Agronomists Happy Hour

Jason and Kyle spend happy hour with Mike Ostlie, extension agronomists for the NDSU Carington Research Extension Center (CREC). We talk about his agronomy position at CREC and then about Ostlie Acres. 

Jason and Kyle talk about the highlights from Agronomy On Ice on Devils Lake. Lots of people, food, and fun had on the ice this past week! 

A new ND brewery (to the podcast): Atypical Brewery & Barrel works is discussed during the brew section (51:00). 

Jason and Kyle talk with Ben Munson of FarmQA. A little bit about Ben, FarmQA, how they've gotten here, and where they are headed in the future. If you are a consultant or a farmer who keeps records for their operations, you'll want to listen in!

Get a hold of Ben Munson or anyone at FarmQA the following ways:

www.farmQA.com

Ben Munson: @benjaminbmunson (Twitter)

Jason and Kyle invite Ryan Taylor and Greg Dahl on for happy hour!  Discussion centers around Agronomy On Ice,  some on Scandinavian foods, and of course lots of laughs. 

Jason and Kyle have happy hour with Joe Ikley, NDSU's state extension weed scientist. They dive a little into his agronomy upbringing, what its like to be an east coaster living in ND, and why he's singing the Palmer Amaranth Blues....

Cliff Notes: 

6:00 - Start of Interview with Joe Ikley
1:00 - Brew Talk

Jason and Kyle finish their conversation on adjuvants and wrap up with drift/deposition agents and water conditioners. 

Chapter Notes: 

6:00 - Start of Topic

8:00 - Drift and Deposition Agents

27:30 - Water Conditioning Agents

59:00 - Brew Talk

Jason and Kyle talk through adjuvants and their use with crop protection products. Part 1 gives an overview of adjuvants sold in the agriculture market and dives into the classes of utility adjuvants, Surfactants, Oils, and topic starter on Drift/Deposition agents. 

Cliff Notes: 

5:35 - Start of Topic
10:20 - Utility Adjuvants
22:20 - Surfactants
29:08 - Oils
40:30 - Drift/Deposition Agents
45:25 - Brew Talk

Jason and Kyle spend this happy hour dipping their toes into the rather large world of biologicals. 

Show Cliff Notes: 

8:50 - Start of Topic
11:45 - Biologicals in general
21:50 - Contans
26:55 - Soygreen
34:00 - Nitrogen Additives
46:30 - Brew Talk

Jason and Kyle reflect on the past week's meetings held. 

Cliff Notes: 

2:35 - Central Dakota Ag Day
5:55 - NDSU Communications Workshop
15:00 - DIRT Workshop
27:00 - Prairie Grains Conference
34:10 - Upcoming Meetings
44:00 - Brew Talk

Jason and Kyle continue their discussion on the topic of complaint handling by sharing stories.
Topics Include:
Neighbor Dispute about drift, accidental overload of dicamba, crop oil phytotoxicity, glyphosate injury to round-up tolerant corn, group 14 contaminated glyphosate applied to canola, and wheat with white heads.

Brew Talk starts at 53:30