Made For Agriculture: Recent Episodes
MFA Incorporated
MFA Incorporated is a farm cooperative based in Missouri and serves farmers in MO and surrounding states. Join hosts Adam & Cameron as they discuss Agricultural topics with MFA expert nutritionists, precision agronomists, veterinarians, and farmers about best-practices and the latest products & services in production Agriculture. On Apple iTunes, Google Podcast, Spotify, and Soundcloud.
Scott, Craig, Garrett, Landry and Rocky give a Crop-Trak crop report update from across the MFA territory. They cover a couple weeks' precipitation totals and talk about everything from cotton to soybeans, corn and milo acre conditions. Join the Made For Agriculture podcast as audio on Spotify, Apple, AgriAmerica, iHeart or even on YouTube.
Landry, Scott, Craig, Garrett and Rocky give a crop report update across the territory, then go over this week’s MFA Training Camp employee training and research plots. They cover the last three weeks, including soybeans, corn, wheat harvest, hay and even a few peanut acres. Join the guys on the audio podcast on Spotify, Apple, AgriAmerica, iHeart or learn more at mfa-inc.com/podcast. Also on YouTube as video.
Scott, Craig, Garrett and Rocky talk about crop conditions and challenges in MFA territory over last two weeks including, soybeans, corn, wheat harvest, hay and even a few peanut acres. Join the guys on the podcast on Spotify, Apple, AgriAmerica, iHeart or YouTube if you want to see their faces. Learn more at mfa-inc.com/podcast
Hosts Landry and Scott interview the top agronomy experts at MFA about their product research. Dr. Doug Spaunhorst and Jason Worthington discuss the seed, crop protection, nutrient, and microbial research that MFA completes each year across the territory. They talk about the hows and whys of research and just how a product is tested before it is sold at an MFA Agri Services retailer. This podcast is available on all the audio podcast platforms as on YouTube.
Landry, Scott and the guys with MFA Crop-Trak talk about the challenges growers are up against this early wet spring. Listen to a few solutions to big weeds, disease and fertility issues growing row crops in Missouri, Southern Iowa and Northern Arkansas. This podcast is available on Spotify, Apple, AgriAmerica, iHeart Radio, Soundcloud and also on YouTube as video.
Podcast co-host Landry Jones interviews MFA's top Agronomists in this year's 2nd installment of the MFA Crop-Trak Crop Report. The team from the corners of MFA territory talks about the growing season, where farmers are at planting, and what challenges they are dealing with from the Boothill to Iowa to Arkansas to across Missouri farmland.
Podcast co-host Landry Jones interviews MFA's top Agronomists in this year's first installment of the Crop-Trak Crop Report. The team from the corners of MFA territory talk about the growing season, where farmers are at planting and what challenges they are dealing with from the Boothill to Iowa to Arkansas to across Missouri farmland.
In this episode of the Made for Agriculture podcast, co-hosts Scott and Landry dive into Phosphorus — one of the most important yet often-neglected nutrients in crop production.They are joined by MFA’s nutrient experts: Sr. VP of Plant Foods Chris Demoss (30+ years buying nutrients) and Sr. Director of Agronomic Strategy and Innovation Jason Worthington.Listen in for current trends, supply forecasts, and practical best practices straight from the field.The Made for Agriculture Podcast is also available on YouTube. More info at mfa-inc.com/pod
𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 – Check the latest Made for Agriculture podcast with co-host Landry Jones and guest host Joe Zeollner who interview two folks with working experience using virtual fencing on livestock. 𝐊𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐲𝐧 𝐃𝐨𝐳𝐥𝐞𝐫 with Mizzou's Center for Regenerative Agriculture virtual fencing program talks about use, testing and possible future cost-share programs. Livestock and row-crop farmer 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫 from Cedar Hill, MO, uses collars on his cattle in his operation and talks about the pros and cons and shows how he uses the collar to manage his intensive grazing system. Check out the shownotes for images: mfa-inc.com/realvirtualfencingAvailable on Spotify, Apple and AgriAmerica. Also as video on YouTube.
Made for Agriculture co-host Landry Jones invites two livestock experts to talk fly and pest control, including the impending screwworm problem threatening US Livestock. Tony Martin, DVM and Nutritionist Dustin Devore give solutions to get ahead of fly problems before they start. Listen on social media, Spotify, Apple, iHeart, and YouTube.
Pasture Guru. They go in-depth on best practices, include lots of tips, and warn about a poisonous weed that has killed some cattle across the territory. More at https://mfa-inc.com/made4ag
🌱 Episode 104: Off-Season Agronomy Insights - Scott Wilburn leads our agronomy team in an off-season edition of the In-Season Insights series. They discuss and outline early actions growers can take now to stack the deck before planting begins, from stabilizers to soil tests to planter calibration. More at mfa-inc.com/podcast
MFA Podcast co-hosts Landry Jones and David Moore talk pasture management for livestock during recovering drought pastures. Drexel Atkission of the Natural Resources Conservation Service and Rick Rath with the Missouri Department of Conservation join the MFA team to discuss two unique ways to establish native warm-season grasses in pastures. Join them on YouTube, Facebook and on https://mfa-inc.com/pod
Host Adam Jones and episode co-host Landry Jones discuss how folks can use split Nitrogen applications to manage their nutrients, Crop-Trak Nitrogen models and how to get paid per acre for using these modern N application practices that you might already be doing in your row crop fields.They interview agronomy legend Newell Kitchen of the Missouri Conservation Crop and Livestock (CRCL) Project of the University of Missouri; Southwest District Agronomy manager Shannon McClintock and MFA Natural Resource Conservation Specialist Joe Zeollner.Learn more about the CRCL project here: https://cra.missouri.edu/mo-crcl/ and Crop-Trak here: http://mfa-inc.com/croptrak
🎉 100 Episodes Strong! 🎉 We’re celebrating a major milestone on the Made For Agriculture podcast — our 100th episode is live! Our agronomists Scott, Shannon, Jesse and Craig Join Host Adam Jones to break down lessons learned from the 2025 wheat, corn, and soybean crops. From wet springs to Southern Rust, get practical insights to help your farm thrive.Topics include Early Soybeans = Big Wins; Back to Basics = Big Results; Weather & Weed Control Challenges; Johnson Grass Alert!🎧 Listen Now on your favorite podcast app, social or on YouTube. More here: https://mfa-inc.com/podcast
Adam and Cameron meet with the full MFA CropTrak agronomy team to discuss crops across the territory. Jesse, Shannon, Craig and Scott discuss hybrid selection, fungicide efficacy, fertility, disease pressure, timing of insecticides, a few mistakes and the best ways to learn from them. They each discuss crop conditions in their areas of MFA territory. Find the links to all the video and audio podcast services and learn more about the podcast at mfa-inc.com/resources/made-for-agriculture-podcast
MFA Conservation Grazing specialist Landry Jones pinch-hits for Adam and Cameron for a Pasture Talk version of the Made For Agriculture podcast. Landry invites podcast veterans MFA Range and Pasture specialist David Moore, Livestock specialist Lane Groce and Manager of MFA Animal Health, Tony Martin, DVM. The team talks about two new livestock pests, insect control, best practices for working cattle, weed control in pastures, best practices in hay and pasture management. Learn more about the podcast at https://mfa-inc.com/resources/made-for-agriculture-podcast
Adam and Cameron meet with the full MFA CropTrak team to discuss crops across the territory. They discuss a few questions like. . . When is it too late to apply fungicides? Why are some fields looking stressed while others are growing well? They also discuss some new ways to deal with prevent plant as well as new amounts of bugs and diseases to deal with across the fields from the boothill to Northern Missouri to Eastern Kansas.
