The Water Table

Jamie sits down with Prinsco Ag Application Engineer, Trey Allis, for a conversation about a recent study on pipe perforation and sock fabric. They talk through how small-scale studies might contribute to misconceptions in agricultural water management, and why talking to a contractor in your area is the best bet for farmers who have questions about which drainage products will serve your farm best.

"Talk to a drainage contractor. To the people you trust in your area... They have decades of experience, and they're not going to steer you wrong." - Jamie Duininck

Chapters & Topics:
00:00   On this episode…
00:15   Welcome to Trey Allis
01:25   How was harvest?
02:15   The technical side of ag
02:40   Socks or no socks?
03:30   Michigan State Study
05:00   Standard perf, narrow perf, sock…
06:15   Accurate or not?
07:33   Take it with a grain of sand
08:27   What do I do now?
10:00   Contractors know
11:32   Soil type matters
13:15   Narrow slot – all the rage
14:15   Use some scrutiny
16:30   Do it right the first time
17:30   Laterals and spacing
19:30   Don’t spend the money
22:00   What about old pipe?

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• FAQs From the Field: Applications, Materials & More
• Saturated Buffers: Stepping Up to the Plate… On the Road
• Contractor Conversations at Farmfest: Part 1 with Mike Litzau, Drainage Contractor (he knows what he's talking about!)

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From preparing for an early harvest to waiting out the rain… how did harvest actually go in Minnesota? In the rest of the Midwest? In the Dakotas? Jamie sits with Karl Guetter to get a harvest update and touch on a wide range of other topics, including land values, how interest rates might affect agriculture and whether more tile will get buried after Thanksgiving this year.

Chapters:
00:00   Today on the Water Table
00:33   Welcome to Karl Guetter
01:30   A wide-ranging career
02:20   What a crazy fall!
04:00   It’s going to be early…or late…
05:00   Such a variable crop
07:30   So, what about the Dakotas?
09:50   Sugar beet lifting
11:20   Hustle and bustle
12:40   Moving on to tile
14:00   The busy season
16:30   I think we’ll get warm again…
17:30   On the horizon – 2024
20:00   Land values

Related Content:

• 4 Factors Driving the Continued Demand for Tile
• Harvest Check-in 2022 with Karl Guetter

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It’s East meets West in this episode of The Water Table Podcast... On the Road. Eastern and Western Minnesota Prinsco Sales reps, Justin Sander and Tim Erickson reflect on Farmfest– what they’ve learned, conversations they’ve had, and why it pays to be a lifelong learner, especially in the world of agriculture and water management. Hear their perspectives on technology, tiling, and why visiting the Prinsco booth at Farmfest is all about relationships, not a sales pitch.

Chapters & Topics:
00:00   Today on The Water Table…
00:09   Intro
00:39   Live from Farmfest
00:44   East vs. West – Justin Sander and Tim Erickson
01:34   All the different roles
01:46   The fun at Farmfest
02:20   Back to basics
03:12   Farming is innovative
03:27   Drones and technology…everywhere!!
04:11   But why? It’s dry…
04:40   I wish I would have done it sooner…
05:30   Farmers collaborating – lifelong learners
06:33   New farm? But first, tile.
07:33   The turnkey farm
07:50   It’s all tiled, right?
08:54   Relationships and education – zero pressure
09:20   The number one question
10:00   3-inch or 4-inch?
11:05   Helping customers get there
11:37   Listen on all our platforms!

More episodes of The Water Table On the Road.

Related Content:

• Contractor Conversations at Farmfest: Part 1 w/ Mike Litzau
• Contractor Conversations at Farmfest: Part 2 w/ Andy Stevens
• Prinsco Sales– find a sales rep!

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In this episode of The Water Table on the Road, we’re at Minnesota Farmfest. Guest host, Justin Sander, caught up with a couple of drainage contractors to find out where they think the industry is headed and what keeps them going.

This conversation is with Andy Stevens, a farmer and tiling contractor from Vernon Center, Minnesota. Get his take on the outlook for farming and drainage for the next few years, and find out why consistency is so important.

Chapters & Episode Topics:
00:00   Intro
00:39   Live from Farmfest
00:50   Welcome Andy Stevens
02:00   What’s new?
03:00   Business outlook
04:00   Any rewards?
04:48   It’s the consistency
06:00   All the misconceptions
07:00   Feed the world
07:45   What’s new at Farmfest?

More episodes of The Water Table On the Road.

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• Stevens Bobcat and Backhoe
• Agricultural Water Quality Best Practices on YouTube

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In this episode of The Water Table on the road, we’re at Minnesota Farmfest. Guest host, Justin Sander, caught up with a couple of drainage contractors to find out where they think the industry is headed, the challenges they think lie ahead, and what keeps them going.

This conversation is with Mike Litzau of Litzau Farm Drainage in Atwater, Minnesota. He’s been working in the industry since he was 10 years old, so he knows what he’s talking about!

Chapters & Episode Topics:
00:00   Intro
00:39   Live from Farmfest
00:50   Litzau Farm Drainage
01:57   What’s new in equipment
02:28   It’s a challenge…
03:33   A crystal ball
04:50   Watersheds
05:43   Be proactive
06:50   It’s so rewarding
10:20   Education, education, education
11:42   Permits and easements…oh my
13:30   I can’t tile…or can I?
15:37   Justin on the spot

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• Litzau Farm Drainage and Directional Boring
• Agricultural Water Quality Best Practices on YouTube

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It’s a conversation with a legend in this episode of The Water Table Podcast. Jamie is joined by Merv Hilpipre, who reminisces about his long career in auctioneering, his sled-dog racing days, why he always wore a tux to an auction, and more. You don’t want to miss this episode of The Water Table... On the Road at the Iowa LICA Farm.

