United We Ag: 50 States of Ag Derek Brazda

In this episode, we start off with the Assistant Commissioner of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, Sandy Stewart to discuss how the Tar Heel state is one of the most agriculturally diverse states in the entire nation.In part 2, I speak with Linwood Scott, owner and vice president of Scott Farms in North Carolina. While Scott Farms might be internationally known as a producer of sweet potatoes, in this segment we learn all about how to grow tobacco.

Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson drops by to tell us about the surprisingly diverse agricultural landscape of Mississippi and touches on everything from catfish to world renowned watermelons.In part 2, Andy Prosser, operations manager for Simmons Catfish gives us the rundown on anything and everything you need to know to raise farm fresh catfish.

In this episode, we start off with a visit with the current Director of Agriculture for the Nebraska Department of Ag, Steve Wellman to learn about the current state of farming in NE.Later on, we discuss everything from irrigation, commercial vs seed corn growing and pigs with Lukas Fricke from Ulysses, NE.

In today's episode of United We Ag, I sit down with Russell Tolander, the managing director for the Dallas based firm Capital Alliance Corporation. Russ and I discuss a little about what makes the ag technology sector such a hot place for venture capital right now before jumping into a webinar put together by Oaklins that highlights the current state of ag investing from all over the world. A global team of investment bankers give us short snapshots from different regions as well as different...

In this episode of United We Ag, I visit with Joshua Hooson, founder of Bonsai-En and host of the Modern Bonsai podcast. Josh walks us through the intricate details that go into practicing bonsai and how he incorporates different modern horticulture principles into the ancient form of art. Joining me in studio is my brother, Jim, who has been practicing bonsai with Nebraska native trees for the past year. Jim, Josh and I cover everything from how to properly grow a bonsai tree, what resources...

Taken from a livestream webinar from the Metos Knows series, this episode brings back Dr Cale Bigelow from Purdue University to talk about some strategies around irrigation and fertility management to keep your turf grass green all throughout the season. Additionally, we are joined by Gottfried Pessl, Founder and CEO of Pessl Instruments. Pessl is an Austrian based IoT company that creates monitoring devices specifically for turf management. Gottfried talks a little about what tools that METO...