Minnesota Crop News

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with fellow educators Jared Goplen and Dave Nicolai to talk about crop and weather conditions across Minnesota and how this unusually cold spring might affect crop management decisions. We also talk about some of the upcoming University of Minnesota Extension summer educational opportunities. The second season of the Strategic Farming: Field Notes program will launch May 11 with a 2022 outlook. Field Notes is a weekly discussion-based program covering time relevant crop production topics. Register here and join us: https://z.umn.edu/FN2022. Enjoy!Strategic Farming: Field Notes program information: https://z.umn.edu/strategic-farming Strategic Farming: Field Notes registration: https://z.umn.edu/FN2022 Crop events calendar: https://z.umn.edu/UMcropeventsListen to the podcastThere are many articles related to what we've discussed on the Crop News blog linked below. Minnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. Enjoy!For more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Jeff Coulter, Extension Corn Systems Agronomist. The unseasonable cold weather has got people wondering when will spring arrive? We discuss a variety of topics related to the cold spring and corn planting. Enjoy!Link to our corn planting webpage: https://extension.umn.edu/corn/corn-planting.Listen to the podcastThere are many articles related to what we've discussed on the Crop News blog linked below. Minnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. Enjoy!For more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Jeff Strock, a professor and soil scientist with the Department of Soil Water and Climate at the University of Minnesota. Jeff is stationed at the Southwest Research and Outreach Center in Lamberton Minnesota and his research has largely been focused on the intersect of nutrient management and agricultural drainage. We sit down with Jeff and chat about what he has been working on.Listen to the podcastThere are many articles related to what we've discussed on the Crop News blog linked below. Minnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. Enjoy!For more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Seth Naeve, Extension Soybean Agronomist with the University of Minnesota. We ask Seth the question that is on many people's minds: Where did all the bushels come from? We talk about the 2021 growing season and its influence on soybean production, as well as things to think about as we plan for next season.Listen to the podcastThere are many articles related to what we've discussed on the Crop News blog linked below. Minnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. Enjoy!For more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Lisa Behnken, a recently retired but still active crops educator with the University of Minnesota. Lisa was the first woman to serve as an Extension educator in the state of Minnesota and helped to shape the future for women in agronomy. She has been a mentor for many men and women involved in agriculture and has played an integral role in developing many careers. Lisa has a long history of making important contributions to agronomy and agriculture in Minnesota and in this episode, we discuss some of what she has done. Enjoy!Listen to the podcastThere are many articles related to what we've discussed on the Crop News blog linked below. Minnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. Enjoy!For more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Jeff Vetsch and Tom Hoverstad, scientists at the Southern Research and Outreach Center in Waseca, MN. We learn about the weather data they collect at Southern Research and Outreach Center and reflect on this year's observations and crop production and discuss what might be in store for next season. Enjoy!There are many articles related to what we've discussed on the Crop News blog linked below. Minnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupListen to the podcastThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. Enjoy!For more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with fellow crops educator Dave Nicolai. We spend time talking about abnormally dry and warm year and what that might mean for crop management and harvest. There are many articles related to what we've discussed on the Crop News blog linked below. Minnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupListen to the podcastThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. Enjoy!For more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Jochum Wiersma, University of Minnesota Extension small grain specialist, and Jared Goplen, Crops educator with a focus on small grains and forages. We spend time talking about small grain production across the state of Minnesota. Enjoy!Learn more about the ins and outs of small grain production at upcoming summer field days: https://z.umn.edu/SGfielddaysListen to the podcastRead about current issues in the Minnesota Crop News blog: Minnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. For more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Anna Cates, University of Minnesota Extension Specialist in Soil Health with the Minnesota Office of Soil Health (MOSH). We visit with Anna about soil health, and have a discussion about soil organic matter and its role in crop production. Enjoy!MOSH website: https://www.wrc.umn.edu/moshListen to the podcastRead about current issues in the Minnesota Crop News blog: Minnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. For more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Jeff Coulter, Extension Corn Systems Agronomist. The warmer weather and snow melting has us thinking spring, so we decided to talk about things to consider as we near corn planting. We discuss a variety of topics related to planting corn. Enjoy!Link to our corn planting webpage: https://extension.umn.edu/corn/corn-plantingListen to the podcastRead about current issues in the Minnesota Crop News blog:Minnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. For more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Fabian Fernandez and Dan Kaiser, Extension Nutrient Management Specialists from the U of MN Department of Soil, Water, and Climate on St. Paul Campus, and Jeff Vetsch, nutrient management researcher at the Southern Research and Outreach Center. We talk about some recent observations with respect to nitrogen management. In particular, we discuss factors affecting the variability of corn nitrogen fertility needs from farm to farm and from year to year. Enjoy! Blog post on Nitrogen Management: https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2020/12/flexible-nitrogen-management-know-your.htmlListen to the podcastRead about current issues in the Minnesota Crop News blog:Minnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. For more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Seth Naeve, Extension Soybean Agronomist, and Dean Malvick, Extension Plant Pathologist, to discuss soybean variety