Podcasts about Horticulture

Tourism Minister Stuart Nash is looking at ways to get more students into seasonal jobs, including shifting the university year by six weeks. Jesse speaks to a fruit grower about the proposal.

Mark Gebhards provides an update on the Senate's passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and next steps for the bill along with details of the Call to Action for Atrazine. Terry Swails, long-time TV meteorologist in the Quad Cities talks recent rain patterns that kept going to the same areas. Early morning markets and weather.

Countdown to the Illinois State Fair with State Fair Manager Rebecca Clark, Illinois Director of Agriculture Jerry Costello and Deputy Ag Director Kristi Jones.

An update from Illinois Farm Bureau's Executive Director of Governmental Affairs & Commodities, Mark Gebhards. We then talk job, inflation, housing and other economic factors with Illinois Farm Bureau's Mike Doherty. Wrap up the show with a market conversation with Comm Stock Investment's Joe Camp.

DeLoss Jahnke talks markets with Logan Kimmel, Roach Ag. Meaty Monday features Jake Williams, Harvester Meat Company in Canton, IL. They process not only beef and pork, but elk and bison. Weather with the National Weather Service in Paducah, Kentucky.

August 6, 2022 - Texas Lawn And Garden Hour by Neil Sperry's GARDENS

August 7, 2022 - 8AM WBAP by Neil Sperry's GARDENS

August 7, 2022 - 9AM WBAP by Neil Sperry's GARDENS

Long summer days, high temperatures and maximum sunlight are the hall marks of a good summer (lets hope for a little rain though!). The Summer of 2022 is eagerly awaited by all the keen gardens up and down the UK as herbaceous borders, roses, veg gardens and meadows are awash with new plantings, flower and a general sense of abundance that only Summer can bring. Whereas Spring is a steady ramping of growth the Summer is a time for 'peak  plant' followed by the mellow and relaxed waning into Autumn - so slap on that sun scream, stick on your favourite summer hat and get out and enjoy all the hard work you've undertaken in your garden!We're all so much more aware of the benefits of growing your own fruit and vegetables these days, and if you're a Head Gardener on an estate with a large kitchen garden, it's happy days during August. Saul and Lucy both love growing food for their employers, so what have they been harvesting over the past few days? Hear tales of courgettes, French beans, salads and agretti (plus, don't forget the fruit!). August is also a key month to start off hardier crops to yield during the cooler months, so Lucy urges you to utilise your glasshouse to the max this autumn and winter. In essence, get sowing!Twitter links:Saul @GardeningSaulLucy @HeadGardenerLCIntro and Outro music from https://filmmusic.io"Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Support the showSupport the show

Best of RFD Radio Network programming for the week of August 1 - 5, 2022.

Welcome to another episode of Mid-South Gardening featuring Vador Vance and Kenneth Mabry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

August 6, 2022 - 1PM KLIF by Neil Sperry's GARDENS

August 6, 2022 - 2PM KLIF by Neil Sperry's GARDENS

Last week, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research held a hearing to examine the USDA Hemp Production Program. The subcommittee heard from a panel of producers, researchers, tribal members, and state ag commissioners that gave an overview of the hemp industry and offered insight toward the 2023 Farm Bill. Noting the absence of representatives from USDA and FDA, ranking member Jim Baird from Indiana said, “I do believe it is a missed opportunity that we don't hear from the federal agencies tasked with implementing provisions on hemp today.” On this week's podcast, we will listen to highlights from the hearing, including testimony from Colorado Ag Commissioner Kate Greenberg, who offers five recommendations for how Congress can provide support to federal agencies to allow for greater flexibility and improve state-run hemp programs. First on her list is removal of DEA requirements for testing labs. “Our state-of-the-art laboratory began the process of obtaining DEA certification in 2019. However, as of this hearing we still await their approval,” Greenberg said. All panel experts expressed the need for clarification from the FDA concerning the regulation and use of CBD. Also on this week's show, we check in with Lancaster County hemp farmer and cover crop coach Steve Groff, who this week used a sickle bar mower to cut 5 acres of hemp on his farm in Holtwood, Pennsylvania. Groff's hemp was direct-seeded in 15-inch rows, roughly 50 pounds per acre, into a cover crop of black oats and hairy vetch on May 18. The crop reached a height of 12 feet in 75 days and had not started to flower before being cut. He will rake the cut hemp into narrow swaths and turn it a few times, allowing the stalks to ret before baling with a New Holland wet baler. Lancaster Farming also talks to Morris Beegle, organizer of the fourth annual Southern Hemp Expo, taking place in Nashville Aug. 18-20. Learn More: Watch the Congressional Hearing https://www.lancasterfarming.com/farming/industrial_hemp/an-examination-of-the-usda-hemp-production-program/video_24fe545c-14d8-11ed-8f65-b7c948bba48f.html Watch Steve Groff Cutting Fiber at Cedar Meadow Farm https://www.lancasterfarming.com/community/videos/cutting-hemp-fiber-at-cedar-meadow-farm/video_b16f1980-14ce-11ed-acf3-fbdebeb1cdb1.html Southern Hemp Expo, Nashville, Tennessee, August 18-20, 2022 https://www.southernhempexpo.com/ Kings Agriseed's Field Day, August 16-17, 2022 https://kingsagriseeds.com/ Penn State's Twilight Hemp Walk August 16, 2022 https://extension.psu.edu/hemp-research-field-walk Thanks to our Sponsors All Walks Hemp Bedding https://allwalkspet.com/ IND HEMP https://www.indhemp.com/

