Episodes

Wednesday May 12, 2021
When Things Don’t Go as Planned at Planting
Wednesday May 12, 2021
Wednesday May 12, 2021
In this episode, Illinois farmer Tanner Dunn joins host Clint Chaffer to share real-life stories of when things don’t go as planned during planting season. You may be able to relate to a few of the adventures on Dunn Farms and Chaffer Farms when the hustle and bustle of planting leads to a few funny mishaps.
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Friday Apr 23, 2021
Late Spring Weather Outlook
Friday Apr 23, 2021
Friday Apr 23, 2021
What does the rest of spring have in store for us? Weather expert Brad Colman shares what to expect for the weeks ahead as we push further into planting season. Plus, we’ll learn what’s really going on when you hear about El Nino and La Nina.
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Friday Apr 09, 2021
Better Understanding Your ROI
Friday Apr 09, 2021
Friday Apr 09, 2021
How much time are you spending in spreadsheets trying to understand costs and revenues? In this episode, we’re chatting about tools to help you more easily understand your ROI for each field and management practice to help grow your bottom line. You’ll hear from Jeff Nazuka with Ag-Analytics and Chad Groenhagen, a farmer in northern Illinois who is putting these tools to work for his family’s operation.
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Friday Mar 12, 2021
March Grain Marketing Update
Friday Mar 12, 2021
Friday Mar 12, 2021
How should you be approaching your marketing plans in the current conditions? In this episode, we get the inside scoop from grain marketing expert Stephen Nicholson with Rabo AgriFinance. Tune in to hear his perspective on the short and long run trends that could impact your bottom line.
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Friday Mar 05, 2021
Prepping for Planting 2021
Friday Mar 05, 2021
Friday Mar 05, 2021
In this episode, we’re looking ahead to planting ‘21 with Jeff Samuelson, Iowa Farmer, and Phil Petersen, Seed Department Manager at Cedar County Cooperative. You’ll hear about variable rate seeding strategies and digital tools that are making it easier to maximize the return of every seed.
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Friday Feb 05, 2021
The Best Farming Advice From Our Guests
Friday Feb 05, 2021
Friday Feb 05, 2021
Over the past year, we’ve asked our guests to share the best pieces of advice about farming they’ve received. Now we’ve rounded up all of those pearls of wisdom into a single episode. Tune in to hear what they had to tell us, plus a special announcement from our host Rick.
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Monday Dec 14, 2020
A Special 2020 Season Finale (Part 2)
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
2020 is drawing to a close, but we have one more special episode to take you into the holidays. On Part 2 of our season finale, we sit down again with former host and current Asgrow Brand Manager at Bayer Crop Science Clint Chaffer to chat about the unexpected year, plus have some fun as Clint and Rick look back at their adventures in podcasting.
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Thursday Dec 03, 2020
A Special 2020 Season Finale (Part 1)
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Thursday Dec 03, 2020
Welcome to Part 1 of a special two-part season finale of Around the Farm. For the first time in the show’s history, we’re going literally around the farm! Former host and current Bayer Crop Science Asgrow Brand Manager Clint Chaffer returns to give you an inside look at his family’s northern Illinois operation. Plus, you’ll hear about harvest results and what strategies won out at Chaffer Farms this year.
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Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
How Farmers Can Link Profitability and Sustainability
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Wednesday Oct 14, 2020
Earn an additional $10 per acre? Sounds good to us! In this episode, we’re chatting with Jay Lay, a corn and soybean farmer, and Jeff Seale, the director of climate policy and strategy with Bayer Crop Science, to learn about a new carbon capture pilot program that helps improve farmers’ bottom lines and their long-term soil health. Tune in to find out if this is an opportunity for your operation.
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Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Evaluating Your Grain Marketing Plans
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
In a turbulent year with plenty of uncertainty ahead, how should growers be approaching their marketing plans? Stephen Nicholson, a grain and oilseed market analyst with Rabo AgriFinance, joins this episode of Around the Farm to offer his perspective on the market and share key things you should be thinking about now.
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