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Reducing tillage in vegetable production – an interview with Kevin and Annelie from Good Turn Farm
In this episode, Rue Genger interviews Kevin Anderson and Annelie Livingston-Anderson to learn about the reduced tillage systems they use to produce vegetables and flo...
Reducing tillage in vegetable production – an interview with Liz Dwyer of Dancing the Land
In this episode, Rue Genger and Liz Dwyer of Dancing the Land, Clearwater Minnesota, mix philosophy and practicality into their conversation about farming, food, and c...
Deep compost mulch for vegetable production – an interview with Jimmy Bauman of Farm Fam
Deep compost mulch systems are gaining popularity among vegetable growers who want to reduce tillage. In this episode, Rue Genger interviews Jimmy Bauman about the dee...
Managing soilborne diseases with biofumigation
In this episode, Natalie interviewed Meg McGrath, a plant pathologist from Cornell, and Jim Jasinski, IPM coordinator at Ohio State University, about using biofumigati...
Knocking the wind out of soil diseases
In this episode we talk to Anna Testen and Bob Philbrun, from Ohio, about a method for directly competing with and destroying soil diseases by encouraging a special gr...
Building organic matter without building phosphorus
How do we build organic matter on farms without over-fertilizing our soils? And what are realistic goals for increasing organic matter? In this episode, Natalie Hoidal...
Where phosphorus comes from and where it goes
Across the Great Lakes region, we see vegetable farms with very high levels of soil phosphorus. In this episode, Natalie Hoidal interviews four ecologists who study nu...
Tunnel trouble: increasing many things, but not yield
High tunnel crops often look great for the first few years, but as tunnel soils begin to build up salts and alkalinity, we begin to see plant health problems around ye...
Sweet Corn and Beans Succotash - live from Great Lakes EXPO
Ben Phillips interviews three university researchers about corn and bean pests at the Great Lakes EXPO, in Grand Rapids, MI. Originally recorded December 7, 2021.
Unique Upicks - live from Great Lakes EXPO
Ben Phillips interviews three operations that engage in upick agritourism at the Great Lakes EXPO, in Grand Rapids, MI. Originally recorded December 8, 2021.
Ovewintering Pests Part 2: Diseases
Ben Phillips interviews Lina Rodrigues-Salamanca about how diseases get through the winter. A written synopsis of this content will appear in the January edition of Ve...
Overwintering Pests Part 1: Insects
Ben Phillips interviews Zsofia Szendrei about how insects make it through the wintry times. A written synopsis of this content will appear in the January edition of Ve...
Broccoli Roundup
Listen to a broccoli dream team discuss disease management, markets, varieties, insect control and more! Natalie Hoidal interviews Dr. Bhabesh Dutta of Georgia, Thomas...
Wildlife Management for Vegetable Growers
Caw, Caw, phwump, chk chk boom, arrgghhhh! It doesn't take long in farming to start to sympathize with Elmer Fudd, as it seems mammals are always one wing flap/paw/hoo...
Getting Your Vitamins All Winter Long with Leafy Greens Production
This week's show is all about getting set for the 4th growing season; winter! Planting dates are crucial for winter greens to yield during and through the Persephone p...
Be the pumpqueen and pumpking you were meant to be
With pumpkins starting to color up, do you already have pumpkin spiced lattes on your minds? Next week the Vegetable Beet will be gnawing on the important pumpkin ques...
Asian Greens and Other Culturally Appropriate Crops
Bok choy, fava greens, daikon, oh my! This week, University of Kentucky Extension Agent, Bethany Pratt, and Common Earth Gardens Executive Director, Laura Stevens, and...
Hold onto your oomycetes!
Hold onto your oomycetes, folks! This week Mary Hausbeck joins us from Michigan State University to talk about a group of pathogens called oomycetes, also known as wat...
Virus Mystique & Management
CMV, INSV, TSWV, SqMV, WTF? Viruses are a confounding complex of pathogens of our vegetable crops that can hide in overhead ornamentals in greenhouses and non-crop wee...
The Garlic Guru - From Clean Seed to Scaping
Join us this week for the Garlic Guru of Ontario, Travis Cranmer. Garlic is one of those polarizing crops that people love or hate. But, those who like to eat it, ten...
Vegetable Abiotic Disorders
There are many things that look like a disease, or insect damage, but they are not! What are they called? These are "abiotic" disorders, and they get their name from b...
Ugh bugs! Organic Cucumber Beetle Management
Ugh Bugs! Organic cucumber beetle management is an annual ordeal for both conventional and organic growers, but there are more limited options for sprays on organic vi...
Organic Certification 101
Ope! Starting a farm or transitioning a farm to certified organic is tough! New crops, new pests, new markets, and new paperwork. Jake Overgaard, certification special...
Onion Stemphylium
$temphylium Onion Blight can cost onion growers $ in so many ways. Hear about ways to get a handle on the SOB as Dennis Van Dyk chats with Christy Hoepting about Stemp...
Strawberries for Vegetable Growers
Interested in growing strawberries in a vegetable rotation with the same tools and equipment you would use for vegetables? Can't get the lingo straight? This episode i...
Catch my (herbicide) drift? Veggies in the era of expanded dicamba
Dicamba, 2,4-D, and bears, oh-my! Matt Kleinhenz talked with Doug Doohan about herbicide drift in vegetables, especially as we farm in the volatile world of dicamba-re...
Tips for summer lettuce production
Katie King interviewed Ajay Nair, from Iowa State University, and Emily Fagan, from Humble Hands Harvest, about summer lettuce production. Seeds or transplants? Timing...
Microbial inoculants: when are they worth using?
Natalie Hoidal interviewed Lori Hoagland, from Purdue University, about microbial stimulants, such as arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. This was a topic we touched on in t...
Pre-season Pumpkin Tips
Ben Werling interviewed Brad Bergefurd, from Ohio State University, and Nathan Johanning, from University of Illinois, about pre-season pumpkin tips. Both Brad and Nat...
Water for Urban Farms
"Water, water everywhere, nor any drop to drink". It can be hard to get reliable and affordable water for urban vegetable farms even when there is water infrastructure...