Tilth Talk Radio

Topic: Corn Shrink

Spotlight: Wisconsin Cranberry Growers Show Support For The Brewers

Ag History Minute: Bob Uecker

Cool Beans/That’s Corny: 60% of US Corn, 79% Of Soybeans Harvested/USDA Reveals Cause Of Skewed September Yield Estimates

Field Good Friday: Rhode Island Man Grew First Pumpkin To Surpass 3000 Lbs

Topic: How A Mild Winter Could Impact Next Years Cropping

Spotlight: BASF Ridivex Corn Herbicide Gets EPA Approval

Ag History Minute: History Of IPM

Cool Beans/That’s Corny: 1 Million Available For On-Farm Research In Wisconsin Nitrogen Optimization Pilot Program/Hurricane Isaias Destroys 95% Of Florida Panhandle Cotton Crop

Field Good Friday: Buy Local Buy Wisconsin Connects The Dots For The States Food Supply Chain

Topic: Seed Company Updates

Spotlight: New Satellite And AI Tools Aim To Help Growers Optimize Nitrogen

Ag History Minute: History Of Hoegemeyer Seeds

Cool Beans/That’s Corny: China Buyers Snap Up More U.S. Soybeans/Wisconsin Mild Winter Could Fuel Tick, Mosquito Populations

Field Good Friday: Wisconsin Friends Rally Around Al Timm’s Fight

Topic: 5 Ways To Save Diesel

Spotlight: Missouri Corn CEO Says Federal Dyed Diesel Waivers Provide Some Relief For Farmers

Ag History Minute: Red Dye Diesel

Cool Beans/That’s Corny: Asian Long Horned Tick Vaccine Makes It’s Debut/US Farm Debt Is At A Record

Field Good Friday: Dairyman Tops World Forage Analysis Superbowl

Topic: Adjusting pH With Lime

Spotlight: FBN And Google Build AI Context Engine For Farms

Ag History Minute: World Dairy Expo Time Capsule

Cool Beans/That’s Corny: Meet First U.S. Farmer To Plant His Entire Crop Autonomously/Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) Confirmed In Wisconsin Cattle

Field Good Friday: 30 Foot Wisconsin Christmas Tree From Silent Night Evergreens Tagged For White House

Topic: Notes From The Field – Wheat, Aerial Seeded Rye, SCN

Spotlight: UW Madison Researchers Explore Whether Solar Farms Can Boost Agriculture

Ag History Minute: The Four Founders Of World Dairy Expo

Cool Beans/That’s Corny: Back To The Future – Would 1980’s Dairy Farmers Even Recognize Today’s Industry/California Farmers Struggling To Sell Grapes As Demand For Wine Drops

Field Good Friday: Pepper Jack Cheese Gets It’s Own Day Of Recognition

Topic: Corn Stalk Strength Going Into Fall

Spotlight: CHS To Build Soy Processing Facility In Southern Wisconsin

Ag History Minute: The “Happy Accident” Of 1847, Reid’s Yellow Dent Corn

Cool Beans/That’s Corny: Rep. Hinson Pushes For Greater Domestic Fertilizer Production/57% of US Corn and 58% of US Soybeans Good To Excellent

Field Good Friday: Deere Bringing Back 375 Employees Ahead Of Planting Season

Topic: Relay Cropping And Diversifying The Rotation

Spotlight: Genetic Goldmine Hidden In Corn DNA

Ag History Minute: 25th Anniversary Of 9/11

Cool Beans/That’s Corny: Wisconsin Farmer Optimistic About Forage Production Despite Drought/Record Diesel Prices Threaten Farm Margins

Field Good Friday: Pivot Bio Pledges $1000 Grants To Build The Next Generation Of Farmers

Music is a little loud at the beginning, sorry. Commissioner Derek takes Doug, Bill, Matt and Todd through the Fantasy Corn League plots.

Topic: Matt, Todd and Bill talk alfalfa and other forages with UW Division Of Extension Crops and Soils Agent Kevin Jarek.

Topic: Notes From The Field – Disease And Hybrid Rye

Spotlight: Case IH Expands Nutri-Tiller Lineup With 16 Row Strip-Till System

Ag History Minute: History Of Wisconsin State Fair

Cool Beans/That’s Corny: Scientists Discover How To Make Plants Absorb Nitrogen/Fertilizer Prices Could Stay High Through 2028

Field Good Friday: Henning Cheese Of Kiel Claims Grand Master Cheesemaker Crown At Fair

Topic: Notes From The Field – Japanese Beetles And Late Season Insects

Spotlight: Aspirin Shows Promise Addressing No-Till Plant Stress

Ag History Minute: Don “Nellie” Nelson

Cool Beans That’s Corny: Where Is The Best Corn In The Country Right Now/Floating Farm Folds For Now

Field Good Friday: Illinois State Fair Sets Milestones

Topic: Evaluating This Years Crop To Make Decisions For Next Year

Spotlight: CRISPR Powered Sterile Flies Could Help Eradicate New World Screwworm

Ag History Minute: Fritz Haber

Cool Beans/That’s Corny: New Soil Health Institute Study Shows Soil Health And Conservation Are Improving Forage Production/Corn Condition Slips Again This Week In USDA Reports

Field Good Friday: Pagels Ponderosa’s Bootcamp Brings Next Generation Of Ag Closer To The Farm

Topic: Notes From The Field: Fungicide On Corn, Leafhoppers, Waterhemp

Spotlight: Corteva Launches New Soybean Herbicide For 2027 Growing Season

Cool Beans/That’s Corny: Wisconsin Cheese On Tour With American Idol Winner Hannah Harper/Midnight Flash Flood Threatened 100 County Fair Cattle

Field Good Friday: When Injury Strikes, AgrAbility Of Wisconsin Helps Farmers Keep Farming

Bill and Todd talk about loose tassel wrap, low insect populations, and disease projections.

Todd and Matt talk with fellow NAICC consultants Casey Carr (Michigan), Jason Fussy (Minnesota), Allen Hubers (Iowa) and James Todd (Texas) to hear how the 2026 season has been going.

Topic: Getting Your Cover Crop Seed For Fall

Spotlight: Pollinator Habitat Turns Unprofitable Acres Into An Asset

Ag History Minute: History Of July 4th Fireworks

Cool Beans/That’s Corny: China May Drop 10% Tariff On US Ag Goods Including Soybeans/Tar Spot Confirmed In 29 Nebraska Counties

Field Good Friday: How MVP Dairy Is Building Sustainability For The Next Generation

Topic: Post Spray On Beans When It’s Hot

Spotlight: DJI Introduces Two New Agricultural Drones

Ag History Minute: History Of Drones In Agriculture

Cool Beans/That’s Corny: Holstein Association USA Names Distinguished Junior Members/Wisconsin To Get 2 Million Eggs In Pact Over Alleged Price Fixing

Field Good Friday: There’s Beef About Beef At The World Cup

Topic: Hail Damage In Corn

Spotlight: Excessive Heat Forecast For Next Week

Ag History Minute: Summer Solstice

Cool Beans/That’s Corny: Farmers For Soil Health Launch 2026 Enrollment/Japanese Fair Trade Officials Raid 6 Ice Cream Companies

Field Good Friday: 68% Of Corn, 66% Of Soybeans Rated Good to Excellent

Topic: Todd and Matt talk with Bill Eberle, Account Manager with Novonessis, about fostering manure relationships between Dairy farms and Cash Grain Farms.