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Minnesota CropCast — 67 episodes

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Headland Highlights Late April Field Report from NW, WC, and SC Minnesota

2

Meet the New U of M Forage Agronomist & Headland Highlights, Forage Edition

3

Navigating Minnesota’s New Paid Leave For Farmers Program

4

The Hidden Value of Northern Grown Soybeans

5

Headland Highlights: Southeast Minnesota Update with Ryan Miller

6

Navigating Tight Margins through Grain Marketing with Ed Usset

7

What’s New in Weed Management, Part 2: Herbicide Application Technologies A Conversation with Drs. Debalin Surangi and Thomas Peters

8

What’s new in weed management part 1: Herbicide technologies A conversation with Drs. Debalin Surangi and Thomas Peters

9

Deep Roots & Big Data: The Evolution of Our Crops: A conversation with Dr. Peter Morrell, Professor of Agronomy and Plant Genetics

10

New Crops for a New World with Matt Leavitt

11

Unlocking the Soybean Genome: Genetics and Engineering with Dr. Bob Stupar

12

From Research to Resilience: Advancing Soil Health with Dr. Anna Cates

13

Small Grains with Jochum Wiersma

14

MN CropCast with Jodi DeJong-Hughes

15

Selecting for Success: How the 2025 Corn Crop Shapes Decisions for 2026

16

Landlords & Tenants: How to Create a Fair Rental Agreement

17

Tar Spot, Rust, and Red Crown Rot: The 2025 Disease Verdict with Dr. Dean Malvick

18

Turmoil and Opportunities in Minnesota Grain Marketing

19

Dry Beans Acreage Increasing in Minnesota as an Alternative Crop

20

Winter cereals are a great idea, but will they work in Minnesota? with Jochum Wiersma

21

Getting the most out of pre-emergence herbicides with Dr. Tom Peters and Dr. Debalin Sarangi

22

Spring Planting Guidelines for Corn, Soybeans and Sugar Beets in Minnesota

23

Curtis Mahnken: 2024 FINBIN Results Document the Challenges for Minnesota Farmers

24

Turmoil and Opportunities in Minnesota Grain Marketing

25

Bob Koch, Director of the Institute for Ag Professionals at the University of Minnesota about the 2025 Research Updates - Getting prepared for the upcoming cropping season

26

Corn Tar spot Disease: A 2024 Minnesota Fall Update with Dr. Dean Malvick

27

Curt Burns: Soybean harvest report from the field

28

Sugarbeet Harvest and Weed Control Update

29

Ed Usset: Grain Marketing is Simple (it's just not easy)

30

A Comprehensive Review and Recommendations for Soybean Aphid Management in 2024 from Dr. Robert Koch, University of Minnesota Extension Entomologist

31

Roger Becker - A Weed scientist of another flavor

32

Kenneth Blumenfeld - Spring of 2024: Is this Normal Minnesota Weather?

33

Dealing with Early Season Weather Concerns for the 2024 Corn and Soybean Crops

34

Announcing two premiere field crop programs for 2024

35

Tom Hoverstad – Minnesota April Planting and Weather Update

36

An In-depth Discussion about Successful Minnesota Corn and Soybean Planting in 2024

37

Mitch Hunter and the U of MN Forever Green Initiative

38

U of M Agronomy Alum Update: Matt Pfarr

39

“Where is Winter in Minnesota?” with Dennis Todey, Director of the UDSA Midwest Climate Hub

40

Small Grains Molecular Geneticist and Department Head Dr. Gary Muehlbauer

41

Breeding Wheat and Much More with Dr. James Anderson

42

Tom Slunecka, Working for Minnesota Farmers

43

Corn Breeding and Genetics with Rex Bernardo

44

Identity Preserved Soybean Production and Export: Craig Tomera from Grain Millers and Aaron Lorenz, University of Minnesota

45

Soybean processing for oil: A discussion with Gordon Denny

46

Evaluating the 2023 University of Minnesota Corn and Soybean Varietal Trials

47

Maize Translational Genomics (that’s corn genes for you and me) with Dr. Candy Hirsch

48

University of Minnesota Soybean Research Center: Graduate Student Spotlight

49

Dr. Kelsey Anderson Onofre: Kansas Wheat, Fusarium Head Blight, and the US Scab Initiative

50

University of Minnesota Nitrogen Research and Extension led by Dr. Fabian Fernandez

51

Corn and Soybean Variety Selection for 2024 with Drs. Jeff Coulter and Dean Malvick

52

Northwestern Minnesota fall field crop harvest update from Dr. Tom Peters and Zach Fore:

53

Corn and soybean update from Jay Zielske and Jared Goplen

54

Dr. Craig Sheaffer Part 2: Forage and Agronomy Education at the University of Minnesota

55

Dr. Craig Sheaffer Part 1: Forage Research at the University of Minnesota

56

Evaluating the 2023 corn and soybean crop in Minnesota and the Midwest: Record or Not?

57

Dr. Megan McCaghey: Complex solutions for complex crop diseases.

58

An Update from the MN Extension Soybean Entomology Program: Dr Robert Koch is improving insect management for Minnesota’s soybean growers

59

Plant Breeding for Tomorrow: Dr Kevin Smith is improving multiple crops for Minnesota’s future

60

Jake Jungers talks Kernza and new agricultural systems for Minnesota.

61

Soybeans in the Badger State: A Discussion with Dr. Shawn Conley

62

Water management for Minnesota producers: A discussion with Vasudha Sharma Irrigation Specialist at the University of Minnesota

63

Seth Naeve: Promoting Minnesota Soybeans Abroad

64

Dr. Aaron Lorenz: Leading the University of Minnesota Soybean Breeding program in the 21st century

65

Tom Hoverstad: A Career in Weed Research at the Waseca Research and Outreach Center, what's new and what has changed

66

Sugar beet Update: 2023 Planting and Weed control in Minnesota

67

Early season weed management, May 2023