All Episodes
FOCUS on Agriculture — 92 episodes
Episode 92: Duane Simpson - A Look into the Herbicide Registration Process
Episode 91: Marvin Pritts - Strawberry Production and Factors that Affect Flavor
Episode 90: Ambassador Kip Tom - Threats and Opportunities in Modern Ag
Episode 89: Congressman Brad Finstad - Upcoming Policy and How Farmers Can Impact It
Episode 88: Don Ort - Improving Crop Yields by Increasing Photosynthetic Efficiency
Episode 87: Stu Ellis - Half a Century of Changes in Agriculture
Episode 86: Joni Stepanov - Controlled Environment Agriculture Part II
Episode 85: Don Taylor - Controlled Environment Agriculture Part I
Episode 84: Harvest Recap 2022 and the Challenges Farmers Face
Episode 83: Jayson Lusk - Unnaturally Delicious: How Science and Technology are Serving up Super Foods to Save the World
Episode 82: Duane Simpson - Advocating for Science-Based, Farmer-Positive Agricultural Policy
Episode 81: Tim Fredricks & Dan Schmehl - Evaluating the Effects of Pesticides on Beneficial Insects and the Environment
Episode 80: Tara Bohnert - Dairy Farming in the 21st Century and Beyond
Episode 79: Stuart Smyth - The Effect of Governmental Ag Policy on Global Food Insecurity
Episode 78: Randy Myers - Developing New Tools to Battle Emerging Crop Diseases
Episode 77: Jayson Lusk - Exploring Consumer Food Insights
Episode 76: German Bollero - The Past, Present, and Future of Ag Tech Part III: Training the Next Generation of Ag Scientists
Episode 75: Jack Marck - The Past, Present, and Future of Ag Tech Part II: How Innovative Ag Tech Startups Learn from Farmers
Episode 74: Scott Spal - The Past Present and Future of Ag Tech, Part I: How Farmers and Their Partners Utilize Data to Maximize Farm Productivity
Episode 73: Third Anniversary - A description of the top episodes of the 2021-2022 season
Episode 72: Mike Canady - Improving Nutrient Use Efficiency in Field Crops
Episode 71: Sarah Klopatek - Sustainability and Beef Production
Episode 70: Neil Dahlstrom - Tractor Wars: John Deere, Henry Ford, International Harvester, and the Birth of Modern Agriculture
Episode 69: Bret Sill - Almond Production
Episode 68: Paul Mitchell - The Economics of Farming in a Volatile Market Environment
Episode 67: Randy Oliver - Honey Bee Health and Conducting Independent Research
Episode 66: The Latest Tool in the Battle Against Corn Rootworm - SmartStax Pro®
Episode 65: The Risks and Benefits of Planting Soybeans Early
Episode 64: Megan Dwyer - Managing Fertilizer Costs With Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategies
Episode 63: Ksenija Gasic - Combatting Peach Diseases with Plant Breeding
Episode 62: Jim Carrington - Cutting Edge Plant Science
Episode 61: Chinmay Soman - Robots in Your Fields
Episode 60: Kelly Estes - Invasive Insects: Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs
Episode 59: John Ackerman - Agritourism and Pumpkin Production
Episode 58: John Kowalchuk - Sharing the Story of Farmers and Agriculture
Episode 57: Neal Carter - RNAi Technology and the Arctic Apple
Episode 56: Matt Helm - New Tools in the Battle Against Tar Spot of Corn
Episode 55: Kato Ssentamu - Farming in Africa and Modern Technology in Agriculture
Episode 54: Dean Malvick - Plants Get Sick Too: Tar Spot
Episode 53: Tammy Horn Potter - Bees in America, Part II
Episode 52: Tammy Horn Potter - Bees in America, Part I
Episode 51: Steve Powles - Herbicide Resistance Part II: When you find a good thing, don't stick to it.
Episode 50: Steve Powles - Herbicide Resistance Part I: From Poor to Prof
Episode 49: Second Anniversary - A description of the top episodes of the 2020-21 season.
Episode 48: Nick Seiter - Killing Corn Rootworms with Parasitic Nematodes
Episode 47: Leandro Mozzoni - Modern Soybean Breeding and Farming in Argentina
Episode 46: Bernardo de la Vega - Short Corn Part II and Farming in Mexico
Episode 45: Kelly Gillespie - Short Corn Part I
Episode 44: Barbara Stinson - The World Food Prize
Episode 43: Wyatt Muse - Pros and Cons of Conventional and Organic Farming
Episode 42: Julie Borlaug- Dr. Norman Borlaug and the Green Revolution
Episode 41: Chad Leman - Modern Pork Production
Episode 40: Gregg Sauder - Ag Entrepreneurship and 360 Rain
Episode 39: Jack Marck - Startups and Disruptive Innovation in Agriculture
Episode 38: Tom Jury - Breeding 3.0 and Beyond
Episode 37: Brad Thada - Popcorn Trivia and Facts
Episode 36: Romulo Lollato - Wheat Production and How to Evaluate Data
Episode 35: Alan Bennett - Nitrogen-fixing corn
Episode 34: Zach Lancaster - The Past, Present, and Future of the War on Weeds
Episode 33: Charlie Thompson - Sweet Corn Trivia and Facts
Episode 32: The History of Corn
Episode 31: Megan Baskerville - Conservation and Agriculture
Episode 30: Nick Tinsley - The Value of Seed Treatments
Episode 29: Jeff Brown - Setting Corn Yield Records
Episode 28: Eric Ifft - Fungicides and Crop Production
Episode 27: Jamie Ellis - The Role of Honey Bees in Agriculture
Episode 26: Polly Ruhland - Existing and Emerging Uses of Soybeans
Episode 25: Max Armstrong - The Voice of American Agriculture
Episode 24: One-Year Update from your hosts, Preston and Jason
Episode 23: Josh Vonk - Fertilization and Soybeans
Episode 22: Rob Saik- Food 5.0 How We Feed the Future Part II
Episode 21: Rob Saik - Food 5.0 How We Feed the Future Part I
Episode 20: Tom Eickhoff - The Past, Present, and Future of Digital Agriculture
Episode 19: David Zaruk – The Risk-Monger (on glyphosate)
Episode 18: Devin Nichols - The History of Plant Breeding Part III
Episode 17: Tom Floyd - The History of Plant Breeding Part II
Episode 16: Tom Floyd - The History of Plant Breeding Part I
Episode 15: Stuart Smyth - Benefits of GMO Technology to Farmers and Consumers
Episode 14: Preston Schrader & Jason Carr - 2019 Conclusion
Episode 13: Brad Stoller - Precision Agriculture
Episode 12: Lisa Granadino - Large Scale Agriculture Research
Episode 11: Andy Knepp - Farming Sustainably
Episode 10: Ivan Dozier - Sustainability in Agriculture
Episode 9: Dan Towery - Benefits of Cover Crops
Episode 8: Preston Schrader & Jason Carr - Get to Know Us (introduction)
Episode 7: Matthew Carroll & Bill Moar - Future Bug Tech
Episode 6: Joe Spencer - Rootworm, the Billion Dollar Bug
Episode 5: Leah McGrath - GMOs and Food Safety
Episode 4: John Sullivan - Midwestern Farm Policy
Episode 3: Cody Evans - Weed Management in a Challenging Year
Episode 2: Robb Fraley - GMOs and the Future of Ag Tech
Episode 1: Jerry Hayes - Bees and Production Ag