selection. We cover herbicide resistance traits, sources of information for selecting varieties, yield trends, strategies for selecting varieties, and the importance of host plant resistance for managing diseases of soybeans. Enjoy!Listen to the podcastRead about current issues in the Minnesota Crop News blog:Minnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. For more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson recorded a podcast all about phosphorus and potassium fertility. We recruited Dan Kaiser, Extension nutrient management specialist, and Jeff Vetsch, Researcher at the University of Minnesota Southern Research and Outreach Center for this discussion. We run the gamut of topics related to P and K fertility: soil testing, soil test values, rates, placement, timing, crop safety, and fertility management strategies. Enjoy!Listen to the podcastTwo blog posts related to our discussion:https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2020/12/is-build-and-maintain-viable-strategy.htmlhttps://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2021/01/over-application-of-potash-containing.htmlNutrient management podcast on nutrient interactions:https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2020/12/nutrient-interactions-what-are-they-and.htmlRead about current issues in the Minnesota Crop News blog:Minnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. For more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Tom Hoverstad, Researcher with the University of Minnesota Southern Research and Outreach Center. We learn about the history of the University of Minnesota corn hybrid testing program and chat about corn management, planting conditions, and hybrid selection. Enjoy!Hybrid trial results: https://www.maes.umn.edu/publications/field-crop-trials/corn Corn management website: https://extension.umn.edu/corn/growing-cornListen to the podcastRead about current issues in the Minnesota Crop News blog:Minnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. For more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Debalin Sarangi, University of Minnesota Extension Weed Scientist with the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics. We learn a little about Debalin’s background in weed science, talk about current issues in weed management, and visit about where he sees weed management headed as we move into the future. You also have the opportunity to help him with a new research project (see link below). Enjoy!Weed seed sampling project article/request: https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2020/09/herbicide-resistant-weed-screening.html Listen to the podcastRead about current issues in the Minnesota Crop News blog:Minnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. For more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson visit with Jeff Coulter, Extension Corn Systems Agronomist. We talk a little bit about things to consider as we enter corn harvest season. Topics covered include phantom yield loss, stalk and grain quality, grain moisture and dry down, compaction, and yield monitor calibration. Enjoy!Link to recent article: https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2020/09/prepare-for-corn-harvest.htmlListen to the podcastRead about current issues in the Minnesota Crop News blog:Minnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. For more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson visit with Charlie Rohwer, Research Scientist in Horticulture at the Southern Research and Outreach Center. We discuss processing crops in Minnesota and some of the other horticulture projects Charlie is working on at the Southern Research and Outreach Center. The horticulture research projects include: a processing pea variety trial, nitrogen management in sweet corn, bacterial leaf streak in sweet corn, a NCIS hail loss project, hop breeding, carrot production, broccoli, and hot peppers. Enjoy!Link to the horticulture page: https://sroc.cfans.umn.edu/research/horticultural-scienceListen to the podcastRead about current issues in the Minnesota Crop News blog:Minnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. For more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson visit with Dave Nicolai, Crops Extension Educator. We discuss 2020 crop conditions and cropping issues to date, and then we talk about some of the changes to in-person educational events that traditionally take place throughout the summer months. Enjoy!Listen to the podcastRead about current issues in the Minnesota Crop News blog:Minnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. For more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson “sat down” to record a three-segment podcast on managing prevent plant and prevent harvest acres from the 2019 season. In the first segment, we visit with Liz Stahl, Crops Extension Educator from southwest Minnesota and Jared Goplen, Crops Extension Educator from west-central Minnesota. Their part of the state was most impacted by the prevent plant conditions in 2019, and we discuss the 2019 situation and management considerations for the 2020 crop season.At about minute 24 in the recording, we switch over to a discussion on 2019 prevent harvest of sugarbeets in northwestern Minnesota. For this discussion we rely on Lindsay Pease, Extension Specialist in Nutrient and Water Management located at the NW Research and Outreach Center. At minute 36 we switch over to visit with Dan Kaiser, Nutrient Management Specialist, in order to discuss nutrient management issues related to prevent plant situations. Enjoy!Listen to the podcastThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. To connect with additional prevent plant resources, visitSpring management of prevent plant acres: https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2020/04/spring-management-of-prevent-plant-acres.htmlTo credit or not credit nitrogen following fallow fields: https://blog-crop-news.extension.umn.edu/2020/04/to-credit-or-not-to-credit-nitrogen.htmlFor a chance to read about various crop management topics, please see ourMinnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupFor more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Paul McDivitt, University of Minnesota Extension Communications Specialist with the nutrient management team. In this podcast about podcasts and Extension communications we visit with Paul and get his take on modern Extension communications and education. Please note this podcast was recorded prior to our COVID-19 shutdown and travel restrictions.Listen to the podcastThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. To connect with additional nutrient management resources, visit Nutrient management podcast: http://z.umn.edu/NMvideos Nutrient management playlist on Crops YouTube channel: http://z.umn.edu/NMpodcastFor a chance to read about various crop management topics, please see ourMinnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupFor more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