Bill Bodine Illinois Farm Bureau Director of Business & Regulatory Affairs as IFB follows the potential impact of ICC filings last week by utility companies and what impacted landowners need to know. Rita reports from Clear View Farms in Macoupin County farm with Molly Rosentreter about her experience on the IFB Market study tour to the EU and her leadership and service. IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson talks about the need for Officials for events.

From Clear View Farms in Macoupin County farm with Molly and Maddie Rosentreter as they talk about leadership, service, and family. Plus, a conversation from the chicken coop.

DeLoss Jahnke talks markets with Dan Bowman, ADM. Later we talk the economy with Illinois Farm Bureau's Mike Doherty. Head into the weekend with a weather forecast from Terry Swails.

This week, our guests Celia & Kelly discuss sweetener in tea—from the ones you add before you sip to those already built into your favourite blends.For a complete transcript of this episode visit davidstea.comTo shop our website and discover your next favourite tea click hereAbout the guests: Celia Aceae & Kelly MillerCelia Aceae Celia's obsession with tea began as soon as she could sip. Motivated by her love of plants (and insatiable curiosity), Celia studied conservation and natural resource compliance at Lethbridge College in Alberta. She went on to obtain a Red Seal in horticulture from the Niagara Parks School of Horticulture, and currently works as a Tea, Herb & Sustainability Specialist at DAVIDsTEA. But we're not done yet! Celia has also completed an additional bachelor's degree of Science in Horticulture, basically proving that her love of tea and plants is no passing fancy. With an encyclopedic knowledge of plants and their various impacts on individuals as well as the planet, Celia has committed most of her time to the proliferation of tea and plant knowledge. As a trained Tea Sommelier, she brings joy to those around her by sharing a cup of tea with anyone and everyone, at any time. Fun fact: she lived in Japan for three months studying matcha production and the Japanese tea ceremony, so quiz her, she loves it!Kelly MillerKelly Miller has been tea obsessed for nearly a decade. What is the source of her obsession, you ask? It all started when Kelly visited a DAVIDsTEA store for the first time to buy a gift for a friend. Intrigued by our Birthday Cake tea, she gave it a quick sip. And just like that Kelly, the tea sommelier, was born. THAC (Tea and Herbal Association of Canada) Certified, Kelly currently works as the Research & Development Lead at the DAVIDsTEA headquarters. Her generous and exploratory nature makes her an indispensable member of the team as she continuously pushes for new flavour innovations. Since her first introduction to the world of tea, she has tried over 10,000 teas AND her personal collection exceeds 1,500 unique teas and blends! 

Kelly Estes gives a monthly Illinois Pest Survey Update.Rodney Knittel covers the Illinois Farm Bureau funding of Corn Belt Ports.Western Showdown – a competition of 12 County Fair Livestock Champions.Kevin Daugherty gives an IAITC update

On Wednesday's show we learn about the Diverse Corn Belt Project. We also get an update from Tasha Bunting, who serves as Illinois Farm Bureau Associate Director of Commodity & Livestock Programs. We hear the latest on the Illinois Ag Leadership Foundation's Class of 2023. We finish the show discussing the nomination process for the Certified Crop Adviser awards with Illinois Farm Bureau Bureau Environmental Program Manager Raelynn Parmely.

Tuesday's show features coverage of the the first ever Sweet Corn Appreciation Day in Illinois that was held Monday in Savanna. We get a CropWatcher report from Josh Sullivan in Christian County and we finish the show talking weather with DTN agriculture meteorologist John Baranick.