Made For Agriculture podcast co-host Adam Jones interviews a limited crew this week for the Crop-Trak Crop Report. Agronomists Scott, Jesse and Craig talk about how the hot and humid weather has been affecting row crops across each of their territories. They discuss some new diseases and bugs around creating havoc in fields and how to mitigate some of their effects. Released July 28th am.
Adam Jones AND Cameron Horine talk about the crop conditions with Crop-Trak Agronomists from around the MFA territory. This week's podcast is a quick look at weeds, weather and diseases hitting the fields. Thanks Craig Russell, Shannon McClintock, Jesse Surface and scott wilburn for the early morning insights. Subscribe to the audio versions on your favorite audio podcast system or catch it on YouTube.
Adam and Cameron have the full Crop-Trak Agronomy team on the podcast to talk about crops across the MFA territory. From wheat harvest to planting corn, prevent plant, fungicide, diseases including new TarSpot positive tests and planting soybeans they cover it all. Join us on Spotify, Apple, iHeart, AgriAmerica or YouTube.
Adam speaks with MFA Agronomists Craig, Scott and Jesse about crop conditions around MFA territory. They go over planting progress, wheat harvest in the boothill, fungicide timing, potash deficiency and discuss this year how much farmers will rely on Liberty/Glufosinate as post application control of water hemp. Also checkout a great resource on the tricks and proper use of Liberty in the show notes here: https://mfa-inc.com/podcast This podcast is a service of MFA Incorporated.
Adam and Cameron speak with MFA Agronomists Scott, Shannon, Craig and Jesse about crop conditions around MFA territory. They go over water hemp weed control, crop variability, "Liberty weather" and both planting & re-plants before another week of forecasted rain in most of the territory. This podcast is a service of MFA Incorporated. https://mfa-inc.com/
Adam Jones interviews MFA’s Agronomists from the four corners of the territory for a 4th Crop-Trak crop report of the growing season. They discuss spider mites, replants, recent rains, variable-rate nitrogen top dressing, pigweed, water hemp and the importance of pre-emergent applications for clean fields. The agronomists include Jesse Surface, Shannon McClintock, Scott Wilburn and Craig Russell rocking a fine mustache. Also available on youtube if you just need to see the 'stach. https://mfa-inc.com/resources/made-for-agriculture-podcast
Made for Agriculture hosts Adam and Cameron interview MFA's Crop-Trak agronomists and they review challenges for planting this season's crops over the last two weeks. They discuss rain, replants, nitrogen, adjuvants, crop protection, insect pressure and best practices in the fields. Published May 5, 2025.
Made for Agriculture co-host Adam Jones and the agronomy team talk about crop conditions over the last two weeks. Agronomists Shannon McClintock, Jesse Surface, Scott Wilburn and Craig Russell compare early-season progress in the field as well as challenges to this year’s crops including replants and planting without crop protection applications.Listen on audio on Spotify, Apple, iHeart Radio, AgriAmerica podcast networks and view as video on Facebook and on YouTube.
Made for Agriculture hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine start the In-Season crop report series with agronomists Shannon McClintock, Jesse Surface, Scott Wilburn and Craig Russell. They talk about early-season progress in the field as well as challenges to this year’s crops.Listen on audio on Spotify, Apple, iHeart Radio, AgriAmerica podcast networks and view as video on Facebook and on YouTube.
Made for Agriculture host Adam Jones has two repeat guests on to talk about how they are using AI tools in everyday work in agronomy. Scott Wilburn and Shannon McClintock both work as agronomists helping farmers with soil fertility, weed management and pest control. They both use AI as tools daily from helping identifying pests to writing emails, and they share pros, cons and tips for daily use.Listen on audio on Spotify, Apple, iHeart Radio, AgriAmerica podcast networks and view as video on Facebook, YouTube and X.
Made for Agriculture host Adam Jones talks about both new and tried-and-true seed treatments for soybean, corn, wheat and cotton with Chad Smith and Clay Koenig, two industry experts with lots of experience in the field.Smith is a Field Marketing & Tech specialist with Valent and Koenig is a seed care specialist with Syngenta. The three discuss new technology in seed treatments and the newest disease challenges to field crops in MFA territory and beyond. Listen on audio on Spotify, Apple, iHeart Radio, AgriAmerica podcast networks and view as video on YouTube, Facebook and X.
Made for Agriculture podcast hosts Adam and Cameron interview MFA Research Agronomist Garrett Imhoff and Director of Agronomy Services Doug Spaunhorst. The team talk about the 2024 results from MFA’s replicated product and process research trials and summarize what they learned. They also discuss the plans for the 2025 trials and future tests. Listen on your favorite audio podcast systems including Spotify, Apple, iHeart Radio, Podcast Addict, Soundcloud and AgriAmerica. It is available as video on Facebook and YouTube.
