Regional updates from the farm by:
Ann Miller (Fredericksburg, OH)
Melissa Weyland (Neenah, WI)
Jolynn McClelland (Petaluma, CA)
Abbie Corse (Whitingham, VT)
We will feature these four women in ag every other month to give updates from their farms.
Sponsored by Byron Seeds and SoilBiotics
Mel Lapp is from Elizabethville, PA and raises organic chickens and crops on his farm. He joins us to talk about how he got his start in the organic poultry business and what he has learned over the years on how to produce high quality eggs.
This episode is sponsored by Byron Seeds
Ryan Koory, Vice President of Economics with Mercaris and (new this month!) Rob Wallbridge, Agronomist with SureSource Commodities, join to give the latest updates from the organic marketplace and a crop report.
Topics discussed:
Department of Commerce report on Indian imports
Effects to organic grain prices
Organic crop update and yield outlook
Sponsored by Byron Seeds and Mercaris
Regional updates from the farm by:
Marlin Eash (Shipshewana, IN)
Chris Hoffner (Mount Ulla, NC)
Eric Beiler (Croghan, NY)
Corby Groen (Lyndon, WA)
These four farmers will join us every other month to give on-farm updates from their regions.
Sponsored by Byron Seeds and SoilBiotics
Robin Brekken of Crookston, MN has just about perfected growing organic hay in the Red River Valley of Minnesota. And now he’s deciding to try something else. Robin joins us to tell his story of getting into organic, the challenges along the way and changing goals in life.
This episode is sponsored by Byron Seeds.
Ryan Koory, Director of Economics with Mercaris, joins to give the latest updates from the organic marketplace.
Topics Discussed:
Yield predictions for organic grains
Organic grain imports
Organic grain prices
Sponsored by Byron Seeds and Mercaris
Regional updates from the farm by:
Ann Miller (Fredericksburg, OH)
Abbie Corse (Whitingham, VT)
Jolynn McClelland (Petaluma, CA)
We were unable to connect with Melissa Weyland this month.
We will feature these four women in ag every other month to give updates from their farms.
Sponsored by Byron Seeds and SoilBiotics
We don’t have our usual conversation episode today because I wanted to release an episode to let people know what my co-host Mike’s wife, Martha and the whole Kline family are going through after a cancer diagnosis. I also want to share how people can help. A link to the GoFundMe is below and thank you to anyone who can help as well as all of those who added their well wishes.
https://gofund.me/3670bbe9
Megan Thomas, Economist with Mercaris, joins to give the latest updates from the organic marketplace.
Topics discussed:
Impact of drought throughout the country
Organic grain prices
Organic grain import report
Organic livestock inventories
Sponsored by Byron Seeds and Mercaris
Regional updates from the farm by:
Corby Groen (Lyndon, WA)
Chris Hoffner (Mount Ulla, NC)
Eric Beiler (Croghan, NY)
Marlin Eash (Shipshewana, IN)
These four farmers will join us every other month to give on-farm updates from their areas.
Sponsored by Byron Seeds and SoilBiotics
This is part two of our visit to Uncle Matt’s Organics in Clermont, FL.
Benny McLean is Matt & Ben’s father and got into the citrus business with his father. He talks to us about that history and some of the hardships and lessons learned along the way. He is the Head of Production with Uncle Matt’s.
Ben McLean, Head of Research at Uncle Matt’s, then brings us up to today on the agronomy behind growing citrus. He has taken those lessons learned from his father and grandfather to continue to improve the quality of fruit and potential disease resistance.
Uncle Matt’s is a story of perseverance and thank you to Matt, Benny and Ben for sharing.
This episode is brought to you by Byron Seeds.
Ryan Koory, Director of Economics at Mercaris, joins to give the latest updates from the organic marketplace.
Topics discussed:
Regional impacts of drought
Imports of organic grains
Organic grain prices
Sponsored by Byron Seeds and Mercaris
Regional Updates from the farm by:
Melissa Weyland (Neenah, WI)
Jolynn McClelland (Petaluma, CA)
Abbie Corse (Whitingham, VT)
Ann Miller (Fredericksburg, OH)
We will feature these four women in organic ag every other month to give updates from their farms.
Sponsored by Byron Seeds and SoilBiotics
Matt McLean is the founder and CEO of Uncle Matt’s Organic in Clermont, Florida. Matt joins us to talk about building a brand, dealing with adversity and the twists and turns the business has taken to get where it is today.
This episode is part 1 of 2. Next month we will have Ben and Benny McLean of Uncle Matt’s Organics to talk about the agronomic side of growing oranges.
This episode is sponsored by Byron Seeds.
Ryan Koory, Director of Economics at Mercaris, joins to give the latest updates from the organic marketplace.
Topics discussed:
Organic dairy report
Organic soybean shortage in United States
Organic grain prices
Sponsored by Byron Seeds and Mercaris
Regional updates from the farm by:
Chris Hoffner (Mount Ulla, NC)
Marlin Eash (Shipshewana, IN)
Corby Groen (Lyndon, WA)
Eric Beiler (Croghan, NY)
These four farmers will join us every other month to give on-farm updates from their areas.
Sponsored by Byron Seeds and SoilBiotics.
Hugh Kent, owner of King Grove Organic Farm in Eustis, FL, joins us to give the history of the farm, moving from citrus to blueberries and the Real Organic Project.
This episode is brought to you by Byron Seeds.
Ryan Koory, Director of Economics at Mercaris, joins to give the latest updates from the organic marketplace.
Topics discussed:
Drought conditions setting in
Organic Livestock market update
Organic grain imports and pricing impacts
Sponsored by Mercaris and Byron Seeds
Regional Updates from the farm by:
Ann Miller (Fredericksburg, OH)
Jolynn McClelland (Petaluma, CA)
Abbie Corse (Whitingham, VT)
Melissa Weyland (Neenah, WI)
We will feature these four women in organic ag every other month to give updates from their farms.
Sponsored by Byron Seeds and SoilBiotics
Marcus Yoder, Executive Director at the Amish and Mennonite Heritage Center in Ohio, joins us to walk through the 2000 years of history that have led to the Anabaptists in America today.
This history follows the cyclorama mural called Behalt, which is housed at the Amish and Mennonite Heritage Center. A quick video tour can be found on our YouTube page.
This episode is brought to you by Byron Seeds.
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