Episodes
When it comes to producing bin-busting crops how do you plan for that?  Well, it all begins with your emergence and making sure everything is starting off right.  Today we are joined by farmer Patrick Howard as he walks us through his process for planting.  From knowing the right time to plant to tracking weather patterns, and going back and checking on the emergence, and making sure it’s where it needs to be. We also tackle the difficult decision of replanting.  Replanting can cause us to...
Published 05/12/21
Published 05/12/21
Are you trying to get your yields up, but struggling to know where to start?  You’ve checked your nitrogen levels but what else is missing? In this episode, I sit down with the corn king himself Kevin Kalb.  He is known worldwide for his high-yielding crops.  Kevin utilizes dekalb seed.  He has been featured on the TV show “Corn Warriors.  He runs a big family farm in Dubois Co, Indiana. In our interview, Kevin tells us how important it is to play with ten acres of your land and be free to...
Published 03/26/21
In today’s episode, I sit down with Matt Parmer to discuss how to take the next steps to achieve better yields in our harvest seasons.  Matt starts by walking us through the steps we need to be taking each planning season and how this winter “down” time should be utilized in order to make sure when it does come time to plant we are as prepared as possible. We also discuss the importance of utilizing people, teams, and retailers around you.  There is no one-size-fits-all for every farmer,...
Published 02/26/21
When we look forward to 2021’s season we have to be thinking about what worked well in 2020 and what needs improvement.  The answers to these questions can help us determine our fall tillage along with what fertilizers we are going to begin using this next year. In this episode, I sit down with Jordan Arndell as he tells us what are some of the big wins in different products and what we have to look forward to. We also take a dive into getting back to the root of things, and while it’s good...
Published 12/07/20
How can we get our weeds under control even in the fall months?  We are diving into that in this episode with Whitney.  From new products available to commonly missed opportunities during harvest season, we are deep diving it all.  We talk about how in order to best move forwards with ingenuity and technology we have to stay firmly rooted in our history, and learn all we can from the past in order to increase our bin yields. We also dive into life lessons that the farm can teach us, from...
Published 11/11/20