The Deal With Yield - A Farming Podcast

32. Managing the RoundUp Ready® Xtend Crop System: Part 1

On this season opener of The Deal With Yield®, host Joel Wipperfurth and guest Ray Pigati, WinField United Crop Protection Technical Marketing Specialist, kick off their in-depth discussion of the RoundUp Ready® Xtend Crop System. Get a look into the rapidly changing approval process of this new technology, like the need for each state to approve the label. Learn how to manage multiple sites of action to prevent herbicide resistance and how variety selection can lead to the specific herbicide you should use.

31. Ag Consolidation and How it Might Affect You

On the season finale of The Deal With Yield®, hosts Joel and Kyle wrap up how the agriculture industry has shifted this year, and look ahead to changes on the horizon. Find out what consolidation in the industry, both from basic manufacturers and farm operations, means for you as a listener. Also tune in to hear their response to an audience question, and where the new Silicon Valley is located.

30. Data Quality: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

On this episode of The Deal With Yield®, hosts Joel and Kyle explain the importance of demanding quality data so you can get the most value from it. Learn why not all data is created equal, how inaccuracies during manual upload can negatively impact your operation and how to spot average versus valid data. Also tune in to hear their response to an audience question about the difference between providers.

29. Tech Tasks After Harvest: Part 2

Following up from last week’s episode of The Deal With Yield^®, host Joel and guest Drew Garretson chat about updates in the ag technology industry. Tune in to hear how the size and capabilities of equipment are changing. Get their take on the importance of balancing trusted advisors relationships along with big data to best help farmers. Also listen to their response to an audience question about using technology to determine your best return on investment as crop prices decline.

28. Tech Tasks After Harvest: Part 1

On this week’s episode of The Deal With Yield^®, host Joel Wipperfurth welcomes Drew Garretson, regional technology manager for WinField^® United, to discuss the best ways to use ag technology after harvest. Now is a perfect time to evaluate which management practices were successful this past growing season based on in-season imagery and yield data, and how to improve next year. Also hear about the updated R7^® Tool and how it has been re-engineered to be faster, more user-friendly and customizable. 

27. Top Challenges for Spring Wheat Farmers

Host Kyle Reiner welcomes agronomist Jason Hanson to discuss the 2016 spring wheat season on this week’s episode of The Deal With Yield®. Hanson’s territory of North Dakota saw spring wheat yields comparable to recent years, despite an onslaught of challenges. Tune in to hear about the toughest weed issues and how weather concocted the perfect storm for disease. Reiner and Hanson discuss why it’s important to consider not only high-yielding genetics, but how to manage them as well. Learn about the drawbacks of planting bin-run wheat and the unintended consequences of reintroducing seed, especially to disease-ridden acres.

26. 2016 Year in Review: Part 2

Following up last week’s episode of The Deal With Yield®, hosts Joel and Kyle assess the various disease, insect and weed pressures farmers faced this year. Discover what pests had the greatest effects on yield and what strategies can help manage them next year. For example, find out where the “Goss’s wilt capital of the world” was, and how you can prevent this disease from spreading.

25. 2016 Year in Review: Part 1

Kicking off a new season of The Deal With Yield^®, hosts Joel Wipperfurth and Kyle Reiner review some of the greatest challenges and successes of the 2016 growing season. Hear how various weather patterns affected planting conditions and in-season crop progress in different regions, what nutrient deficiencies were most common in fields and the extent new technology played a role in the size and quality of the crop. Joel and Kyle also respond to an audience question asking about the potential for excessive heat to hurt yield.

24. Tips to Manage Pests This Season

On this episode of The Deal With Yield^®, hosts Joel and Kyle offer tips on controlling pests during the growing season. Find out how you can adjust your spray applications to protect the health of honeybees, why the threshold for spraying aphids varies state-by-state and the best spot to scout for them. 

 

23. In-Season Tips for the War on Weeds

Joel and Kyle examine the do’s and don’ts of weed control on this week’s episode of The Deal With Yield®. Find out what weeds and diseases are the biggest threats this season as well as how to manage them, and learn why not all fungicides are created equal.