Episodes

  • Finalizing the 2024 crop year for Nebraska’s Bryan Pippitt

    Finalizing the 2024 crop year for Nebraska’s Bryan Pippitt
    Jan 14 2025
    We wrap up our series of conversations with northeast Nebraska farmer Bryan Pippitt. The last time we chatted with him the crop was green, the irrigation pivots were off and all looked good. Then the heat, dryness and disease of summer settled in and changed the story for 2024.
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    21 mins
  • Tackling rootworm at the ground level with sustainable pest control - Keegan Shields

    Tackling rootworm at the ground level with sustainable pest control - Keegan Shields
    Jan 7 2025
    We talk with Keegan Shields, CEO of Persistent BioControl and how the company is scaling up production of beneficial nematodes, offering farmers a sustainable solution that can last for decades.
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    39 mins
  • Global Trade Tensions, Weather Events Key to 2025 Grain Markets - Josh Hayes

    Global Trade Tensions, Weather Events Key to 2025 Grain Markets - Josh Hayes
    Dec 31 2024
    We’re going to look ahead to 2025 with the COO of Hedge Plus, Josh Hayes. We learn about Josh’s journey while getting his take on our commodities we follow on the TV program.
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    36 mins
  • Tim Dufault gets off the tractor, but not out of farming

    Tim Dufault gets off the tractor, but not out of farming
    Dec 24 2024
    Minnesota farmer Tim Dufault shares his approach to retirement, revealing how he strategically rented his farmland to six young farmers under 40, prioritizing community sustainability over maximum profit.
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    28 mins
  • Rebuilding Rural America: Entrepreneurship, Farming, and Local Food Economies

    Rebuilding Rural America: Entrepreneurship, Farming, and Local Food Economies
    Dec 17 2024
    Part two of our chat with Brian Reisinger picks up on what happened to farms during and after COVID.
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    31 mins