The Deal With Yield - A Farming Podcast

42. Make Spray While the Sun Shines

On this episode of The Deal With Yield®, host Joel Wipperfurth and agronomist Mark Glady are back to tackle a question from a farmer about the role weather plays in herbicide performance. Listen for their insights on how to adjust management practices based on weather patterns, including which adjuvants to add to the spray tank.

41. Locking in Spray Investments

Host Joel Wipperfurth and agronomist Mark Glady talk about ensuring the effectiveness of spray applications on this episode of The Deal With Yield®. Hear their tips for which products to add to the spray tank and how to stay ahead of herbicide resistance.

40. Besting Beans-on-Beans

On this episode of The Deal With Yield®, hosts Joel and Kyle take a look at continuous soybean management. Tune in to find out which diseases to scout for and learn what it will take to reach 100-bushel beans. Also, listen for their response to an audience question about optimal row spacing and nitrogen application timing for soybeans.

39. Managing New Spray Technologies

On this episode of The Deal With Yield®, host Joel Wipperfurth welcomes agronomist Mark Glady to discuss best management practices for spray applications, taking into account new technologies in the marketplace. Listen for tips on everything from picking the right nozzle for the job to ensuring a successful tank mix and tank clean-out.

38. In-Season Management Tips for Spring Wheat

On this episode of the Deal With Yield®, host Kyle Reiner and agronomist Jason Hanson discuss in-season management for spring wheat and the impact these practices can have on yield. Tune in to hear Hanson’s tips for getting plants off to a strong start with plant growth regulators, assessing nutrient needs using tissue samples and making timely herbicide and fungicide applications to optimize yield potential. Kyle and Jason also look at the differences in wheat production in the Upper Midwest versus overseas.

37. Data-Backed Decisions to Make in 2017: Part 2

On this episode of the Deal With Yield®, hosts Joel and Kyle continue their conversation on how to incorporate last year’s insights into the 2017 season. Learn what proactive and reactive decisions farmers should be making, the importance of starting clean and staying clean, and why data quality is so important to Answer Plot crews.

36. Data-Backed Decisions to Make in 2017: Part 1

On this episode of the Deal With Yield®, hosts Joel and Kyle examine last year’s data to help farmers make key decisions for the 2017 season. Listen for the top trends that influenced yield in 2016 and how farmers can adjust their management practices this year. Joel and Kyle also provide a few words of caution to listeners planning to apply starter fertilizer to their soybeans.   

35. Changing the Alfalfa Game: Part 2

Following up on last week’s episode of The Deal With Yield®, host Kyle Reiner and guest Randy Welch dig into HarvXtra® alfalfa management practices and discuss ways growers can incorporate the trait into their operations. Find out what growers are saying about this new technology and why it’s being compared to rebar in concrete. Also, tune in to get the latest on forage grower events coming up this summer.

34. Changing the Alfalfa Game: Part 1

On this episode of The Deal With Yield®, host Kyle Reiner welcomes Randy Welch, CROPLAN® national alfalfa agronomist, to discuss HarvXtra® alfalfa and what this revolutionary technology can do for growers. Tune in to learn how the trait works and how it gives farmers control over the yield-versus-quality tradeoff with a more flexible cutting schedule.

33. Managing the RoundUp Ready® Xtend Crop System: Part 2

Following up last week’s episode of the Deal With Yield®, host Joel Wipperfurth and guest Ray Pigati continue their in-depth discussion of the RoundUp Ready® Xtend Crop System. Learn what makes this new technology different, how to steward it properly and why labels are the law. Before the growing season begins, tune in to hear the 7 different keys to success, like the right nozzles, speed and more.