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Want to reconnect to agriculture? Just starting a farm? Been farming awhile? Come with us as we explore what a modern farmer is. Sponsored by Vermeer.
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Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
Wednesday Mar 16, 2022
"Understand your problems, solve your problems". Cat Salois, director of research and technology for the McGregor Company, joins us to talk about her research on timothy. This episode is all about growing grasses. Agronomy nerds will love this episode!
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Monday Feb 28, 2022
Monday Feb 28, 2022
Cat Salois, director of research and technology for the McGregor Company, joins us to talk about soil health. "The more we understand what the product does, the better we can use it." If you are considering biological or conventional fertilizer options listen to this podcast!
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Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Bret Julian, Director of Forage Sales and Channel Development at Vermeer Corporation, tells us how they are managing supply chain challenges and offer up suggestions on what hay producers can do now for the upcoming hay season.
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Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Ben and Elizabeth Omet join us to talk about the world of plastics. Their unique agripel products are facing supply chain disruptions. Here is their take on what farmers should do in this high-cost world of farming.
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Monday Jan 17, 2022
Monday Jan 17, 2022
"There is more to farming than turning dirt". Join the Hay Kings podcast as we talk to Ken Wagenbach about his journey through agriculture. From full-time farmer to the corporate world Ken shares stories on personal growth, massive baling operations, and his expertise on large square balers.
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Thursday Jun 03, 2021
Thursday Jun 03, 2021
Boyd Quinley joins the Hay Kings Podcast to talk about haylage. Boyd's experience at Vermeer gives him the boots on the ground experience in a wide range of conditions. Join us as we learn about moisture requirements, pre-cutters, and production systems where silage works well.
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Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Tuesday Apr 13, 2021
Philip Wurdinger joins us from the Willamette Valley in Oregon where most of the grass seed is grown in the U.S. The seed and grass seed straw industries are unique. Philip talks about the specialized equipment required to harvest the seed hay producers use across the country.
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Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Ernie Cooper joins the Hay Kings podcast to talk equipment. Ernie is a sales representative for several lines of equipment servicing Georgia and Florida. Conditions are different in the south with tropical grasses and lots of haylage. Ernie has even been known to bale in the rain, it's a good story.
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Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Why do mistakes always happen in the field next to the road? Scott Swanson joins the Hay Kings podcast to talk about his experiences growing up, his twine and netwrap business and his new marketing strategy.
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Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Tuesday Mar 09, 2021
Jeff Essary joins the Hay Kings podcast to talk about his transition from irrigated alfalfa to dryland hay grazer (sorghum sudan) production when the wells ran dry. Starting his haying season in October, Jeff might be one of the last people in the U.S. to begin his hay season.
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