Made For Agriculture

Made for Agriculture co-host Adam Jones and the agronomy team talk about crop conditions over the last two weeks. Agronomists Shannon McClintock, Jesse Surface, Scott Wilburn and Craig Russell compare early-season progress in the field as well as challenges to this year’s crops including replants and planting without crop protection applications.

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Made for Agriculture hosts Adam Jones and Cameron Horine start the In-Season crop report series with agronomists Shannon McClintock, Jesse Surface, Scott Wilburn and Craig Russell. They talk about early-season progress in the field as well as challenges to this year’s crops.

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Made for Agriculture host Adam Jones has two repeat guests on to talk about how they are using AI tools in everyday work in agronomy. Scott Wilburn and Shannon McClintock both work as agronomists helping farmers with soil fertility, weed management and pest control. They both use AI as tools daily from helping identifying pests to writing emails, and they share pros, cons and tips for daily use.

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Made for Agriculture host Adam Jones talks about both new and tried-and-true seed treatments for soybean, corn, wheat and cotton with Chad Smith and Clay Koenig, two industry experts with lots of experience in the field.

Smith is a Field Marketing & Tech specialist with Valent and Koenig is a seed care specialist with Syngenta. The three discuss new technology in seed treatments and the newest disease challenges to field crops in MFA territory and beyond.

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Made for Agriculture podcast hosts Adam and Cameron interview MFA Research Agronomist Garrett Imhoff and Director of Agronomy Services Doug Spaunhorst. The team talk about the 2024 results from MFA’s replicated product and process research trials and summarize what they learned. They also discuss the plans for the 2025 trials and future tests.


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Made for Agriculture Podcast Host Adam Jones interviews Brent Hall and Joel Wipperfurth of Truterra, and MFA's very own Landry Jones about MFA's new venture with Truterra. The new team of champions are helping farmers offset some costs, keep soil in place and even make money using cover crops and conservation tillage practices while growing their corn, soybean and wheat crops. Learn more at MFA-inc.com/carbon.

Guest host Allison Jenkins talks about the quickly approaching MFA Foundation scholarship deadline PLUS two new certificate programs available this year with guests Pam Hiller and Scott Morfeld. Learn about these exciting opportunities for students in MFA territory today. Apply at MFAfoundation.com or at mfa-inc.com/careers-education/higher-education.
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For episode #82 Made for Agriculture co-host Emily Beck interviews MU Extension's Wesley Tucker about succession planning. They cover what it is, the difference between equal and fair and how a family can preserve a family farm if that is the goal.

For Episode 81, Made for Agriculture Co-host Emily Beck speaks with MU’s Jeana Curtis, Kaylin Franscisco and Jibin Baby who also work with NRCS in a new outreach approach to working with farmers across Missouri utilizing the Research, Extension and Education Centers. They discuss new ways to participate in NRCS programs and ag education and information for producers.

This podcast is also available on social media and YouTube. Show notes and more information about this podcast are available here: https://mfa-inc.com/resources/made-for-agriculture-podcast

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For Episode 80, Co-hosts Adam and Cameron discuss the fertilizer markets and planning for plant foods on farms with MFA’s Jared Harding, Tyler Francis and Colin Kraft. They work with customers daily on improving crop fertility and their most-important agronomy decisions. The team discusses planning and evaluating and planning soil fertility for top crop production.