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Corn Tar spot Disease: A 2024 Minnesota Fall Update with Dr. Dean Malvick

In this week’s CropCast, Seth Naeve and David Nicolai welcomed Dr. Dean Malvick, University of Minnesota Extension plant pathologist for corn and soybeans. Dean discus...

Curt Burns: Soybean harvest report from the field

Curt Burns, a farmer and independent crop consultant from South Central Minnesota joins Dave and Seth for a chat about the 2024 crop and soybean harvest.  Curt farms i...

Sugarbeet Harvest and Weed Control Update

This week’s University of Minnesota Extension "Minnesota CropCast” host Dave Nicolai has as his guest Dr. Tom Peters, Extension Sugarbeet weed specialist for the Unive...

Ed Usset: Grain Marketing is Simple (it's just not easy)

Ed Usset, Grain Marketing Economist Center for Farm Financial Management, University of Minnesota was the guest for episode 39 of Minnesota CropCast. Since 2001, Ed ha...

A Comprehensive Review and Recommendations for Soybean Aphid Management in 2024 from Dr. Robert Koch, University of Minnesota Extension Entomologist

This week’s University of Minnesota Extension Minnesota CropCast has as its guest Dr. Robert Koch, an Extension Entomologist in the Department of Entomology at the Uni...

Roger Becker - A Weed scientist of another flavor

This week’s University of Minnesota Extension Minnesota CropCast has as its guest Dr. Roger Becker, an Extension Weed Scientist in the Department of Agronomy and Plant...

Kenneth Blumenfeld - Spring of 2024: Is this Normal Minnesota Weather?

This week’s University of Minnesota Extension Minnesota CropCast has as its guest Dr. Kenneth Blumenfeld, Senior Climatologist, Minnesota State Climate Office. Kenny p...

Dealing with Early Season Weather Concerns for the 2024 Corn and Soybean Crops

In episode 35 Dave Nicolai and Seth Naeve chat with Dr. Jeff Coulter, University of Minnesota Extension Corn Agronomist about early season precipitation, soil crusting...

Announcing two premiere field crop programs for 2024

This week’s CropCast from University of Minnesota Extension has as its guests, Liz Stahl, Extension educator - crops, and Dr. Bob Koch, Extension soybean entomologist ...

Tom Hoverstad – Minnesota April Planting and Weather Update

This week’s University of Minnesota Extension Minnesota CropCast has as its guest Tom Hoverstad, Researcher at the Southern Research and Outreach Center, Waseca, MN. T...

An In-depth Discussion about Successful Minnesota Corn and Soybean Planting in 2024

In episode #32 Dave Nicolai and Seth Naeve chat with Dr. Jeff Coulter, University of Minnesota Extension Corn Agronomist about planting the 2024 corn crop in Minnesota...

Mitch Hunter and the U of MN Forever Green Initiative

In episode #31 Dave Nicolai and Seth Naeve chat with Mitch Hunter, Associate Director of the Forever Green Initiative at the University of Minnesota and Adjunct Assist...

U of M Agronomy Alum Update: Matt Pfarr

In episode #30 David Nicolai and Seth Naeve chat with Matt Pfarr.  Matt is a Field Solutions Manager for Lallemand Plant Care and a graduate of the Applied Plant Scien...

“Where is Winter in Minnesota?” with Dennis Todey, Director of the UDSA Midwest Climate Hub

In episode #29 Dave Nicolai and Seth Naeve chat with Dennis Todey, Director of the USDA Midwest Climate Hub in Ames, Iowa. In this podcast Dennis discussed and reviewe...

Small Grains Molecular Geneticist and Department Head Dr. Gary Muehlbauer

In episode #28 David Nicolai and Seth Naeve chat with Gary Muehlbauer, head of the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics at the University of Minnesota.  Although ...

Breeding Wheat and Much More with Dr. James Anderson

In episode #27 of Minnesota CropCast, David Nicolai and Seth Naeve sit down with Jim Anderson from the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics at the University of M...

Tom Slunecka, Working for Minnesota Farmers

In episode #26 of Minnesota Crop Cast, David Nicolai and Seth Naeve sit down for a chat with Tom Slunecka, Chief Executive Officer of the Minnesota Soybean Research & ...

Corn Breeding and Genetics with Rex Bernardo

David Nicolai and Seth Naeve were fortunate to have an opportunity to chat with Dr Rex Bernardo early in the new year.  Dr Rex Bernardo is Professor and Endowed Chair ...

Identity Preserved Soybean Production and Export: Craig Tomera from Grain Millers and Aaron Lorenz, University of Minnesota

More than 90% of soybeans produced in the US and globally are first processed into soybean meal for animal feed and oil for human consumption and for industrial uses. ...

Soybean processing for oil: A discussion with Gordon Denny

It is easy to deliver soybeans to a local elevator, receive a check, and not put another thought into where those soybeans go.  But, the demand for those soybeans is w...

Evaluating the 2023 University of Minnesota Corn and Soybean Varietal Trials

In this episode, CropCast hosts Dave Nicolai and Seth Naeve visit with Tom Hoverstad, Researcher at the Southern Research and Outreach Center, Waseca, MN. Tom is one o...

Maize Translational Genomics (that’s corn genes for you and me) with Dr. Candy Hirsch

In this week’s CropCast, David Nicolai and Seth Naeve welcome Dr. Candice (Candy) Hirsch.  Dr. Hirsch is a Corn Geneticist in the Department of Agronomy and Plant Gene...

University of Minnesota Soybean Research Center: Graduate Student Spotlight

In this special cross-over episode, CropCast hosts Dave Nicolai and Seth Naeve visit with three talented graduate students who work on Soybean Research Center related ...

Dr. Kelsey Anderson Onofre: Kansas Wheat, Fusarium Head Blight, and the US Scab Initiative

In today’s CropCast, Seth Naeve welcomes, Dr. Kelsey Andersen Onofre, an Assistant Professor and Wheat and Forage Extension Specialist in the Department of Plant Patho...

University of Minnesota Nitrogen Research and Extension led by Dr. Fabian Fernandez

In this episode, CropCast hosts Dave Nicolai and Seth Naeve visits with Dr. Fabian Fernandez, Professor at the University of Minnesota Department of Soil, Water and Cl...

Corn and Soybean Variety Selection for 2024 with Drs. Jeff Coulter and Dean Malvick

In this week’s MN CropCast, Seth Naeve and David Nicolai welcomed University of Minnesota Extension Specialists; Dr. Jeff Coulter and Dr. Dean Malvick. Coulter is an E...

Northwestern Minnesota fall field crop harvest update from Dr. Tom Peters and Zach Fore:

In this week’s CropCast, Seth Naeve and David Nicolai welcomed veteran agronomists, Dr. Tom Peters and Zach Fore. Dr. Tom Peters is a sugarbeet agronomist specializing...

Corn and soybean update from Jay Zielske and Jared Goplen

In today’s CropCast, Seth Naeve and David Nicolai welcome veteran regional agronomists, Jay Zielske and Jared Goplen.  Jay works for Corteva in south central Minnesota...

Dr. Craig Sheaffer Part 2: Forage and Agronomy Education at the University of Minnesota

Dr. Craig Sheaffer has been on the faculty in the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics since 1977, where he has been teaching and conducting research. Dr. Sheaffe...

Dr. Craig Sheaffer Part 1: Forage Research at the University of Minnesota

Dr. Craig Sheaffer has been on the faculty in the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics since 1977.  Dr. Sheaffer’s research has focused on forage production and h...

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