Made for Agriculture Podcast Host Adam Jones interviews Brent Hall and Joel Wipperfurth of Truterra, and MFA's very own Landry Jones about MFA's new venture with Truterra. The new team of champions are helping farmers offset some costs, keep soil in place and even make money using cover crops and conservation tillage practices while growing their corn, soybean and wheat crops. Learn more at MFA-inc.com/carbon.
Guest host Allison Jenkins talks about the quickly approaching MFA Foundation scholarship deadline PLUS two new certificate programs available this year with guests Pam Hiller and Scott Morfeld. Learn about these exciting opportunities for students in MFA territory today. Apply at MFAfoundation.com or at mfa-inc.com/careers-education/higher-education. This podcast is available on Apple, Spotify, iHeart, AgriAmerica, Podcast Addict and YouTube. ©2025 MFA Incorporated.
For episode #82 Made for Agriculture co-host Emily Beck interviews MU Extension's Wesley Tucker about succession planning. They cover what it is, the difference between equal and fair and how a family can preserve a family farm if that is the goal.
For Episode 81, Made for Agriculture Co-host Emily Beck speaks with MU’s Jeana Curtis, Kaylin Franscisco and Jibin Baby who also work with NRCS in a new outreach approach to working with farmers across Missouri utilizing the Research, Extension and Education Centers. They discuss new ways to participate in NRCS programs and ag education and information for producers.This podcast is also available on social media and YouTube. Show notes and more information about this podcast are available here: https://mfa-inc.com/resources/made-for-agriculture-podcast#81- NRCS & MU Extension outreach -
For Episode 80, Co-hosts Adam and Cameron discuss the fertilizer markets and planning for plant foods on farms with MFA’s Jared Harding, Tyler Francis and Colin Kraft. They work with customers daily on improving crop fertility and their most-important agronomy decisions. The team discusses planning and evaluating and planning soil fertility for top crop production.
Made for Agriculture Podcast co-host Emily Beck interviews Jim Grilliot, a field rep from MidWest Labs. The two discuss soil tests, best practices in collecting soil tests, trends in precision soil testing and they go over a soil test result sheet.The image discussed is available on the podcast page https://mfa-inc.com/resources/made-for-agriculture-podcast In addition to audio, the podcast exists in video on YouTube, Facebook and X.
Made for Agriculture co-hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine do a deep dive into Soybean Cyst Nematodes and related challenges with the disease in soybean fields. MFA Crop-Trak agronomists Scott Wilburn, Kevin Moore and Jesse Surface discuss what they’ve seen in grower fields and the effects of the disease, testing and its management.Learn more the Made For Agriculture podcast and find show notes at https://mfa-inc.com/resources/made-for-agriculture-podcast
Made for Agriculture Podcast co-host Emily Beck interviews three folks with expertise in raising forage and livestock around the MFA territory. The return guests include MFA livestock specialist Lane Groce, Range and Pasture specialist David Moore and MFA Conservation Grazing Specialist Landry Jones. They cover the best methods for growing, grazing and getting the most of warm-season grasses. They also discuss best practices on killing invasive species, brush and more.This podcast is available as a video on Facebook, X and Youtube. Visit MFA-inc.com/ for the show notes.
Made for Agriculture co-host Adam Jones and Cameron Horine discuss updates to EPA labels for dicamba products and crop protection strategy with MFA’s Crop-Trak agronomists. The team discusses the challenge of working with fewer crop protection tools including future limitations of post-emergence chemicals and how using overlapping residuals can help prevent the need for rescue spray treatments of fields.The agronomists discuss yield loss calculations from weeds, modes of action, active ingredient levels, 2-pass Liberty programs, the latest news on EPA lawsuits and trends of new EPA-approved labels for farm chemicals. Also as video on YouTube, Facebook and X. #soybeans #cropprotection #dicamba #madeforagriculture
In this episode of the Made For Agriculture podcast's In-Season Crop Report series, the MFA Crop-Trak agronomists discuss emerging crop diseases. The team shares photos of their disease findings from the season and discusses solutions, preventative measures, and disease trends in MFA territory. This episode is also on all the popular podcast networks, including Spotify, Apple, iHeart, and AgAmerica. See the presentation on YouTube here: https://mfa.ag/emerging24
MFA's Agronomy team discusses this year's growing season, talks about potential yields in each of their areas and discusses a few solutions to problems they saw this week in the field. The Made For Agriculture podcast is available as video on Youtube, Facebook, and X, and as audio on Spotify, Apple, AgriAmerica, and iHeart podcasts. Subscribe today, learn a little and discuss.
The Crop-Trak agronomy team discusses the state of crops in MFA territory. They talk fungicides, crop pests, their control and go over some of the research findings they shared with employees in last week's MFA Training Camp for agronomy employees. More coming to the next Today's Farmer magazine. This Made for Agriculture podcast is hosted by Adam Jones and Cameron Horine. Listen on all the places you hear podcasts including Apple, Spotify, YouTube and AgriAmerica.
Join Made for Agriculture podcast co-host Emily Beck and MFA Retail Precision manager Davin Harms as they discuss a new program with guests Dr. Newell Kitchen, Mitchell Rice and Andrea Rice.The new MU Center for Regenerative Agriculture program takes much less paperwork than other cost-share programs that pay for conservation ag practices. They discuss two specific programs that work with the Missouri Fertilizer Control Board to distribute to farmers who focus on these 4Rs.The 4Rs of Nutrient Stewardship Practices in Agriculture include putting the Right fertilizer source at the Right rate at the Right time and putting those nutrients in the Right place in a crop field.Listen here or find this Made For Agriculture episode on your favorite podcast network and on YouTube.
Podcast hosts Adam and Cameron lead our Crop-Trak agronomy team in a morning discussion about crop conditions across the MFA territory. The full team met to discuss, crop conditions and a few actions farmers can take to make good-looking crops great. Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube and as audio on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart, Podcast Addict and AgriAmerica podcast systems.