The show must go on! In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson “sit down” with Seth Naeve, University of Minnesota Extension soybean specialist. We visit with Seth about the upcoming soybean symposium, “How Resilient is Our Global Food System?” and we discuss topics to be covered and some of the details on how the meeting format has changed from an in-person meeting to a virtual interactive meeting accessed through the internet. Enjoy!The interactive symposium will be available over the internet utilizing Zoom and will take place this Thursday, March 26. Any device that can get you on the internet should be able to give you access to this event.To register for the symposium and see all of the details: z.umn.edu/soybeansymposiumListen to the podcastThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. For a chance to read about various crop management topics, please see ourMinnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupFor more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Anna Cates, University of Minnesota Extension specialist in soil health with the Minnesota Office of Soil Health (MOSH). MOSH is a new partnership including the following: Board of Water and Soil Resources; Water Resource Center; Department of Soil, Water, and Climate; and UMN Extension. We visit with Anna and talk about soil health, her background and some of her upcoming research and outreach work related to soil health. Enjoy!MOSH website: https://www.wrc.umn.edu/moshListen to the podcastThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. For a chance to read about various crop management topics, please see ourMinnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupFor more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Lindsay Pease, University of Minnesota Extension specialist in nutrient and water management at the Northwest Research and Outreach Center. We visit with Lindsay and talk about her background and some of her upcoming research and outreach work related to nutrient management, tile drainage, crop production, and cover crops. Enjoy!Listen to the podcastThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. For a chance to read about various crop management topics, please see ourMinnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupFor more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Tom Rothman, Director of Agriculture Stakeholder Outreach with the University of Minnesota Extension. Tom Rothman started the Minnesota Farm Network in 1983 and is a well-known farm broadcaster in Minnesota. In this podcast we learn about how Tom got his start in agriculture and how Extension, media and technology have changed over the years. Enjoy!Listen to the podcastThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. For a chance to read about various crop management topics, please see ourMinnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupFor more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Jochum Wiersma, University of Minnesota Extension Small Grain Specialist. Jochum was trained in plant breeding under Dr. Bob Busch and started with Extension as a small grains specialist in Crookston during the scab years of the early 1990’s. Jochum talks about the history of small grain production in the state of Minnesota and some of the often overlooked opportunities for small grain production. We talked about benefits from growing a small grain, yield potentials, and some of Jochum’s most recent work with hybrid rye and barley variety testing. Enjoy!We mentioned yield trial results available here: https://www.maes.umn.edu/publications/field-crop-trials/2019trials Opportunities to learn more about the ins and outs of small grain production at the winter meeting series: https://extension.umn.edu/courses-and-events/small-grains-update Listen to the podcastThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. For a chance to read about various crop management topics, please see ourMinnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupFor more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Tim Arlt, who has a long history with Extension serving in roles as Extension Agent, Extension Educator, Regional Educator, and Program Leader. We learn how Tim got his start working in the ag industry as a crop consultant and how a pesticide poisoning while scouting potatoes led him to a career with Extension. Tim talks about how Extension and agriculture have changed over his long and bountiful career with Extension in Minnesota. We both had the pleasure of working with Tim and wish him well in his retirement. Enjoy!Listen to the podcastThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. For a chance to read about various crop management topics, please see ourMinnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupFor more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Dean Malvick, Extension plant pathologist with the Department of Plant Pathology, to learn a little about Dean’s background, his history with Extension and to discuss diseases of corn and soybean in Minnesota. In 2015, tar spot of corn was first identified in northern Indiana and Illinois. Since then we have watched tar spot spread across the corn producing region of the U.S. Most recently tar spot of corn was confirmed in Minnesota and in this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, we chat with Dean about this disease and its potential to affect Minnesota’s corn production. Enjoy!Listen to the podcastThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. For a chance to read about various crop management topics, please see ourMinnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupFor more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Dr. Michael Walsh, a Weed Scientist with the University of Sydney in Australia. A special thanks to goes out our colleagues at Iowa State for hosting Michael and facilitating this podcast. Michael was on-hand to talk about harvest weed seed control (HWSC) and to demonstrate combine setup for HWSC. In this podcast we spent some time talking about Australian Agriculture, herbicide resistance in weeds, and the need for alternative weed