Biz and Tech Podcasts > Business > Farming the Countryside with Andrew McCrea
A farmer-to-farmer conversation focusing on best practices to boost yields. We’ll find out what’s working – and what’s not – in fields across farm country.
Last Episode Date: 24 July 2024
Total Episodes: 100
Jimmy Emmons is always experimenting with ways to help his soil. It’s been a practice they’ve been using on their west Oklahoma farm for many generations. You’ll enjoy hearing about some of his latest experiments, what’s working, what’s not and his ideas that could...
We hear a lot about immigration today and the challenges at the U.S. border with Mexico. How are those challenges impacting agriculture? How might the upcoming presidential election impact the need for labor in the ag industry? And, what are farms of all sizes doing to acqui...
Kelly Garrett is always looking at better ways to grow his crops. He’s recently been replacing fungicide applications with micronutrients and making gains as a result. He’s also taking another look at where and how much Nitrogen he applies each year. His findings provide...
As we celebrate Independence Day weekend we take time to celebrate a part of American history. Out trip takes us to the Green River Valley of Wyoming where 200 years ago where a mix of mountain men, supply trains and Native Americans assembled for what were known as the Moun...
You hear the following question asked quite a bit in farm country and beyond – “How do I become a full-time farmer if I didn’t grow up on a farm or inherit a farm?” Matt Adams can help answer that question. While he was no stranger to agriculture, he built his farm f...
Many of us don’t care for pastures the same way most would care for row crops, yet those pastures are growing grasses and legumes that are critical to a cattle herd. So how do you begin to evaluate and renovate your pastures to improve the feed available to cattle? We talk...
PJ Haynie farms ground in Virginia that his great, great grandfather purchased just after he came out of slavery in 1867. Today, the farm has not only grown in acres and locations farmed, but they are expanding the enterprises they cover, moving to a model that has their pro...
Donnell Brown and the RA Brown Ranch have long been known for their progressive view of the cattle industry. The way we may make genetic advances now and in the future is changing. How could we help create a herd that is more resistant to disease or may handle heat better in...
Agriculture has been ranked last among U.S. industries in technological adoption. That may surprise many of us who feel we use plenty of technology every day in our operation. We take a look at where many of us are lagging and what technology we can adopt to help our bottom ...
Imagine working hard to build your farm and then having the government step in and take everything from you – land, equipment and home. That is what happened to this man and many others in Northeastern Nebraska. The story is from many years ago, but it is a fitting tribute...
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