating Soil Samples Nov 18, 2020

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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.

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SF Podcast 54: Dry Corn with Ground Heat Nov 17, 2020

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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.

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SF Podcast 55: Preventing Soybean Loss at Harvest Nov 17, 2020

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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.

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SF Podcast 53: "Farmers for the Future" a conversation with Lillie Beringer Oct 31, 2020

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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 Farmers for the Future to learn how Lillie is doing it all to carry on her family’s legacy.

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SF Podcast 52: "Farmers for the Future" a conversation with Hannah Borg Oct 29, 2020

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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 Hannah has embraced the poultry learning curve and addressed the new dynamic to the relationship with her parents.

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SF Podcast 51: Bogged Down Cranberries Oct 28, 2020

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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?

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SF Podcast 50: Successful Farming "In the Field" powered by Xtreme Ag.Farm | October Harvest Oct 26, 2020

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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 Commodities, about his marketing perspective for the 2020 harvest season.

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SF Podcast 49: Preventing rock-hard soil compaction Sep 30, 2020

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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.

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SF Podcast 48: Buying a combine - new or used? Sep 29, 2020

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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.

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SF Podcast 47: Training your farm team with precision tools Sep 28, 2020

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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.

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