Agronomy Highlights

Jan 22 2025 66 ep. 54 mins 6
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Agronomy Highlights is a biweekly podcast hosted by Penn State Extension field and forage crops educators. The goal of the show is to cover a broad range of pertinent agronomic topics in depth with knowledgeable guests. Farmers, industry professionals, and anyone interested in increasing their knowledge of field crop production and management should find the information useful.

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S3E13: Winter Feeding and Pasture Management

Jan 22 2025 60 mins  
Recorded: 12/9/24 Winter is here, and temperatures are in the single digits across Pennsylvania, so what better time than now to talk about wintertime livestock feeding and pasture management! Join Ryan and Justin in a conversation with Dave Hartman about the agronomic considerations behind feeding livestock over the winter, reducing livestock damage to pasture, and planning your w

S3E12: Best of 2024! New Year Episode

Jan 08 2025 59 mins  
Recorded: 12/20/24Happy New Year! On this episode of the Agronomy Highlights Podcast, Ryan and Justin reflect on our favorite episodes of 2024, and quiz each other on the topics covered over the past year. Tune in and play along on this special episode! Thank the Pennsylvania Soybean Board for sponsoring our 2025 Crops Conference and Crops Day events. The Pennsylvania Soybean Board

S3E11: Preparing Farm Equipment for Winter Storage

Dec 25 2024 59 mins  
Recorded: 11/21/24Pennsylvania winters can bring low temperatures, high moisture, and often fluctuating conditions. These conditions can be abusive to stored farm equipment and machinery. On this episode, extension educators and resident farm equipment experts, Zack Curtis and Andrew Frankenfield, share winter storage tips, discuss how to prepare equipment for storage, and how to m

S3E10: Organic No-Till and Dry Beans

Dec 12 2024 74 mins  
Recorded: 11/21/24In this episode, we're diving into the world of organic field crop production with Kristen Loria, Extension specialist at Cornell University. Kristen shares her broad expertise in building successful organic field cropping systems, including her experience in reducing tillage and improving crop diversity in organic field crop rotations. Kristen also discusses her

S3E9: Do’s and Don'ts of Winter Manure Spreading

Nov 26 2024 56 mins  
Recorded: 11/21/24Let’s talk crap! As harvest season wraps up and manure pits continue to fill, farmers may be wondering how and if manure may be applied to cropland in winter conditions. In this episode, we are joined by Penn State Extension experts Dr. Robb Meinen and Leanna Duppstadt to discuss how to safely and effectively spread manure in the winter. We also discuss the valu

S3E8: Farm Succession Planning

Nov 13 2024 67 mins  
Recorded: 10/28/2024Ever wondered what it takes to become a successful multi-generation farm? In this episode, Ryan and Justin investigate the often-tricky process of farm succession and transition planning. Guests Joy Kirkpatrick and Darlene Livingston discuss what farm succession and transition planning means to producers, tensions that may arise during the process, and how to st

S3E7: Grain Marketing Basics

Oct 29 2024 77 mins  
Recorded 10/2/2024As corn and soybean harvest season is in full swing here in Pennsylvania, there is no better time to have a conversation about grain marketing strategy than the present! In this episode, our grain marketing novices, Ryan and Justin, invite grain marketing expert Jon LaPorte of MSU Extension to discuss the basics of grain marketing. We discuss grain marketing terms

S3E6: How to Predict the Weather! Fall Weather Update

Oct 15 2024 62 mins  
Recorded: 10/7/24Have you ever wondered how a meteorologist predicts the weather? In the agricultural community, we understand the importance of accurate weather prediction and rely on forecasts to plan management decisions. In this episode, we are talking to Penn State meteorologist Kyle Imhoff about how weather is predicted, the innovative work his team does to improve weather pr

S3E5: Bonus Episode! 2024 Crop Condition and Silage Dry Down

Oct 08 2024 55 mins  
Recorded: 9/26/24 On this bonus episode, Ryan and Justin chat with fellow extension agronomy educators about 2024 crop conditions and silage dry-down. Dr. Heidi Reed discusses the results of the statewide crop conditions tour, projecting soybean and corn yields across Pennsylvania, and Zack Curtis discusses the findings from his silage dry-down reports this season. Hosts: Ryan Spel

S3E4: Corn Silage Management: Lessons Learned from 2024

Oct 02 2024 62 mins  
Recorded: 9/25/24We cannot believe we made it to Season 3 without a silage episode! Today that all changes, as Ryan and Justin talk with forage systems specialist Joe Lawrence of the Cornell PRO-DAIRY team. Joe Lawrence draws upon his years of experience with Cornell and as a private certified crop adviser to chat about the science of corn silage management and hybrid selection, an