On-Farm Trials Podcast with the PNW Farmers' Network

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On-Farm Trials Podcast with the PNW Farmers' Network

Here on the On-Farm Trials Podcast, host Carol McFarland dives into the different trials that come with farming systems innovation in the inland Pacific Northwest, speaking with professionals all across the region about how they get things done.

  1. Stories from the Field, Ep. 7

    25 DE NOV. · BÔNUS

    Stories from the Field, Ep. 7

    In this bonus episode ‘Stories from the Field’ we hear thoughts on the what, how, and why, around building soil health and cropping systems innovation in grain production systems of the inland Pacific Northwest. Listen to these highlights from interviews with Soil Health Producer of the year 2023 Clay Hutchens of Hutchens Family Farms in Dayton, WA, one of the original founders of the Pacific Northwest Direct Seed Association Mark Sheffles of the Sheffles Company outside of Wilbur, WA, and Aaron Esser of WSU Extension and Howard Nelson retired career agronomist and land owner in Lincoln county, about the challenges and rewards working hard to grow food, and steward land, in their communities.

    1h3min
  2. Howard Nelson and Aaron Esser

    30 DE OUT.

    Howard Nelson and Aaron Esser

    In this episode we hear from WSU Extension Specialist Aaron Esser, and land-owner cooperator Howard Nelson of Creston, WA. In this interview on the WSU Wilke Research Farm in Davenport, WA our guests discuss liming trials along with soil pH as it relates to maintaining soil health. We also hear about a long history of collaboration from work on winter peas, to decision-making for the advisory committee for the Wilke Farm.

    1h20min

  3. 11 DE OUT.

    On Farm Trials ft. Clay Hutchens

    In this episode of the On-Farm Trials podcast we hear from Clay Hutchens of Hutchens Family Farms outside of Dayton, Washington. Join the conversation to hear from Clay as the Washington Soil Health Initiative’s Soil Health Producer of the Year for 2023, what soil health means to him and his perspective on the imperative of a safe and abundant food supply. He shares his thoughts on soil acidification and his experience collaborating with the Columbia County Conservation District to ameliorate soil acidification with lime, and his experience as an early adopter of precision nutrient management technology - don’t miss his description of adapting his early computers to the tractor cab!

    1h25min
  4. On Farm Trials ft. Mark Sheffels

    17 DE SET.

    On Farm Trials ft. Mark Sheffels

    Join this conversation about On-Farm Trials with recently-retired farmer, Mark Sheffles, outside of Wilbur, Washington. Mark describes his trials with winter peas, the Weed-it spot sprayer, and his history with direct seeding.

    1h1min
  5. Stories From the Field: Ep. 6

    3 DE SET. · BÔNUS

    Stories From the Field: Ep. 6

    In this bonus episode, "Stories from the Field", we hear thoughts on the what, how, and why,around building soil health and cropping systems innovation in grain production systems of the inland Pacific Northwest. Listen to these highlights from interviews with Uhlorn Family Farms team, Tom Conklin, and Douglas Poole about the challenges and rewards working hard to grow food, and steward land in their communities.

    38min
  6. On Farm Trials ft. Ron Jirava and Bill Schillinger et al.

    16 DE AGO.

    On Farm Trials ft. Ron Jirava and Bill Schillinger et al.

    This episode of On-Farm Trials comes to you from the Rosanoff Homestead outside of Ritzville, WA where we hear from Ron Jirava and the WSU research team Dr. Bill Schilinger, Dr. Tim Paulitz, Dr. Jeremy Hansen, Dr. Surendra Singh, and Bruce Sower about their work together on the longest running Dryland On-Farm Trial collaboration in Washington State. Their conversation covers an array of the work that has come from this trial around alternative cropping systems, the soil microbiome, pathogens, tillage equipment, and residue management and how they all of these management strategies interact with soil moisture in a dryland environment. We also hear about future directions for the research to come, building on past work and exploring new ideas, including even more focus on soil health!

    1h24min
  7. On Farm Trials fr. Uhlorn Family Farms

    30 DE JUL.

    On Farm Trials fr. Uhlorn Family Farms

    Join the conversation on Uhlorn Family Farms outside of Cottonwood, ID with Darrel and Brentley Uhlorn and Dave Dahlsrud. In this interview they describe their trials with cropping system innovations, alternative crops, weed management, integrating cattle, and using compost teas, extracts, biostimulants, and foliar fertilizers at production scale.

    1h9min
  8. On Farm Trials ft. Douglas Poole

    16 DE JUL.

    On Farm Trials ft. Douglas Poole

    This episode of the On-Farm Trials podcast features an interview with farmer Douglas Poole in Mansfield, Washington as he describes how his trials are intended to work with the ecological systems on his farm. Douglas shares his experiences from collaring cows to harnessing soil microbes, planting alternative crops, hosting landlord parties to talk cover cropping and soil health, a decades-long legacy of biosolids, and creating/conserving sage grouse habitat on the farm.

    1h20min
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Here on the On-Farm Trials Podcast, host Carol McFarland dives into the different trials that come with farming systems innovation in the inland Pacific Northwest, speaking with professionals all across the region about how they get things done.

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