Made for Ag podcast co-host Emily Beck shares an effective training that was created for internal use to teach MFA employees about fungicides. Our director of Agronomy Doug Spaunhorst and podcast regular agronomist Scott Wilburn discuss the importance of timing and type of products. This short podcast starts with the basics and covers some important complex uses of these foliar applications.
Made for Agriculture co-host Cameron Horine discusses the latest state of row crops across the territory with Agronomists Kevin Moore, Scott Wilburn and Jesse Surface. They talk about awesome wheat yields, some diseases hitting corn and the timing of soybean fungicides.
Made For Agriculture co-host Emily Beck talks about food insecurity and ag education with Missouri Farmers Care Executive Director Ashley McCarty. Then MFA Ag Experience interns Makenna Stundebeck, Allie Norton, Emily Hoyt and Karson Calvin speak a bit about their summer projects and what motivates them as they work toward their ag careers. MFA’s recruiter, Scott Morfeld talks about managing a program of 21 interns and how MFA contributes to ag education and training the best ag professionals in the territory.
Hosts Adam and Cameron speak with the MFA agronomy team about crop conditions around the territory and how farmers are doing this growing season. They also discuss a few new pests and diseases that are showing up a bit earlier than usual.
MFA's agronomists review current crop conditions and discuss what's next in the growing season. Cameron leads the discussion over the variability from Kevin in the north, to Scott in the Central to Jesse in the Boothill & southeast. What's next? Listen now.
Made for Agriculture Podcast co-host Emily Beck interviews two experts in regenerative agriculture from the University of Missouri. Kelly Wilson and Bethany Bedeker discuss 8 different programs that Missouri farmers and ranchers can participate in while earning some money for their farming practices. MFA livestock specialist Lane Groce discusses the benefits of rotational grazing to Missouri’s livestock and row crop farmers.
The last two weeks have brought a lot of moisture to a dry MFA territory. Made for Agriculture podcast co-hosts Adam and Cameron talk replants, weed control, cover crops & crop reports from around the territory with MFA Agronomists Scott Wilburn, Shannon McClintock, Kevin Moore & Jesse Surface. #cropprotection #rowcrop
Adam and Cameron discuss the early crop growing season in the MFA territory with Crop-Trak agronomists Shannon, Kevin, Jesse and Scott. They talk wheat, corn, soybeans, alfalfa and the pests who love them. Jesse talks a bit about cotton and rice in the Bootheel / Mid-south. The InSeason Crop-Trak report is a growing-season series within the Made For Agriculture podcast from MFA Incorporated, a farm supply and service cooperative serving farmers in Missouri and the surrounding states.
The Made for Agriculture podcast co-hosts Adam and Cameron discuss the start of the row crop growing season with Crop-Trak agronomists around the MFA territory. The team discusses planting & planning for corn, soybean, wheat, and alfalfa in Missouri, Southern Iowa, Eastern Kansas, the Boothill and northern Arkansas. They also do a quick Stripe Rust update.This week's podcast outline is in the show notes here: https://www.todaysfarmermagazine.com/blog/2254-mfaapril12
Made for Agriculture co-hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine double down on their Agronomy backgrounds with a timely roundtable on rust and wheat. This episode is the first of this growing season’s series that we call “In Season Insights,” named after the weekly newsletter that only Crop-Trak Complete customers get. Once corn and soybeans are in the ground, this podcast will be every other week, sometimes every week, depending on just what these Crop-Track agronomists are seeing in the row crop fields across the MFA and Ag Choice territory.Intro50 seconds – Shannon talks about the wheat crop in Southeast Kansas.1:40 – Stripe Rust is starting to show up already just south of the territory2:45 – How Rust robs yield3:30 – Weather conditions for rust is forecast over next weeks5:20 – Scott Wilburn, central Missouri, talk about fungicides.6:00 – systemics work well early, discussion on types of fungicides.8:00 – How fast can Stripe Rust spread?10:00 – Frost damage on advance wheat might be a concern.10:30 – difference between Stripe Rust and other rusts?12:00 – Frost damage a concern changes with growth stage of wheat.14:00 – Rust in the north not an issue yet but very high near Stillwater, OK. Could be a problem if a high wind event occurs.The regular In-season podcast Insights series will start Friday April .Here is the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GDL_jeHrSA
Made for Agriculture Podcast co-host Emily Beck interviews two folks with experience with the Missouri Department of Conservation and conservation land management. MDC’s Private Lands Program District supervisor Jordon Beshears and MFA District Sales Manager Matt Hill.Introductions3:00 min – Previous podcasts on NRCS.3:55 min – History of Missouri Department of Conservation.5 min – MDC the envy of other states.6 min – MDC resources for private land owners from native forages to management plans.7 min – MFA and conservation practices.7:40 min – MDC and expertise they offer.8:50 min – Ninety plus percent of land in Missouri is private.10 min – Increasing production for both ag and wildlife habitat is important.11 min – From Buffer zones to native grasses, small changes make large impacts.12 min – Private lands make real impact.13 min – Example of farmer who improved profit by enrolling field borders with CP33 program, planted warm-season grass . . . 17:08 min – using precision to conserve.18:45 min – Nutri-Track helps reduce tillage, use fertilizer efficiently.20:00 min – There is still a lot to learn about cover crops.20:45 min – Field day description. 21:30 min – Jordan talks about his team’s field day. 23:00 min – How MDC works with FSA, NRCS are more. 24:00 min – Installing pollinator habitat, stream bank stabilization and other funded conservation practices. 29:00 min – prescribed burns and other activities work best when you know your goal.36:00 min – Programs for deer encroachment. MRAP vs. DMAP.38:00 min – Crop loss from wildlife & deer management.39:00 min – Shoot more Doe & Share The Harvest.42:00 min – The Grassland Summit is April 9 – 11th in Jefferson City – more info here: https://confedmo.org/grasslands/.44:50 min – Contact MFA for conservation advice.46:30 min – Recent Made for Agriculture Podcasts, Today’s Farmer Magazine issues.