Chapters & Topics:
00:00   Intro
00:32   On the road at the Iowa LICA Farm
00:51   Welcome Merv Hilpipre
01:50   110 years of family auctioneering
02:18   A career at five years old
03:50   Lazy French people
04:50   German prisoners of war
05:30   All in the family
06:30   50th time’s a charm
07:15   The biggest auctions
08:32   Selling on horseback
09:00   Nothing runs like a Deere…
09:45   A sharp-dressed man
10:15   A thousand caterpillars, the queen’s car and more
11:30   St. Jude
12:40   And then there were sled dogs
14:30   Hall of Famer and World Record Holder
15:45   All the Memories

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• Hilpipre Auction Company
• Iowa LICA Farm

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Jamie has some special guests joining him on this episode of The Water Table Podcast. College students Harris and Griffin Duininck sit down to talk about their summer job – a road trip to find out about resiliency in the water management industry. The guys were all over the map and learned some valuable lessons about why their generation should care about plastic pipe and what it might mean for the future – in agriculture and beyond.

Chapters:
00:00   Intro
00:32   Coming up today
01:15   Road Trip to Resiliency
01:45   A bunch of driving and one flight
02:39   There IS good plastic…
04:00   A second life
05:40   A new appreciation for the “why”
07:00   All of the applications
09:00   What is proform?
10:28   Dealing with septic
11:15   Resiliency?
12:30   Joining systems
13:40   What about ag?
15:50   Growing a better crop
16:50   Water can be destructive, but it feeds the world
18:00   All the way to Kansas City
22:00   Name dropping
23:40   Why should young people care?
26:00   All the new stuff

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The Water Table Podcast is on the road at the Iowa LICA Farm, chatting with two people who work for the National LICA organization. What exactly does LICA do and why is it important for contractors to be members? We cover all the benefits (there are a lot…) and talk about how LICA is key for the future of land improvement in this episode with Allison Hack, Director of Communications at the LICA National Office, and Caroline Krug, Assistant to the CEO and Editor of LICA Contractor Magazine.

Chapters & Episode Topics: 
00:00   Intro
00:32   Coming up today…
00:52   On the road at the Iowa LICA Farm
01:00   Assistant CEO or Assistant to the CEO? Meet Allison and Caroline
04:00   LICA – What the heck is it?
04:45   Working with legislators
05:45   A cross section of contractors
06:42   Why be a member?
07:25   Benefits…
09:00   Helping the little guys…and the big guys
09:23   The LICA Contractor magazine
11:15   How do you boost for the next generation?
12:50   Get a new machine!
13:30   Get some training!
15:00   Give us the pitch…
18:00   Networking!
19:00   Discounts!
20:00   Travel!
21:30   Everybody loves what they do
22:00   The last word…

On the Road with The Water Table Podcast: 
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Other Episodes recorded LIVE from Iowa LICA: 
https://youtu.be/JuylKhcHWz0
https://youtu.be/L4YGTLekd9g
https://youtu.be/k8P7F0cTMOE
https://youtu.be/fjbh3JtTKPg
https://youtu.be/KtRup7_qNko

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We’re On the Road at the Iowa LICA Farm Field Days. In this episode, Jamie sits down with safety expert, Josh Snyder, to get the dirt on digging in the dirt, and why safety is such serious business. What should you do in a trench collapse? What are best practices for working in confined spaces? It’s an episode that could save your life.

Episode Topics:
00:00   Intro
00:32   Welcome to the Iowa LICA Farm
00:52   Meet Josh Snyder, Safety Expert
01:27   Contractor Solutions
02:30   What is shoring?
04:20   Avoiding a tragedy
06:15   Dirt is heavy, man!
07:30   Regulations for a reason
08:40   Trench box
10:35   Confined spaces – how to handle
11:30   Walking through a ladder
12:30   Getting schooled
15:40   A punch in the gut
16:30   What should you do in a collapse?
17:20   Don’t move the hard hat
17:40   What happens when something bad happens?
19:00   What if you’re in the trench?
20:00   All of the Midwest…

More episodes recorded LIVE from Iowa LICA: 

• #85: On the Road... Setting the Next Generation Up for Success: One Man’s Quest to Train Equipment Operators
• #84: On the Road... Moving Earth– Getting All the Dirt at the Iowa LICA Farm!
• #83: On the Road... Saturated Buffers– Stepping up to the Plate
• #82: On the Road... Getting #%@$ done in Iowa with Batch and Build

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• Iowa LICA

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This episode of The Water Table Podcast is On the Road  at the Iowa LICA Farm Field Days where we caught up with Roger Solberg, who's using a heavy equipment simulator to train the next generation of operators. It’s a stimulating conversation about simulation… learn why it’s key to the agricultural water management industry and related fields.

Chapters & Episode Topics:
00:00   Intro
00:32   Welcome to Iowa LICA Field Days
00:52   Hello to Roger Solberg
01:00   It’s just simulating
02:20   Appreciate the equipment
03:00   Working with students
04:00   Preparation is key
05:00   It all costs money
05:40   The why behind the guy
07:45   How do we get kids on board
08:42   You’ll use it and never lose it
09:48   A happy medium
11:00   Living with uncertainty
12:30   What it’s all about
14:20   Who will fill our shoes?

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• Equipment Operator Training, LLC
• On the Road with The Water Table Podcast
• Iowa LICA

More episodes recorded LIVE from Iowa LICA: 

• #84: On the Road... Moving Earth– Getting All the Dirt at the Iowa LICA Farm!
• #83: Saturated Buffers– Stepping up to the Plate
• #82: Getting #%@$ done in Iowa with Batch and Build

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