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Evaluating the 2023 corn and soybean crop in Minnesota and the Midwest: Record or Not?

In this episode, CropCast hosts Dave Nicolai and Seth Naeve visited with Mark Bernard, independent crop consultant and Tom Hoverstad, Researcher at the Southern Resear...

Dr. Megan McCaghey: Complex solutions for complex crop diseases.

This week, Megan McCaghey joins hosts David Nicolai and Seth Naeve on Minnesota CropCast.  Dr. McCaghey focuses her work on soilborne fungi affecting important Minneso...

An Update from the MN Extension Soybean Entomology Program: Dr Robert Koch is improving insect management for Minnesota’s soybean growers

Dr. Robert Koch is best known for leading the U of MN’s soybean entomology program.  Bob has been forced to react to changes in Minnesota’s insect, weather and economi...

Plant Breeding for Tomorrow: Dr Kevin Smith is improving multiple crops for Minnesota’s future

Dr. Kevin Smith is best known for leading the University of Minnesota Barley Breeding program. Kevin has been forced to react to changes in plant diseases, economic ch...

Jake Jungers talks Kernza and new agricultural systems for Minnesota.

Dr. Jake Jungers is one of the newest and brightest faculty in the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics at the University of Minnesota.  He is passionate about ta...

Soybeans in the Badger State: A Discussion with Dr. Shawn Conley

Whether you know him as Dr. Conley, @BadgerBean, or CoolBean Conley, every discussion with Shawn is a memorable one, and today’s MN CropCast is no different.  In Episo...

Water management for Minnesota producers: A discussion with Vasudha Sharma Irrigation Specialist at the University of Minnesota

Vasudha Sharma, Irrigation Specialist at the University of Minnesota was a guest for the University of Minnesota Extension CropCast podcast. Vasu discusses and highlig...

Seth Naeve: Promoting Minnesota Soybeans Abroad

This week’s special guest is also co-host, Soybean Agronomist Dr. Seth Naeve.  Seth talks about why he traveled to Indonesia last week and what makes Indonesia relevan...

Dr. Aaron Lorenz: Leading the University of Minnesota Soybean Breeding program in the 21st century

The Minnesota CropCast podcast has as its guest today, Dr Arron Lorenz, Professor in Soybean Breeding and Genetics at the University of Minnesota.  Dr. Lorenz, who gre...

Tom Hoverstad: A Career in Weed Research at the Waseca Research and Outreach Center, what's new and what has changed

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....

Sugar beet Update: 2023 Planting and Weed control in Minnesota

This week’s University of Minnesota Extension “Minnesota CropCast” has as its first guest:  Dr. Tom Peters, Extension Sugar beet Weed Specialist for the University of ...

Early season weed management, May 2023

Dave Nicholai gives an update on planting progress with Seth Naeve and discusses weed management tactics early in the season with Dr. Debalin Sarangi. Weeds such as wa...

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