Eric Beiler (New York), Marlin Eash (Indiana), Corby Groen (Washington/Wisconsin) and Chris Hoffner (North Carolina) give an overview of their farming year. They share the positives and negatives, ask questions of each other and give some goals they’re working towards next year.

Thanks to Eric, Marlin, Corby and Chris for their time in 2021!

We’ll have part 2 with Ann, Melissa, Jolynn and Abbie in December.

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Mary Hostetler and her husband, Bert, run Sweetwater Farm in Sugarcreek, OH. Mary joins us to share how the farm market got started, their growing practices and how the customers shape their business.

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Ryan Koory, Vice President of Economics at Mercaris, and Rob Wallbridge, Agronomist with SureSource Commodities, join to give the latest updates from the organic marketplace and the field.

Topics discussed:

Outlook for organic corn market

2021 Harvest progress

Ripple effects of fertilizer shortages

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Regional updates from the farm by:

Ann Miller (Fredericksburg, OH)

Melissa Weyland (Neenah, WI)

Jolynn McClelland (Petaluma, CA)

Abbie Corse (Whitingham, VT)

We will feature these four women in ag every other month to give updates from their farms.

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Mel Lapp is from Elizabethville, PA and raises organic chickens and crops on his farm. He joins us to talk about how he got his start in the organic poultry business and what he has learned over the years on how to produce high quality eggs.

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Ryan Koory, Vice President of Economics with Mercaris and (new this month!) Rob Wallbridge, Agronomist with SureSource Commodities, join to give the latest updates from the organic marketplace and a crop report.

Topics discussed:

Department of Commerce report on Indian imports

Effects to organic grain prices

Organic crop update and yield outlook

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Regional updates from the farm by:

Marlin Eash (Shipshewana, IN)

Chris Hoffner (Mount Ulla, NC)

Eric Beiler (Croghan, NY)

Corby Groen (Lyndon, WA)

These four farmers will join us every other month to give on-farm updates from their regions.

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Robin Brekken of Crookston, MN has just about perfected growing organic hay in the Red River Valley of Minnesota. And now he’s deciding to try something else. Robin joins us to tell his story of getting into organic, the challenges along the way and changing goals in life.

This episode is sponsored by Byron Seeds.

Ryan Koory, Director of Economics with Mercaris, joins to give the latest updates from the organic marketplace.

Topics Discussed:

Yield predictions for organic grains

Organic grain imports

Organic grain prices

Sponsored by Byron Seeds and Mercaris

Regional updates from the farm by:

Ann Miller (Fredericksburg, OH)

Abbie Corse (Whitingham, VT)

Jolynn McClelland (Petaluma, CA)

We were unable to connect with Melissa Weyland this month.

We will feature these four women in ag every other month to give updates from their farms.

Sponsored by Byron Seeds and SoilBiotics