The Cutting Edge Podcast

UW-Madison Extension

The Cutting Edge: A Podcast in Search of New Crops For Wisconsin

  1. Aug 11

    Field Notes, Reflections on the Honeyberry Season with Phil Stowe of Walking Plants Orchard

    Phil Stowe of Walking Plants Orchard in Lake Osakis, MN, reflects on the 2026 honeyberry season.

    Field Notes, Reflections on the Honeyberry Season with Phil Stowe of Walking Plants Orchard

  2. Aug 10

    Episode #57: Winter Camelina Market and Research Updates

    An interview with Anna Teeter, Novel Oilseed Program Manager at Cargill, and Sam Bibby, Will Fulwider, and Anastasia Kurth from UW-Madison Extension.

    Episode #57: Winter Camelina Market and Research Updates

  3. Jul 29

    Field Notes: Reflections on the Honeyberry Season with Brett Amundson of Farm Lola

    Reflections on the 2026 honeyberry season with Brett Amundson, Farm Manager of Farm Lola in Wrenshall, Minnesota.

    Field Notes: Reflections on the Honeyberry Season with Brett Amundson of Farm Lola

  4. Jun 29

    Field Notes: Honeyberries with Mark Villers of Homestead 36 Farms, June 24

    A conversation with Mark Villers of Homestead 36 Farms in Door County, Wisconsin.

    Field Notes: Honeyberries with Mark Villers of Homestead 36 Farms, June 24

  5. Jun 29

    Episode #56: Saffron Production and Marketing

    A conversation with Margaret Skinner, Research Professor and Extension Entomologist, and Richard Bamford, Research Scientist, at the University of Vermont about growing and marketing saffron.

    Episode #56: Saffron Production and Marketing

  6. Jun 29

    Field Notes: Hops, June 24

    An update from Randy Urness of Fine Bine Farms about what he's seeing in his hop yard right now and doing for management.

    Field Notes: Hops, June 24

  7. Jun 5

    Field Notes: Honeyberry Bird Netting, May 29

    The first in a series of episodes on honeyberry production. Steffen Mirsky, UW Extension's Emerging Crops Outreach Program Coordinator, talks through the bird netting strategy at the UW cultivar trials. A video showing bird netting installation at the West Madison Ag Research Station: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eBaLESobdA Supply list: - 6 foot t-posts - T-post brackets - 1 x 4 inch common board - 3/4 inch panhead screws (for screwing t-post brackets to vertical sections of cross bars) - 1 1/4 inch exterior wood screws (for screwing together vertical and horizontal cross bar sections) - 14 inch heavy duty zip ties - Sisal twine - 1 inch diameter polyethylene tubing - Tubing couplers - Tubing end caps - C-grip netting clips

    Field Notes: Honeyberry Bird Netting, May 29

  8. May 27

    Field Notes: Hops, May 2026

    The first in a series of episodes on hops production with Randy Urness of Fine Bine Farms, a 5 acre hop yard near Rosholt, Wisconsin.

    Field Notes: Hops, May 2026
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The Cutting Edge: A Podcast in Search of New Crops For Wisconsin

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  • Creator
    UW-Madison Extension
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    65
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
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    The Cutting Edge Podcast

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