Successful Farming Podcast

From the Editors of Successful Farming Magazine, hear from experts and leaders in the ag industry. Email podcast@agriculture.com

Dry corn with ground heat

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.

Preventing soybean loss during harvest

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.

Bogged down in cranberries

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?

Soil health - the journey from dirt to soil

Gabe Brown struggled with Mother Nature. After 10 years of wet springs, dry summers, hail storms, and bills to pay, Brown decided there had to be a better way. This is the story of his family's journey to soil health, and the book he wrote to help others.

Soil Health - Soil health with zero tillage

Back in the 1970's, no-till farming was about as rare as a day with no wind on the prairies of North Dakota and Manitoba, Canada. But farmers in these two nations came together to jointly work for a common goal.

Soil Health - On the front lines

Doug Peterson is a NRCS Regional Soil Health Specialist. He is passionate about helping farmers solve resource concerns with their soils. Whether weeds, insects or erosion, Peterson encourages implementing the right soil health principles for every farmer's situation.

Preventing rock-hard soil compaction

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.

Buying a combine - new or used?

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.

Training your farm team with precision tools

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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