Cover Crops have taken off over the last 5, 10, 15 years but there are still many questions about the economic benefits of the crop. A new study co-published by the USDA and SARE tries to dissect and analyze just that and today Dr. Rob Myers, a regional Regional Director of Extension Programs at NCR-SARE and the University of Missouri shares some of the results from that study.
Weather remains an issue not only for farmers trying to get #plant19 wrapped up, but also to get old crops moved, inputs delivered, and more! Mike Steenhoek of the Soy Transportation Coalition shares today some of those long term implications agriculture is and will continue to face in today's episode.
It's #TechTuesday and we're circling back with a company we have been watching for several years: SmartAg; the folks making tractors autonomous. For today's conversation, we're chatting with Tim Norris, their Eastern Region Business Director about what they've learned by working out in the fields with farmers and their demos.We've also got news coming from China, Canada, and, of course, Washington, D.C.
On today's #MarketMonday episode with Brain Hoops of Midwest Market Solutions, strength continues for the grain markets. Brian shares his insight with Mike & Delaney about that continued strength, especially with the gains made today by soybeans and the livestock markets.
Aaron Berger, a beef specialist with UNL Extension, joins me to discuss his article in the June edition of the BeefWatch Newsletter. We discuss taking a systems approach to considering moving calving season date. Aaron also shares a little about his great companion podcast to the BeefWatch Newsletter, the BeefWatch Podcast.
Lots of talk of food in the news today, but more importantly, Bruce Gaarder chats with Chris Clayton about the beef industry and Mike and Delaney sit down with Kristen Nichols about the ever changing hemp industry.
Steve Kenyon, a Year-Round Grazier himself, joins me to discuss his recently published book "The Calendar of the Year-Round Grazier." We talk about how the lay out of the book and the lay out of the weather in the yearly cycle gives the year-round grazier all the time they need to get ready for a good year of grazing.Show Note for this Episode can be found at https://workingcows.net/95
Mike and Delaney get into the Fair Oaks video and Trump's visit to the great state of Iowa. Then, Daniel Olson, an independent forage specialist, chats about the forage crisis.