management tactics. We talked about use of chaff carts, chaff lining and tramlining, bale direct systems, and impact mills for weed management. Enjoy!Here is a link to Dr. Walsh’s slide presentation (no audio) from the HWSC workshop at Iowa State, courtesy of Meaghan Anderson, Field Agronomist with ISU Extension and Outreach: https://iastate.box.com/s/3jg6g13tissx50bpgoi5v4zq6b93arhv Here is a Link to Dr. Walsh’s website: https://sydney.edu.au/science/about/our-people/academic-staff/m-j-walsh.htmlListen to the podcastThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. For a chance to read about various crop management topics, please see ourMinnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupFor more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Jeff Gunsolus, Extension weed scientist with the Department of Agronomy and Plant Genetics, to learn a little about Jeff’s background, his history with Extension, and to discuss weed management in Minnesota. As Jeff nears retirement, we get a chance to reflect on how weed management and Extension education has changed over the years. We cover a wide variety of topics from atrazine and groundwater concerns, to bean bars and the Herbicide Mode of Action CD-ROM. We also get to learn about Jeff’s future plans as he enters retirement. Enjoy! Listen to the podcastThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. For a chance to read about various crop management topics, please see ourMinnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupFor more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Larry Oldham, Extension soil scientist with the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences with Mississippi State University Extension. Larry, a native of Kentucky, spent some time in Minnesota for graduate school working with potassium deficiency in ridge-till corn. In this installment, we get a chance to visit with Larry and learn about Mississippi agriculture. We discuss the Mississippi River watershed, crop rotations, soil characteristics, nutrient management, and more. Enjoy!Listen to the podcastThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. For a chance to read about various crop management topics, please see ourMinnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupFor more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Fabián Fernández, Extension nutrient management specialist with the Department of Soil Water and Climate, to learn a little about Fabián’s background and to discuss urea use in Minnesota. Did you know that urea has surpassed anhydrous ammonia as Minnesota’s primary nitrogen source for crop fertility? We discuss urea application timings, current climate trends and implications for urea use, and urea loss processes. It was an interesting discussion and by the end of the podcast you should better understand efficient and effective use of urea as a nitrogen source. Enjoy!As mentioned in the podcast this winter we will be having both a nitrogen management conference and a nutrient management conference this winter. The Nutrient Management Conference is scheduled for February 4th in Mankato, MN. For more details, visit: https://extension.umn.edu/courses-and-events/nutrient-management-conference.The Nitrogen Management Conference is scheduled for February 18th in Alexandria, MN. For more details, visit: https://extension.umn.edu/courses-and-events/nitrogen-conference.Nutrient Management Website: https://extension.umn.edu/crop-production#nutrient-management.Listen to the podcastThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. For a chance to read about various crop management topics, please see ourMinnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupFor more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Dan Kaiser, Extension nutrient management specialist with the Department of Soil Water and Climate, to learn about Dan and his role with Extension. We discuss nutrient management and best management practices (BMP’s) in Minnesota agriculture. What are BMP’s and how are they adjusted over time to adapt to changes in climate and agricultural production? We talk about these recent changes in agriculture and climate and BMP adaptations. About half way through the podcast we talk about newer technologies, the current economic conditions, and how farmers might adjust crop and nutrient management to “keep-it-simple” and maintain profitability. Enjoy!Nutrient Management Website: https://extension.umn.edu/crop-production#nutrient-management.Listen to the podcastThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. For a chance to read about various crop management topics, please see ourMinnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupFor more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Jill Sackett Eberhart, Board Conservationist with the Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR), to learn about Jill and her role with BWSR. We discuss conservation in Minnesota agriculture and comprehensive watershed planning to gain a better understanding of how conservation work has changed and how the process is working. Enjoy! Listen to the podcastThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. For a chance to read about various crop management topics, please see ourMinnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupFor more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension Educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Bruce Potter, Integrated Pest Management Specialist, to discuss crop and pest management in MN. In this episode we discuss IPM and how are people making crop and pest management decisions. Topics included in the discussion: White mold, soybean aphid biology and management, and soybean gall midge (a new and emerging pest of soybeans in MN). Enjoy!Follow Bruce on twitter: @SWMNpest Read his newsletter here: https://swroc.cfans.umn.edu/ag/pest-managementListen to the podcastThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes.  For a chance to read about various crop management topics, please see ourMinnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupFor more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops. 

