Episodes

  • Celebrating WHO Radio's Sue Danielson

    Celebrating WHO Radio's Sue Danielson
    May 10 2024
    It's a special day for Sue Danielson from the WHO Radio newsroom, celebrating a big work-iversary at WHO! Bob reminisces about when he first hired her and she talks about one of her favorite memories in her time here, meeting a young man at the Iowa State Fair in the ag building who was overflowing with excitement and knowledge for agriculture!
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    5 mins
  • Alison Robertson from ISU on Tarspotter app

    Alison Robertson from ISU on Tarspotter app
    May 10 2024
    Iowa State Extension plant pathology expert Alison Robertson talks with David about the new Tarspotter app that she has been working on with other experts from across the Midwest to determine risk of tar spot in your specific area! She also talks about the other diseases they are developing models for.
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    7 mins
  • Clean Water Wednesday with ICGA's Greg Wandrey & SE IA Farmer Amanda Drost

    Clean Water Wednesday with ICGA's Greg Wandrey & SE IA Farmer Amanda Drost
    May 8 2024
    Iowa Corn Growers Association Director of Sustainability Greg Wandrey talks about some resources Iowa Corn has to help clear up confusion around ag carbon markets and ways they work with farmers to promote soil health. Mahaska County Angus Producer Amanda Drost tells us about her and her husband's operation and the cover crops they have been planting over the past decade-plus. She says it's been a learning process every year. She also points out how getting clean water practices in place can make passage of the farm to the next generation more attractive.
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    14 mins
  • Clarabell Probasco: "We have been very blessed in the rain department"

    Clarabell Probasco: "We have been very blessed in the rain department"
    May 8 2024
    Iowa State University Extension and Outreach field agronomist Clarabell Probasco says they have enjoyed large amounts of rainfall to help with drought in her area of Southeast Iowa. Discusses the wait for planting to begin in 2024. She also tells us that alfalfa weevils are causing a lot of havoc in the area.
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    7 mins
  • Angie Rieck-Hinz: "You Should Always Be Scouting"

    Angie Rieck-Hinz: "You Should Always Be Scouting"
    May 7 2024
    North Central Iowa Agronomist Angie Rieck-Hinz from Iowa State University Extension tells us about some of last night's rainfall totals in the area and says it's helping result in reduced drought suffering. She also tells us how the early crops are emerging. She also details pest activity she's noticing.
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    7 mins
  • Hour Two: Sec. Naig on Beef and Dairy Safety with HPAI

    Hour Two: Sec. Naig on Beef and Dairy Safety with HPAI
    May 6 2024
    Monday's Second Hour: DMACC Agribusiness instructor Travis Lautner talks with us about the clean water practices they're working on at the Adel Farm and the rye cover crop that some cows are feeding on this spring. You can find some videos and pictures of those on our Facebook and Twitter pages! Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig discusses the safety of beef and dairy with the ongoing highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak in cattle and tells us what information they're passing on to producers. Jamey Kohake from Paragon Investments wraps up the day with a market update as grains remain strong with more heavy rain moving into the Midwest.
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    25 mins
  • Hour One: NE Iowa Needs "An Umbrella Over Us To Get This Crop In The Ground"

    Hour One: NE Iowa Needs "An Umbrella Over Us To Get This Crop In The Ground"
    May 6 2024
    Monday's First Hour: Dekalb and Asgrow Technical Agronomist Nicloe Stecklein talks with us today from Northeast Iowa about planting delays, soil moisture, and detection of cut worms in that area. Paragon Investments' Jamey Kohake breaks down today's markets with grains sharply higher today amid planting delays. Tim Meyer and the Steffes Group have a big auction online going over the next couple of days and more on the calendar for the week. Tim gives us all the details on those and how to get on their calendar for this summer.
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    31 mins
  • Hour Two: ICGA President on SAF Credit Shortcomings

    Hour Two: ICGA President on SAF Credit Shortcomings
    May 2 2024
    Thursday's Second Hour: We are discussing the model agreed to by the U.S. Treasury Department for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Credits and Iowa Corn Growers Association President Jolene Riessen discusses how it impacts corn farmers and improvements that she sees need to be made to get corn-based ethanol in the mix. Doug Hensley from Hertz Farm Management discusses what he's seen in his travel across the Midwest for planting progress and how he's seeing land prices move as focus shifts to planting in the Midwest. Brian Hoops from Midwest Market Solutions has our closing report on the markets and tells us what he's seeing for rainfall near his offices in Springfield, MO and in his hometown of Storm Lake.
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    25 mins