Made For Agriculture podcast hosts, Adam, Cameron and Emily team up to discuss the latest in Dicamba ruling news with MFA’s Central Staff Agronomist Scott Wilburn and MFA Director of Crop Protection and Seed Jordan Tomlinson. They talk about product availability and substitutions. The agronomy team discusses the best ways to control weeds in your row crop fields this year. Intro1 min – Guest intros2 min – Summary of Dicamba ruling.3:30 min – Existing stock order by EPA.4:30 min – What’s legal Dicamba use for 2024?5:20 min – If you have Dicamba in stock….5:50 min – How much product in stock?6:40 min – Max dates in pipeline ruling.7:10 min – Have a plan B and plan C.9 min – Dicamba use pre and post. 9:30 – Boothill uses diacamba for Palmer 10:40 – Waterhemp plague in the North.11:25 – The Waterhemp challenge by Scott.13:30 – The loss of an effective tool.17:00 – Resistance growth.18:50 – Other tools are targeted.21:00 – Group 15’s are not bulletproof.22:00 – Who was behind the lawsuit?23:00 –The process EPA has to navigate for label approval is a challenge.25:00 – Lawsuit was a procedural challenge.27:00 – Future possible record keeping & processes we’re heading toward.29:00 – We need to educate the public & policy makers about need for crop protection.32:00 – Challenges center around preventing Waterhemp from germinating – using everything from CP, to cover crops, to tillage.35:00 – Tillage and soil loss will increase when chemistry is taken away.37:00 – How has this affected the Liberty & generic glufosinate market? 39:00 – The 2025 Seed production plans42:00 – Product distribution challenges.42:50 – What overlapping control means. 44:30 – A few best practices spelled out45:30 – Don’t assume you killed the weeds that you’ve sprayed.47:30 – AMS tricks48:20 – ThanksFind the audio version of Made For Agriculture on Spotify, Google, iHeart Radio and Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/made-for-agriculture/id1087148300
Made for Agriculture co-hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine interview MFA’s Jason Worthington and Matt Hill as they introduce MFA Connect. The new system MFA is launching helps customers do everything from manage their accounts, to search products and interact with key MFA personnel. March 18, 2024 is the official customer release of MFA Connect.Program key:2 min – Intro of guests, Matt Hill & Jason Worthington3 min – Ag needs more than a payment portal6 min – The uniqueness of Agriculture allows and requires a personal touch7 min – Network of trusted advisors 8 min – The flexibility of acting when you want 9 min – MFA Connect in a nutshell11 min – Communication tools included13:50 min – Practical examples of MFA Connect usage includes communication & record keeping 15 min - request a quote for products or more info on services17 min – searching for products 18 min – bids, advice & service available 20 min – one business day quotes22 min – MFA Connect offers business efficiencies for MFA locations23 min – Speed up service with timely communications 24 min – Record-keeping access, follow-up, time savings26:30 min – Smooth reporting creates efficiencies27 min – Other efficiencies for custom applicators like AgSync 29:45 min – The launch map: What’s next?30 min – Updated launch date is March 1831 min – Employees have been training on the MFA Connect since December.33 min – Record keeping simplified.34 min – App & Desktop logins make invoice review easy and improved tool.35 min – Closing & thanks March 18, 2024 is the official customer launch of MFA Connect. Learn more at: https://mfa-inc.com/connectContact the team with questions or ideas via email here: podcast@mfa-inc.com
Made for Agriculture co-host Emily Beck interviews two folks from the National Resource Conservation Service on the latest programs and conservation practices available to farmers. District Conservationist Matthew Miller and Resource Conservationist Brittanie Deangelo tag-team the question-and-answer format where they talk about everything from loans to the Nine Steps of Conservation, to tips on how to navigate the application process most effectively. Listen to Emily, Matt, and Brittanie discuss EQUIP, CSP, RCCP and MDC programs. Intros of Guests1:45 What is NRCS?2:00 Programs available3:30The 9 Steps of Conservation5:00Examples large and small8:00 Types of landowners served9:00 The world of acronyms from EQUIP, CRP, CSP, cost shares11:15 RCCP with MFA precision programs12:00 EQUIP vs CSP- How they differ.15:00Geography matters16:20ACT NOW program16:50 Native forages and pollinators19:50Forestry20:25MDC funding in some areas20:40Emily’s personal experience with funding on her farm21:00How long funding lasts and the process takes24:00 More on contract length25:00Cut off DatesThank you guestsOffer suggestions to the host at podcast@mfa-inc.com.
Made for Agriculture podcast host Emily Beck interviews two experts on helping farmers access loans and programs available for agriculture. Beck interviews FSA county Director Debra Clevenger about programs that are available to new and existing farmers, then interviews USDA loan expert Caitlyn McFee. Learn more here:1 min – Debra K. Clevenger Caldwell County Executive FSA Director 2 – Paperwork needed3:50 – Available FSA programs6 – New programs, application procedures, forms and plans9:30 – Disaster payments – drought, flood13 – Sign up for FSA Newsletters via email & text15 – Types of CRP contracts17 – Farmers.gov resources20 – Interview #2 - USDA Farm Loan Officer Caitlyn McFee21 – Operating loans, real estate loans for food and fiber24 – Types of real estate loans30 – Beginning Farmer programs31 – Emily’s experience with FSA33 – The process often takes 30 to 90 days35:50 – Farm plans and other documents required41 – Youth Ag loans for FFA & 4-H projects.42:55 – Success story examples for FSA loans44 – Credit counseling for ag and limitations on purchases
Emily Beck interviews two guests for this episode of Made For Agriculture. First, she speaks with Pam Hiller, coordinator of two foundations that give out scholarships and community grants. Scholarship deadline is Feb. 15th, 2024. Then Emily interviews Today’s Farmer Magazine editor Allison Jenkins about the MFA member magazine redesign then talks about the latest articles. - -Intro - The scholarship deadline is Feb. 15, 20243:30 - Apply at, MFAfoundation.com 6:30 - Foundation History7:00 - Types of charitable giving 8:00 - MFA Charitable Foundation 8:50 - Funded Projects 10:00 - Smaller grant focus and projects 12:00 - How to apply, mfa-inc.com/charity 15:10 - Today’s Farmer magazine editor Allison Jenkins15:45 - Magazine History 116 years old 17:00 - Stories, features, mission & values. 20:30 - New design, New features 22:00 - February Issue stories 23:00 - How to Subscribe
The Made For Agriculture Podcast starts 2024 with an introduction of its newest co-host. Past guest and conservation expert, Emily Beck joins the MFA podcast hosting team with big plans. Emily also talks about the latest developments in Agricultural Carbon Credits with co-hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine. Learn more at mfa-inc.com.
