On-Farm Trials Podcast with the PNW Farmers' Network

In this episode we hear from WSU Extension Specialist Aaron Esser, and land-owner cooperator Howard Nelson of Creston, WA. In this interview on the WSU Wilke Research Farm in Davenport, WA our guests discuss liming trials along with soil pH as it relates to maintaining soil health. We also hear about a long history of collaboration from work on winter peas, to decision-making for t

In this episode of the On-Farm Trials podcast we hear from Clay Hutchens of Hutchens Family Farms outside of Dayton, Washington. Join the conversation to hear from Clay as the Washington Soil Health Initiative’s Soil Health Producer of the Year for 2023, what soil health means to him and his perspective on the imperative of a safe and abundant food supply. He shares his thoughts

Join this conversation about On-Farm Trials with recently-retired farmer, Mark Sheffles, outsideof Wilbur, Washington. Mark describes his trials with winter peas, the Weed-it spot sprayer, andhis history with direct seeding.

This episode of On-Farm Trials comes to you from the Rosanoff Homestead outside of Ritzville, WA where we hear from Ron Jirava and the WSU research team Dr. Bill Schilinger, Dr. Tim Paulitz, Dr. Jeremy Hansen, Dr. Surendra Singh, and Bruce Sower about their work together on the longest running Dryland On-Farm Trial collaboration in Washington State. Their conversation covers an arr

Join the conversation on Uhlorn Family Farms outside of Cottonwood, ID with Darrel and Brentley Uhlorn and Dave Dahlsrud. In this interview they describe their trials with cropping system innovations, alternative crops, weed management, integrating cattle, and using compost teas, extracts, biostimulants, and foliar fertilizers at production scale.

This episode of the On-Farm Trials podcast features an interview with farmer Douglas Poole inMansfield, Washington as he describes how his trials are intended to work with the ecologicalsystems on his farm. Douglas shares his experiences from collaring cows to harnessing soilmicrobes, planting alternative crops, hosting landlord parties to talk cover cropping and soilhealth, a deca

In this episode we hear from Tom Conklin of Wittman Family Farms outside of Cul de Sac, Idaho on how their farm team works together to design, track, and evaluate their ‘farm scientific trials’ from cows to water and towards lower inputs and diversification goals.

In this episode we hear a career retrospective from Tracy Erikson outside of St. John, WA, and how his lifetime pursuit of learning has evolved innovation and trials on the farm along with his impact on the landscape over decades. He describes starting the fabrication of his first no-till drill up to current interests and trials looking under the microscope for signs of soil health

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