A Better Way To Farm Podcast

Are you losing valuable nutrients in the field after harvest? 🌽

Corn stalks hold more value than you may realize. Rod explains how residue management, soil biology, and carbon can play a role in next year’s crop.

Before you decide what to do with your stalks know your numbers.

What You'll Learn:

Why the fungi-to-bacteria ratio matters for soil health
When to apply a stalk digester for better coverage
How to calculate the value of nutrients left in your residue

What can you learn from walking your own fields, testing new ideas, and seeing what actually works?

In this episode, Kayla talks with farmers Scott and Brian about field days, tough growing conditions, farm trials, and the lessons they keep bringing back to their own operations.

What You'll Learn:

Why seeing results in the field can change the way you think
Why early seedling and root development matter
How tissue and soil sampling can help guide decisions

In this episode, Andrew sits down with a first-generation farmer from Minnesota who talks about how he started questioning the dry broadcast program he was using. Wyatt then began researching agronomy and found a different approach through a field day. His story is a great reminder that farming is always a learning process.
What You'll Learn:

Why a complete fertility system matters more than simply adding products
How soil testing can help create more precise micronutrient recommendations
What foliar feeding can add to a fertility program

In this episode, Rod and Kayla look back on the past few weeks and the lessons they picked up from farmers, field days, and business owners.

From learning to focus on what matters most to seeing what other farmers are testing, the message is simple: keep learning, keep looking, and always find ways to do better.

What You'll Learn:

Why doing great things may require you to do fewer things
How outsourcing the right tasks can give farmers more time to focus on higher value work
Why field days and farmer to farmer learning can lead to better decisions

This episode shares an Iowa farmer's journey of making small changes, learning more, and improving step by step. From better soil testing to better fertilizer use and new ways to apply products, each improvement helped move the operation forward.

What You'll Learn:

How to improve your farm even when you cannot do everything you want 
How better planning and soil testing can help you make better decisions
Why small changes can lead to big improvements over time