Hosts Cameron Horine and Adam Jones discuss crop protection and adjuvants with MFA's Sr. Director of Seed & Crop Protection Jordan Tomlinson, and Crop Protection Product Specialist Taylor Dennigmann.Jordan gives an industry outlook on product availability and price trends. Taylor specializes in adjuvants and micronutrients. She recently created a short explainer video that goes over the difference between types of adjuvants and just how to best use them. There is also a printed guide available for download on MFA's Crop Protection page. Check out the podcast at the links below, also now available on iHeart Radio. Note: the Apple Podcast link is free of interruption from outside ads.Issue 55 Adjuvants and a 2024 crop protection supply outlook. The Made for Agriculture podcast
Adam and Cameron host the final in a series of an in-season crop update. Agronomists Jesse Surface, Shannon Mcclintock, Kevin Moore, and Scott Wilburn each contribute to an end-of-growing season discussion as row crop harvest looms from southern Iowa, eastern Kansas, Missouri, and northeast Arkansas. The Made for Agriculture audio podcast is also available on Apple, Spotify, and Google. Send feedback to podcast@mfa-inc.com.
Posted - Sep 1, 2023 – Podcast co-host Adam Jones shows cornfield root growth using a soil pit. The pit was dug into the claypan soils of central Missouri. Adam goes over the challenges the roots go through and the benefits of cover crops and management of these highly erodable soils. Subscribe to the Made For Agriculture podcast here, or the video version on Youtube.
The Made For Agriculture podcast was taken over by the agronomists for another episode. This time Cameron and Adam spoke with the Crop-Trak team about fields that have been under drought stress and are now enduring high humidity and heat across the territory. An audio-only version of Made For Agriculture is available on all major podcast systems. Email topic ideas to podcast@mfa-in.com.
In this Made for Agriculture, the MFA agronomy team talks about how crop conditions have changed for better and worst over the last two weeks across the MFA trade territory. You can also find them on YouTube and as audio podcasts on most podcast systems.
Made For Agriculture co-host Cameron Horine interviews MFA’s agronomy team in this week's InSeason InSights edition of the podcast. They cover MFA's territory including Missouri, Eastern Kansas, Northern Arkansas, and Southern Iowa growing season over the last two weeks. Recorded and posted Friday, July 28, 2023.
Recorded July 14, 2023 – This is the second in the series of agronomy discussions inspired by the weekly In-Season Insights newsletter which currently goes out exclusively to Crop-Trak customers. Adam and Cameron discuss crop conditions with agronomists Scott Wilburn, Kevin Moore, Shannon McClintock, and Jesse Surface from throughout the MFA territory. THIS WEEK the Agronomists talk about recent rains, insect and new disease pressure, and solutions a few farmers are using to cope with this year's severe drought.
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Podcast hosts Adam and Cameron interview Syngenta's Brian Norton and Brandon Nystrom about their GrowMore sites. They also discuss the latest on crop conditions in the trade territory, fungicide use, new herbicides, and product testing. Subscribe to this podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google Podcast, Soundcloud, Podcast Addict, and now on also Facebook and YouTube.
Adam Jones and Cameron Horine host a new series of timely episodes of agronomy discussions. Inspired by the weekly In-Season Insights newsletter that is offered exclusive to Crop-Track customers, the hosts join agronomists Scott Wilburn, Kevin Moore, Shannon McClintock and Jesse Surface to talk about this year's crop season. The guests are from throughout the MFA territory covering Missouri, southern Iowa, northern Arkansas and southeast Kansas during a year with widespread drought. This episode was recorded and posted on June 30th.
The Agronomist talk about crop conditions, insects, new disease pressure and solutions farmers are using to cope in difficult growing season. Subscribe to this podcast on Spotify, Apple, Google, Podcast addict and now on also Facebook and Youtube.
This year’s Job market in MFA territory is tight which makes keeping and recruiting great employees a struggle for most businesses. Made for Agriculture podcast co-host Adam Jones interviews a group of MFA managers and directors who each know a bit about the subject. Podcast guests include MFA Director of Human Resources Stephanie Shoemaker, District 5 manager Matt McMullin, MFA Trainer and Recruiter Scott Morfeld, East Central district sales manager Matt Hill, and West Central Missouri sales manager DJ Vollrath. They discuss MFA’s open positions, the MFA intern programs, ways to keep great employees, and training. Follow the podcast on Apple, Google Play, Spotify & Podcast Addict.
MFA podcast co-host Adam Jones interviews two experts at MFA in livestock feed and animal health. MFA staff veterinarian Tony Martin is also MFA’s manager of Animal Health and MFA’s Northeast Livestock Key Account Manager Brittany Kelsey. They discuss the new regulations with took effect on June 11, 2023. They also talk about how to increase animal health quality without antibiotics including low-stress cattle working methods and nutrition effects on animal health. See a related story in MFA’s member magazine: https://todaysfarmermagazine.com/mag/2121-prescription-rule-for-livestock-antibiotics-starts-soon.
Adam and Cameron welcome MFA's new conservation agronomist, talk about carbon credits, and bit about the challenges of cover crops.
Adam and Cameron speak with MFA livestock expert Brandon Sowers and Vitalix district sales manager Travis Taylor. The group of livestock experts talks about nutrition plans, hay testing, stockpiled pastures and just how the nutritional requirements differ between pregnant and nursing cattle. Tune in for more tips.
Made For Agriculture Podcast co-host Adam Jones talks about seed trends and technology with two of MFA's seed experts. MorSoy Product manager Hadlee Swope and Seed Specialist Sam Piontek talk about new products, variety testing, and the challenges of the '22 growing season.
