EZ AG Podcast

Every field has a few things working against its yield potential. Some are out of your control, like weather, drought and heat. Others come down to management decisions that can make or break your crop.

In this episode of the EZ Ag Podcast, Matt Long breaks down the yield thieves lurking in your fields and what you can do to keep them at bay. Using the five principles of the Max Yield System, he walks through early planning, hybrid portfolios, high-yield planting, post-planting management and harvest evaluation.

You can't control every factor in the field, but you can control how you prepare, manage and respond. Learn how to make better decisions, protect yield potential and improve profitability over time.

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What if maximizing yield doesn’t always mean spending more? In this episode of the EZ Ag Podcast, Matt breaks down how one grower saved $40,000 by using soil testing, smarter fertility recommendations, and the Max Yield System.

From matching the right hybrid to the right field to knowing when to push, protect, or pull back, Matt explains how seed, fertility, biologicals, and crop protection can work together as one system. The goal isn’t just higher yield. It’s making better decisions that maximize ROI on every acre.

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More inputs don’t automatically mean more yield. The real opportunity comes from knowing what your crop, soil, and environment are giving you and building a plan that can adjust with the season.

In this episode of the EZ Ag Podcast, Matt Long breaks down why the Max Yield System is about maximizing opportunity, not maximizing inputs. From hybrid selection and planting decisions to in-season management and soil fertility, Matt discusses how planning ahead gives growers a baseline to push when opportunity is there, protect the yield they’ve built, or pull back when conditions change.

Tune in to learn how a systems-based approach can help you make better decisions for every acre, in every kind of year.

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When Mother Nature throws challenges your way, maximizing yield isn’t always about pushing for more bushels. It’s about making the best decisions with the opportunities you have. In this episode, Matt Long discusses why focusing on the variables you can control is a key part of the Max Yield System and how growers can evaluate when additional investments make sense and when they don’t. From scouting and protecting remaining yield potential to evaluating hybrids, management decisions, soil health, and ROI, Matt shares how the lessons from a difficult growing season can help shape a stronger plan for the year ahead. Tune in to learn why the 2027 crop starts now and how better observations today can lead to better decisions tomorrow.

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When it comes to maximizing yield, it's not just about how many nutrients are in the field—it's about having those nutrients available when the crop needs them most. In this episode, Matt Long discusses the relationship between nutrient demand and nutrient availability, why timing matters, and how growers can build a season-long fertility strategy that supports yield from emergence through grain fill. From preserving applied nutrients to utilizing foliar nutrition and biologicals, Matt shares practical insights on keeping crops fed during critical growth stages. Tune in to learn how aligning nutrient availability with crop demand can help unlock more of your yield potential.

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In this episode of the EZAg Podcast, Matt wraps up the Top 5 Factors to Produce a Top Crop by diving into post planting management. From evaluating stand consistency at V4–V6 to using bushels per 1,000 plants to guide decisions, this episode breaks down how to know when to push a crop and when to pull back. Learn how protecting and investing in the right acres can maximize your ROI and finish the season strong.

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Seed quality is one of the biggest drivers of yield, yet it’s something you can’t see when you open the bag. In this episode, we break down what actually defines seed quality and why it matters once that seed hits the ground.

From warm germ to cold germ, and how different field conditions expose risk, we walk through how seed quality impacts stand establishment, consistency, and ultimately bushels at harvest. We also get into how placing the right hybrid in the right field can reduce risk and improve performance across your farm.

If you’re serious about building a better crop, this is a piece you can’t afford to overlook.

Have questions about your seed plan or want help matching the right hybrids to your fields? Give Matt a call at 620-214-3414 or visit redbarnenterprises.com to get started.

Tune in to the EZ Ag Podcast to keep building your Max Yield System and grow your yield, grow your legacy, grow strong.

In this episode of the EZAg Podcast, Matt Long kicks off a three-part series on the Top 5 Factors to producing a top crop by breaking down the first two: soil conditions at planting and seed placement.

Matt walks through what to evaluate before the planter ever hits the field, focusing on soil temperature and moisture, and how those conditions directly impact germination and early plant development. He explains why planting into the right conditions is one of the few factors you can truly control and how getting it wrong can create problems you spend the rest of the season trying to fix.

You’ll also hear how proper seed placement influences uniform emergence and plant development, from consistent depth to even spacing within the row. Matt shares practical insights on how small inconsistencies during the planter pass can lead to uneven competition, weaker root systems, and lost yield potential.

If you’ve ever rushed into planting or overlooked the basics, this episode will challenge you to slow down, focus on the fundamentals, and build a stronger foundation for your crop.

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In this episode of the EZAg Podcast, Matt Long continues the Max Yield System series by breaking down harvest evaluation and how it impacts every decision going into the next crop year.

Matt answers real questions submitted by growers, with Jackson Lewis stepping in to ask them on their behalf. Together, they walk through why harvest evaluation is more than just a final yield number and how evaluating crop health, stand counts, weed pressure, and field variability can uncover opportunities to improve performance.

You’ll hear how Axis Seed-Red Barn approaches field-by-field evaluation, why bushels per thousand should be paired with real plant counts, and how observations made in the combine can directly influence hybrid placement, fertility strategy, and crop protection plans. Matt also explains how small improvements year over year lead to stronger returns and a more consistent system.

If you’ve been relying on yield maps alone, this episode will challenge you to dig deeper and use harvest as a tool to build a better plan for next season.

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In this episode of the EZAg Podcast, Matt Long continues the Max Yield System series by breaking down the fertility plan and how it connects with the crop plan, seed plan, and crop protection plan to drive both yield and return on investment.

Matt answers real questions submitted by growers, with Jackson Lewis stepping in to ask them on their behalf. Together, they walk through how fertility decisions should be built around field history, soil test data, yield potential, and bushels per thousand goals instead of relying on blanket fertilizer programs across the farm.

You’ll hear how Axis Seed-Red Barn approaches fertility timing, why later season “top off” applications can help maximize yield potential, and how in-season scouting and field evaluations help determine when it makes sense to keep investing in a crop. Matt also explains how the Max Yield System helps growers plan ahead while still leaving room to make smart decisions as conditions change throughout the growing season.

If you’ve been wondering how fertility fits into the Max Yield System and how to align nutrients with real yield goals, this episode answers the questions growers are asking.

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