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MFA's agronomists review current crop conditions and discuss what's next in the growing season. Cameron leads the discussion over the variability from Kevin in the north, to Scott in the Central to Jesse in the Boothill & southeast. What's next? Listen now.

Made for Agriculture Podcast co-host Emily Beck interviews two experts in regenerative agriculture from the University of Missouri.

Kelly Wilson and Bethany Bedeker discuss 8 different programs that Missouri farmers and ranchers can participate in while earning some money for their farming practices. MFA livestock specialist Lane Groce discusses the benefits of rotational grazing to Missouri’s livestock and row crop farmers.

The last two weeks have brought a lot of moisture to a dry MFA territory. Made for Agriculture podcast co-hosts Adam and Cameron talk replants, weed control, cover crops & crop reports from around the territory with MFA Agronomists Scott Wilburn, Shannon McClintock, Kevin Moore & Jesse Surface. #cropprotection #rowcrop

Adam and Cameron discuss the early crop growing season in the MFA territory with Crop-Trak agronomists Shannon, Kevin, Jesse and Scott. They talk wheat, corn, soybeans, alfalfa and the pests who love them. Jesse talks a bit about cotton and rice in the Bootheel / Mid-south. The InSeason Crop-Trak report is a growing-season series within the Made For Agriculture podcast from MFA Incorporated, a farm supply and service cooperative serving farmers in Missouri and the surrounding states.

The Made for Agriculture podcast co-hosts Adam and Cameron discuss the start of the row crop growing season with Crop-Trak agronomists around the MFA territory. The team discusses planting & planning for corn, soybean, wheat, and alfalfa in Missouri, Southern Iowa, Eastern Kansas, the Boothill and northern Arkansas. They also do a quick Stripe Rust update.

This week's podcast outline is in the show notes here: https://www.todaysfarmermagazine.com/blog/2254-mfaapril12

Made for Agriculture co-hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine double down on their Agronomy backgrounds with a timely roundtable on rust and wheat. This episode is the first of this growing season’s series that we call “In Season Insights,” named after the weekly newsletter that only Crop-Trak Complete customers get. Once corn and soybeans are in the ground, this podcast will be every other week, sometimes every week, depending on just what these Crop-Track agronomists are seeing in the row crop fields across the MFA and Ag Choice territory.

Intro
50 seconds – Shannon talks about the wheat crop in Southeast Kansas.
1:40 – Stripe Rust is starting to show up already just south of the territory
2:45 – How Rust robs yield
3:30 – Weather conditions for rust is forecast over next weeks
5:20 – Scott Wilburn, central Missouri, talk about fungicides.
6:00 – systemics work well early, discussion on types of fungicides.
8:00 – How fast can Stripe Rust spread?
10:00 – Frost damage on advance wheat might be a concern.
10:30 – difference between Stripe Rust and other rusts?
12:00 – Frost damage a concern changes with growth stage of wheat.
14:00 – Rust in the north not an issue yet but very high near Stillwater, OK. Could be a problem if a high wind event occurs.

The regular In-season podcast Insights series will start Friday April .

Here is the video version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GDL_jeHrSA