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension Educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Liz Stahl, Crops Extension Educator, to discuss the extensive prevented plant acres in Southwestern MN. It seems “prevent plant” has gone from a rarely used term to a regular part of our lexicon in Minnesota. We discuss the extent of 2019 prevent plant acreage, weed control options, cover crop strategies, and benefits from cover cropping in prevent plant situations. Enjoy!Listen to the podcastThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes.  For a chance to read about various crop management topics, please see ourMinnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupFor more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops. 

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension Educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Seth Naeve, Soybean agronomist, to reflect on 2019 soybean planting. We talk about trend-line yields, later planting dates, soybean maturities, and realistic yield expectations. In addition, we discuss season specific observations: widespread IDC in West Central and Northern Minnesota, soybeans growing in wet/flooded soils, a lack of 2018 fall tillage that lead to more no-till and drilled soybeans, fungicides, and late season management decisions. Enjoy!Listen to the podcastThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes.  For a chance to read about various crop management topics, please see ourMinnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupFor more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops. 

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension Educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Lisa Behnken, Crops Extension Educator, to discuss the abnormal growing season. We relate observations from a challenging growing season to past experiences with weed and nutrient management, and spend a little time talking about our weed management research in Rochester, MN.Listen to the podcastThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes.  For a chance to read about various crop management topics, please see ourMinnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupFor more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production at http://z.umn.edu/crops.  Enjoy!

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Jeff Vetsch, Soil scientist at the Southern Research and Outreach Center, to chat about Minnesota agriculture and the current 2019 growing season. This week’s conversation includes a variety of topics related to the late start of the growing season with a focus on fertility concerns.Recent Minnesota Crop News blog posts that have focused on these topics can be found at: Minnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupListen to the podcastThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes.For more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production.

In this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension Educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Dave Nicolai, Crops Extension Educator, to chat about the delay in the planting season. We discuss calendar date, wet/cool conditions, stand assessments, nitrogen loss concerns, soybean RM’s and planting population, and decisions to be made with regards to the later than normal planting. As mentioned in the podcast, you can:Read our Minnesota Crop News blog: https://z.umn.edu/cropnewsSign up to receive the Minnesota Crop News: https://z.umn.edu/CropNewsSignupEnjoy! Listen to the podcastThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes. For more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production.

Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast#2: Corn planting and the cool, wet springIn this installment of the Gopher Coffee Shop podcast, Extension Educators Ryan Miller and Brad Carlson sit down with Dr. Jeff Coulter, Extension corn systems agronomist, to talk a little bit about the cool wet spring and its impact on corn planting and production. We discuss delayed corn planting, corn relative maturity, GDUs, corn growth and development, and tools for predicting corn growth based on historical climate data. Enjoy!Listen to the podcastThe Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast is available on Stitcher and iTunes.New podcasts will be posted approximately every two weeks.For more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production.

Gopher Coffee Shop Podcast#1 Launch of new crop production seriesUniversity of Minnesota Extension is launching a new podcast series for farmers called “The Gopher Coffee Shop.” The podcast is hosted by Extension Educators Brad Carlson and Ryan Miller, and will cover a wide range of topics related to crop production and related issues. The format of The Gopher Coffee Shop will be less formal and more conversational than many of the other U of M Extension podcast offerings, and will feature a wide range of guests from within and external to the University.Listen to the podcastThis podcast will be available on Stitcher and iTunes.For more information, visit University of Minnesota Extension Crop Production.