Made For Agriculture podcast co-hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine talk about a new-to-the-territory problem called Tar Spot with Sr. MFA northern trade territory staff agronomist Kevin Moore, and BASF's tech service rep for Missouri, Jared Roskamp. They discuss what problems this new foe from the north poses as well as some management practices.
Made For Agriculture podcast co-hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine have a growing season roundtable with agronomists Scott Wilburn, Shannon McClintock, and Jessie Surface. They debate cover crops, pre-emergent weed control, soil tests, drought, and even talk about this challenging year's corn, soybean, cotton, and rice production.
Made For Agriculture Podcast co-host Adam Jones goes solo for this episode with his discussion on Ag Water Quality with guest Kurt Boeckmann. Boeckmann is the Director of Environmental Programs from the Missouri Corn Growers Association. They talk about agriculture water quality, regulation, and how farmers can improve water quality by reducing runoff and soil loss.
Adam and Cameron recorded an episode with MFA's new research agronomist Garrett Imhoff. They talk to Imhoff about some of his grad school research, the basics of biologicals, and the products currently being tested. Imhoff is taking over the intensive product testing that MFA completes using replicated research plots across the MFA territory.
Made For Agriculture podcast co-host Adam Jones talks hay production with a few of the MFA expert team. It is hay-cutting and baling season. If you plan to bale hay, you ought to give a listen to guests Sam Owen, Branden Sowers and Mitch Hilsabeck
Made For Agriculture podcast hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine talk spring planting strategies with agronomists Scott Wilburn, Austin Kliethermes and Charlie Ebbesmeyer. They discuss plans B, C & D for late corn planting, Nitrogen modeling, spring fertilization, soybean planting, seed treatments and wheat stands around the territory.
Made For Agriculture podcast hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine talk grain marketing with MFA’s top grain marketers. MFA Manager of Grain Trading Tyler Francis and MFA Grain Merchandiser Tyler Mitchell talk strategies for marketing during volatile grain sessions.
Made For Agriculture podcast hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine interview Proagrica’s Ryan Hoffman about farm data trends, its challenges, and making the most of each acre using precision tools. Proagrica hosts the MFA Agronomy platforms, Nutri-Track, Crop-Trak, and the MFA Agronomy Dashboard.
Made For Agriculture podcast host Cameron Horine reviews the results of the latest MFA agronomy research and replicated trials published in the March issue of Today's Farmer Magazine. Horine supervises the trials on seed, crop protection and plant food products at sites across the MFA trade territory. Learn more at todaysfarmer.com.
Made For Agriculture podcast hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine interview this year's 4R Advocate winners Wyatt Harris and Shannon McClintock. Harris is a southeast Kansas farmer and McClintock is an Agronomist for MFA Incorporated. They covered how Harris started in farming, got starting NoTill farming, N Models, cover crops, and just what the Right Rate, Right Source, Right Place, and Right Timing mean to the future of agriculture.
Made For Agriculture podcast hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine discuss everything soybean with Greg Luce, Research director of the Missouri Soybean Association. They cover upcoming events, research projects, yield trends, cover crops, and soil management. Luce has 30+ years of research experience and knows production Agriculture.
Made For Agriculture podcast hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine discuss a few solutions to this year's crop protection supply challenge. Director of Agronomy Doug Spaunhorst and Jason Worthington, Director of Account Management talk about strategies for weed control this year for row crop farmers.
Made For Agriculture hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine discuss the ins and outs of the growing season as well as a few new challenges of custom application and farming from the retail service side of the business. MFA Agronomists Jesse Surface, Scott Wilburn, and Kevin Moore join the podcast and discuss the growing season in their districts.
Made For Agriculture hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine discuss the nuts and bolts of crop insurance with two MFA Crop Insurance agents. Davin Harms and Blake Thomas discuss lots of rules, acronyms and just how crop insurance works for farmers.
M.F.A. hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine discuss raising beef and pork at home. They go over best practices with MFA Feed Specialist Teresa Carlson. Teresa has helped ranchers feed their livestock for over 38 years. They discuss a few rules, regs on marketing and handling meat as well as a few logistics included in feeding backyard livestock.
This M.F.A. episode reviews ways producers can increase their soil health with livestock and forage management. Hosts Adam and Cameron speak with two NRCS soil health experts, Drexel Atkisson and David Doctorian. They also discuss various cost-share programs available to producers.
This M.F.A. podcast gives beef producers ways to reduce feed costs in a high feed cost year. Topics include cover crop usage, hay testing and the nutritional requirements cattle need to thrive. Hosts Cameron and Adam speak with MFA Livestock specialist and beef producer Stephen Daume. Don't miss these tips, tricks, and ideas for feeding your beef herd effectively and efficiently.
This M.F.A. episode covers current crop protection supply issues and how they may affect agriculture in the next growing season. Jordan Tomlinson, manager of Crop Protection products for MFA Incorporated talks with hosts Cameron and Adam about how to best plan for the upcoming growing season. They also talk logistics and growing options. ©2021 MFA Incorporated, a Midwest farm supply & service cooperative.
This M.F.A. podcast covers recruitment for agriculture careers both at MFA, Inc. & for on-farm jobs. Cameron and Adam speak with MFA Recruiter Scott Morfeld and MFA District sales manager DJ Vollrath about the challenges to recruiting in agriculture. They offer a few tips, tricks and ideas for filling that hard-to-fill on-farm positions. #AgScholarships #AgJobs
Davin, Thad, Cameron & Adam team up to talk about the agronomics of Fall fertility. This episode is a must for folks in row crop agriculture and grain production. Check out more episodes of Made For Agriculture.
In this M.F.A. podcast, Adam and Cameron discuss fertilizer logistics with Chris DeMoss, MFA director of plant foods. Follow the podcast for discussions of Agronomy and Livestock topics unique to the Midwest MFA Incorporated trade territory.
In this M.F.A. podcast, Adam and Cameron talk cover crops with NRCS Assistant State Conservationist-Partnerships and Initiatives David Doctorian. Follow the podcast for discussions of Agronomy and Livestock topics unique to the Midwest MFA Incorporated trade territory.
