On-Farm Trials Podcast with the PNW Farmers' Network

This episode of the On-Farm Trials podcast features Clint Zenner of Zenner FamilyFarms in Genesse, ID and his collaboration as a PI on the PNW cover crops projectalongside Kendall Kahl of the University of Idaho. A conversation with them highlightsyears of working together that has resulted in a wealth of knowledge on cover crops,cows, and even earth worms! Listen to their conversa

This episode of the On-Farm Trials podcast features Clint Zenner of Zenner FamilyFarms in Genesse, ID and his collaboration as a PI on the PNW cover crops projectalongside Kendall Kahl of the University of Idaho. A conversation with them highlightsyears of working together that has resulted in a wealth of knowledge on cover crops,cows, and even earth worms! Listen to their conversa

Our guest for this episode is Russ Zenner, a retired farmer from Genesee, Idaho. Listen to theconversation to hear him describe the trials from the early days of Direct Seeding in the region,value-added and identity-preserved marketing, and share his thoughts on climate change andgoats, working with research and conservation partners, and the importance of life-longlearning.

In this episode we hear from Doug Schuester and his daughter Erin Ruehl outside of St. John,WA - as they talk about their on-farm trials in remediating eroded hilltops with compost andcover crops, growing cows and canola, and some farm succession planning.

This episode of on-farm trials features Frank Wolf of Lester Wolf farms outside of Uniontown,Washington, and his collaboration as a PI on the PNW cover crops project alongside SubodhAdhikari of the University of Idaho. A conversation with them highlights years of workingtogether that has resulted in these collaborative on-farm cover crop trials, how they are workingtogether to look

In this episode, we talk with Derek Schafer about farming between Lind and Ritzville, just around the corner from the Lind Research Station where their farm has a long history of working in partnership with researchers to advance the regional cropping system. He talks about his experience growing fall seeded peas and canola in rotation with wheat, their farm’s transition to no-ti

Join the conversation with Andy Juris on his Diamond J Farm, in Bickleton, WA as he discusses his trials with herbicide resistance, transitions in tillage systems, diversifying the cropping system in the face of changing conditions, why innovation is critical, and talking crop insurance and ag transportation issues with policy makers in DC and Olympia.

Join the conversation with Andy Juris on his Diamond J Farm, in Bickleton, WA as he discusses his trials with herbicide resistance, transitions in tillage systems, diversifying the cropping system in the face of changing conditions, why innovation is critical, and talking crop insurance and ag transportation issues with policy makers in DC and Olympia!

Join the conversation between Garrett Moon of Moon Family Farms in the Horse Heaven Hills, WA and Dr. Garett Heineck, Cropping Systems Agronomist with the USDA-ARS CAF LTAR network research program. The interview dives into how they are working together on the farm to answer questions about the ‘down-side production potential’ of perennial wheatgrass Kernza, cover crops, and ma

Join the conversation between Garrett Moon of Moon Family Farms in the Horse Heaven Hills, WA and Dr. Garett Heineck, Cropping Systems Agronomist with the USDA-ARS CAF LTAR network research program. The interview dives into how they are working together on the farm to answer questions about the ‘down-side production potential’ of perennial wheatgrass Kernza, cover crops, and ma