ETHAN KAUFFMAN BIOEthan Kauffman developed his love of the natural world exploring the hills in southeastern Pennsylvania. He cultivated his horticultural perspective over two decades of gardening in the deep south, including working at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden and then as director of Moore Farms Botanical Garden, where he led the transition from a private pleasure garden to a public botanical garden. Drawing on influences from both regions, he currently serves as the first director of Stoneleigh: a natural garden, a 42-acre former estate located in Villanova, PA, which opened to the public in 2018. At Stoneleigh, he enjoys creating a garden experience that inspires others to garden for beauty, biodiversity, and the health of our planet.To learn more about Ethan, visit the show notes on The Plantastic Podcast.THE PLANTASTIC PODCASTThe Plantastic Podcast is a monthly podcast created by Dr. Jared Barnes.  He's been gardening since he was five years old and now is an award-winning professor of horticulture at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, TX.  To say hi and find the show notes, visit theplantasticpodcast.com.You can learn more about how Dr. Jared cultivates plants, minds, and life at meristemhorticulture.com.  He also shares thoughts and cutting-edge plant research each week in his newsletter PlantEd, and you can sign up at meristemhorticulture.com/subscribe.  Until next time, #keepgrowing!

July 30, 2022 - Texas Lawn And Garden Hour by Neil Sperry's GARDENS

Monday's show features an update on the Illinois Farm Bureau resolutions process with IFB Vice President Brian Duncan. We also chat with Steve Warrick and Randy Aberle, who chair the Agricultural, Production and National Issues and Natural Resources subcommittees. We learn about a Western Illinois University Employer Town Hall event in the Quad Cities this week. We finish the show previewing a new market week with Comstock Investment's Joe Camp.

Historic Columbia's Boyd Foundation Horticultural Center, located on the grounds of the Hampton-Preston Mansion & Gardens on Blanding Street opened this year. Its greenhouse allows the historic site to serve as a hub for horticultural research and plant propagation, alongside ongoing interpretation, and programming. The greenhouse and gatehouse constructions are based on historic structures that once stood on the property. And, the greenhouse facility serves as a space to interpret the role that an extensive workforce of gardeners and horticulturists – Black, white, enslaved, and free – have played in shaping this site for over 200 years.John Sherrer, Director of Cultural Resources for Historic Columbia, and Keith Mearns, Director of Grounds, talk with Walter Edgar about planning and building the Horticultural Center and about the ways it enriches the mansion's grounds.

July 31, 2022 - 9AM WBAP by Neil Sperry's GARDENS

July 31, 2022 - 8AM WBAP by Neil Sperry's GARDENS

Could wood fibre technology be a game changer for our horticulture industry and help reduce carbon emissions? Locally grown fruit, vegetables and plants are all generally grown in compost or potting mix which contains peat. Peat is a highly sought after ingredient which boosts production, retains nutrients and holds water but it is imported, and mining of it has been banned recently in the UK and Ireland because of the high levels of carbon emitted in the process. A Matamata company, Daltons, which supplies growing media such as potting mix, has just imported the first wood fibre processing machine which will use wood chips from pinus radiatus trees to reduce its reliance on peat. Susie Ferguson speaks with Scott Bromwich from Dalton's and Dr Brian Jackson from the University of North Carolina, has been researching alternatives to peat for nearly 20 years.

Thank you for listeing to another episode of Mid-South Gardening!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

July 30, 2022 - 1PM KLIF by Neil Sperry's GARDENS

Long summer days, high temperatures and maximum sunlight are the hall marks of a good summer (lets hope for a little rain though!). The Summer of 2022 is eagerly awaited by all the keen gardens up and down the UK as herbaceous borders, roses, veg gardens and meadows are awash with new plantings, flower and a general sense of abundance that only Summer can bring. Whereas Spring is a steady ramping of growth the Summer is a time for 'peak  plant' followed by the mellow and relaxed waning into Autumn - so slap on that sun scream, stick on your favourite summer hat and get out and enjoy all the hard work you've undertaken in your garden!Whilst May might have been unseasonally rainy for many UK gardeners, June and July have proved characteristically dry, especially for Lucy in Essex. This prompted the Head Gardener duo to assess their lawns, and ponder what the future might hold for them. Should we just accept that summer droughts equate to brown turf, or are there other planting or management options that will give us the desired green growth between our bare summer toes? Listen in to their thoughts as Lucy and Saul discuss ryegrass, Bermuda grass, and a re-think of brown grass.Twitter links:Saul @GardeningSaulLucy @HeadGardenerLCIntro and Outro music from https://filmmusic.io"Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Support the showSupport the show

