In this episode, Matt and Dan Rounsevel, the owner of Little Tree Tree Service in Boise, Idaho, talk about how to successfully prune your fruit trees. You will discover tips for encouraging fruit production and managing tree growth.

For example, did you know that fruit grows on horizontal branches, not vertical branches? What about harvesting, how does tree height impact your ability to collect fruit? Should you top your fruit tree? How old should a fruit tree be before you prune it? Listen to find out.

In this episode, Matt, who had a cold, speaks with Professor Liang Lu from the University of Idaho's Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology about how new supply chains may be able to help the agricultural industry in Idaho, Oregon, and beyond.

Put simply, could new, perhaps even commence-driven, supply chains make an agricultural business like farming or raising animals more profitable?

In this episode, Matt speaks with Steve Wagner, General Manager of Retail Sales, from Welp Hatchery in Iowa. Matt learns about the one-day-old poultry industry works, including how baby chicks make their way from hatcheries around the country to stores like D&B Supply in Idaho and Oregon.

Welp Hatchery hatches between five and six million chicks each year for the backyard poultry market.

In this episode, Matt first speaks with Jeff Clausen of Melba, Idaho, who recently sold his well-trained cow dog, Gurdy, for a record $30,000 at the Red Bluff stock dog sale. Jeff describes how he trained his $30,000 dog.

Next, Matt speaks with Dr. Brett Bauscher, DVM, of the Canyon Small Animal Hospital in Caldwell, Idaho, about pet health and nutrition.

In this episode, Matt speaks with Brigitta Gruenberg, Food Safety Modernization Act Program Manager for the Idaho Department of Agriculture and Chanel Tewalt, Chief of Operations at the Idaho Department of Agriculture, about the Produce Safety Rule and the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), including its impact on farms small and large.

FSMA is the United States' most significant change to federal food safety laws since 1938. FSMA takes a proactive approach to preventing foodborne illness. It was signed into United States federal law on January 4, 2011. The law is being rolled out slowly so that farmers would have time to implement it.

Specifically, Matt and his guests about a portion of the FSMA called the Produce Safety Rule that sets standards for growing, harvesting, packing, and holding of produce for human consumption.

Although the final version of the Produce Safety Rule went into effect January 26, 2016, the first large-scale compliance date for large farms began on January 26, 2018. Produce inspections will begin in 2019.

As winter temperatures fall, you need to keep yourself and your livestock warm in winter months. In this episode, Matt speaks with Jennifer Eversole, a D&B Supply floor supervisor at the Twin Falls store. Jennifer discusses options for keeping your animals warm and making sure their water supply doesn't freeze. Then Matt speaks with Gordon Stewart about space heaters that will help keep you warm in the winter.

Drones are in use in hundreds of industries, including in agriculture. Ranchers and farmers can get geographic information systems (GIS) about fields, ranges, or even manure piles. In this episode, Matt speaks with Brock Lipple, the GIS Director for Empire Unmanned, and Gary Smith, who manages business development for Empire Unmanned. You'll learn how drone technology may help your farm or ranch.

In this episode, Matt talks with D&B Supply's Rebel Mills about winter work wear. What should you wear to stay warm? What about high-visibility work wear? What makes sense? What is safe? And what about water resistance workwear? What is the difference between waterproof and water-resistant workwear? Why would you select one or the other? Matt and Rebel give you tips.

In this episode, Matt speaks with D&B Supply Vice President, Joe Masar, about the first year of the D&B Supply show, including learning about how Matt came to be the host of the show.

There is a sense in which this show was the result of a little serendipity, as both Matt and the folks at D&B Supply were interested in launching a show.

- The Frost-free Hydrants, https://soundcloud.com/dbsupply/the-db-show-episode-23-frost-free-hydrants

- American Cricket Farming, https://soundcloud.com/dbsupply/the-db-show-episode-12-american-cricket-farming

In this episode, Matt speaks with Iris Mayes, project director at Cultivating Success Idaho, about a small farm class meant to help small farms set goals and find success.

"Starting your Sustainable Small Farm" is the course in question. It is aimed at beginning farmers and can help those agricultural businesses turn a profit on the road to success.

Visit the Cultivating Success website at http://www.cultivatingsuccess.org/.