Hosts Adam and Cameron speak with MFA's Jason Worthington about the value MFA places on research. Cameron talks at length about the replicated trials for seed and the product testing methods used by his team across the MFA trade territory. Then Worthington and Horine battle in the first Trivia contest of the podcast. There can only be one winner in this inaugural battle. Show Notes Episode #19 The Values of Agronomy Trials – Agronomy 1 Min – Intros and Agronomy discussion 3 min – “We don’t do herbicide trials” 5 min – What MFA Agronomy tests 6:30 – Product testing prior to selling or using 7:30 – Multiple years of data 10 – Strip trial perils 13 – Area 51, Training Camp and What is plot replication 14 – How strip trials are flawed. 15 – The research replication process – testing and evaluation of fertilizer, fungicides, seed treatments, cultural practices, seed and product testing in your neck of the woods. 18 – How data is evaluated 25 – Confidence in the numbers 30 – Research in the future 32 – Biologicals 34 – How MFA shares data 36 – Fungicide by variety – 3rd year of data 42 – Trivia square off between Doogie vs. Mr. Worthington
MFA’s District Agronomist and resident bug expert Kevin Moore talks Integrated Pest Management, insect control, and monitoring in Midwest rowcrops with M.F.A. hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine. They discuss the proper approach to manage late-season insects as well as economic thresholds to establish a control.
M.F.A. hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine discuss the proper use of fungicides with MFA District Agronomist and Precision Ag expert Shannon McClintock.
Hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine discuss the unique agricultural practices in the Missouri Delta & MidSouth with MFA District 10 Agronomist Jesse Surface. Follow the podcast for discussions of Agronomy and Livestock topics from the Midwest MFA trade territory. Theme music is "Glass Jaw" by Bob Hart of Artlist.io
This is a continuation of a pasture & weed control discussion with a focus on forages and rotational grazing. Hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine discuss pasture weed management with David Moore, MFA Range, and Pasture Specialist, and MFA Conservation Grazing Specialist Landry Jones. Part 2 of 2.
Hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine discuss pasture weed management with David Moore, MFA Range, and Pasture Specialist, and MFA Conservation Grazing Specialist Landry Jones. Part 1 of 2.
Hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine discuss the basics of Carbon Credits with the new Conservation Programs manager, Clayton Light, with the Missouri Soybean Association and Missouri Corn Association. They discuss the new Carbon Pilot Program, a new carbon credit program for farmers in Missouri. MFA is a partner in this program. For more info visit MoCarbonPilot.com. Theme music is "Glass Jaw" by Bob Hart of Artlist.io
Hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine discuss weed control with new MFA Director of Agronomy, Doug Spaunhorst. The agronomists talk weed resistance prevention, rotation, cover crops, and the latest in ag techniques. Theme music is "Glass Jaw" by Bob Hart of Artlist.io
Hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine discuss Grain Marketing with MFA Director of Grain operations. They discuss everything from basic grain marketing terms and practices, to the unique effects of a pandemic on grain prices. Theme music is "Glass Jaw" by Bob Hart of Artlist.io
Hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine discuss beef marketing with Mike John, manager of MFA Health Track. They go in-depth on modern record-keeping and industry trends with the cattle market. Theme music is "Glass Jaw" by Bob Hart of Artlist.io
Hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine discuss weed control with weed scientist, Dr. Jason Weirich of MFA Incorporated. They go in-depth on modern production ag techniques to control weeds from winter annuals to pre-emergents and discuss new technologies. Theme music is "Glass Jaw" by Bob Hart of Artlist.io
Hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine discuss MorCorn with Tommy Lee, MorSoy product manager with MFA Seed Division. They go in-depth on how Morsoy is tested, evaluated, and brought to the market. Learn more about Tommy HERE: https://youtu.be/0nDLRieU5HU Theme music is "Glass Jaw" by Bob Hart of Artlist.io
How do you growing profitable wheat in the MidWest? Made for Ag host Adam Jones talks with MFA Precision Agronomist Shannon McClintock about the best practices for profitable wheat in Missouri and Kansas. Theme music is "Glass Jaw" by Bob Hart of Artlist.io
Hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine discuss spring calving for beef cattle and Animal Health topics with veterinarian Tony Martin and livestock expert David Yarnell. Theme music is "Glass Jaw" by Bob Hart of Artlist.io
Hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine discuss MorCorn with Dr. Dara Boardman, Morcorn product manager with MFA Seed Division. They go in-depth on how MorCorn is tested, evaluated, and brought to the market. Learn more about Dara, HERE: https://youtu.be/CJeUSBw38Yc Theme music is "Glass Jaw" by Bob Hart of Artlist.io
The Made for Ag hosts team up with MFA precision experts to discuss the best way to set up your row crop planter and maintenance tips over the winter break. Join hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine speak with precision experts Jared Harding and Matt Stock about printer adjustment and maintenance practices. Theme music is "Glass Jaw" by Bob Hart of Artlist.io
Made for Ag hosts interview Travis Watson on livestock hay feeding and stockpiling practices. Watson is an MFA sales manager and livestock owner and talks about what he has learned from MFA customers he has worked with over the years working in precision management of crops and pasture. Theme music is "Glass Jaw" by Bob Hart of Artlist.io
MFA’s Natural Resources Conservation Specialist Adam Jones and Staff Agronomist Cameron Horine team up to host the podcast, “Made for Agriculture.” In this episode, they interview MFA District Agronomist Scott Wilburn and talk about timely Nitrogen. Theme music is "Glass Jaw" by Bob Hart of Artlist.io
New "Made for Agriculture" hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine discuss modern precision agronomy with Precision Ag Expert Thad Becker. They go over precision ag in an in-depth discussion about the latest practices used to deliver state of the art precision agronomy within its NutriTrack program. Theme music is "Glass Jaw" by Bob Hart of Artlist.io
Fewer weeds means more beef for livestock producers. Range and grassland agronomist David Moore talk about the best ways to control weeds in pastures.
MFA Incorporated Director of Nutrition Jim White talks about how to control flies and increase the comfort of livestock. Learn more here: http://todaysfarmermagazine.com/mag/livestock/1157-fly-fighting