July 30, 2022 - 2PM KLIF by Neil Sperry's GARDENS

Hosts Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick connect with Andrew Bunting (Vice President of Horticulture) from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Topics include the formation of the PHS, the wonderful work and programs they offer, How they incorporate native plants into urban gardens as well as the internationally renowned Philadelphia Flower Show, what the future holds for the PHS, and how you can get involved. Music by Egocentric Plastic Men. Have a question or a comment?  Call (215) 346-6189. Want links from this podcast?  Visit www.nativeplantshealthyplanet.com Buy a T-shirt, spread the message, and do some good.  Visit https://native-plants-healthy-planet-2.creator-spring.com/

Friday's show features regular contributor to the program, Illinois Farm Bureau Executive Director of Governmental Affairs and Commodities Mark Gebhards. We get an update from State Director for USDA Rural Development in Illinois--Betsy Dirksen Londrigan. The final segment is with former Illinois Department of Agriculture Director Chuck Hartke, who has authored a book highlighting his career.

In this week's episode, Rachel is joined by Matthew Nelson. Matthew is the founder of BMV Farm which is an urban farm that produces microgreens located in Las Vegas Nevada. Matthew was a Logistic Professional for the United States Marine Corps before beginning his journey as a plant-medicine entrepreneur.The conversation begins with Matthew sharing how his relationship with plants began and how the cannabis plant was his first big teacher in growing healthy plants. He shares what his favorite microgreens are and some of the health benefits they hold.Their conversations cover organic vs. conventional and how supporting local farmers is the best way to connect more deeply with your food. You can also learn how to order one of Matthew's DIY kits to your front door today.You can connect with Matthew through the following links:IG: @bmvfarmWebsite: www.bmvfarm.comEmail: bmvfarm702@gmail.comVisit him and his plants at these Farmer's Markets in the Las Vegas area:Summerlin Farmer's Market Sundays from 8:00 am -2:00 pmHenderson Farmer's Market Tuesdays from 8:00 am - 2:00 pmMatthew's Book:“Another P.0.G. Story” Today's Sponsors: Forij Granola: Start your day with mental focus and natural energy from whole food ingredients & anti-inflammatory functional mushrooms. Enjoy the handcrafted mouth-watering flavors that leverage spice for flavor rather than sugar. Feel the difference with 100% real ingredients & anti-inflammatory mushroom extracts that provide real energy & focus benefits. Eat guilt-free knowing this is the lowest sugar granola on the market. Visit forij.co and enter liveraw15 for 15% off.Rachel would love to hear what you enjoyed most about this conversation. Let her know through the following:IG: @liveyourrawlifeF: Live Your RAW Life Y: Live Your RAW LifeE: liveyourrawlife@gmail.comWeb: www.liveyourrawlife.comIf you'd like to support this podcast you can do so through:Patreon link:https://www.patreon.com/liveyourrawlifeIf something resonated with you from this week's episode please subscribe to the show and leave a review while you are there. Every time a review or rating is received it opens up the platform that allows the show to reach a wider range of listeners. Your support is greatly appreciated.

Thursday's show features a conversation with Dr. Sarah Low. She is the new head of the Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois. We also talk energy market stuff with GROWMARK's Scott Wilson. We finish the show with an update from the Illinois Corn Growers Association.

Wednesday's show features a conversation with Illinois Farm Business Farm Management's Brad Zwilling. He highlights his latest piece on the FarmDocDaily website dealing with working capital. We get an update from the chairman of the Illinois Specialty Growers Association Randy Graham. We talk Premier Chapter Excellence Day and Master Showmanship Contest with Illinois Farm Bureau Youth & Collegiate Program Coordinators Mary Klopfenstein and Vanessa Wright. We finish the show discussing corn root worm with Syngenta rep Tim O'Brien.

Tuesday's show features a conversation with Eric Wuthrich at Farmers Grain in Roseville. He also serves as 1st vice president of the Grain and Feed Association of Illinois. We get a CropWatcher report from Daniel Herriott of Champaign County. We check in with Darin Copeland at Prairie Farms Dairy. And Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford talks heavy rain impacting southern Illinois.

Monday's show includes an update from State Conservationist Ivan Dozier, a regular contributor to the program. We also talk crop insurance with Tom Haag, who serves as first vice president of the National Corn Growers Association. He addressed the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management last week in Washington. We finish the show previewing a new market week with Joe Camp from Comstock Investments.

July 23, 2022 - Texas Lawn And Garden Hour by Neil Sperry's GARDENS

July 24, 2022 - 8AM WBAP by Neil Sperry's GARDENS