Growers Daily

Fire Ants + Why Does Fine Art Hate Gardens?

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 126 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Fire ants, the cost of starting and running a farm podcast, and why gardening and farming has bee...

Are Microplastics Hurting Crop Production + Agrochemicals in Your Adult Beverages?

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 125 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Microplastics messing with photosynthesis, agrochemicals in alcohol, and why we can’t just turn...

Farming Like You’re Old + Managing “Damping Off” in the Greenhouse

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 124 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Farming like you’re old, damping off, and it’s feedback friday! We are a Non-Profit! 👇  ...

Using Old Manure in the Garden + Which Way to Point the Garden Beds

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 123 of Growers Daily! We cover:  If it matters which way you orient your garden beds, old horse manure, and getting an old pile of...

What the Pros Wear in the Garden + Celery from Seed to Harvest

02 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 122 of Growers Daily! We cover:  What the pros wear in the garden and get a celery breakdown from seed to harvest.  We are a Non-...

When You Don’t Have a Mountain of Compost + Asparagus In the Market Garden?

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 121 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Asparagus in the market garden (and why we don’t see that crop a whole lot), navigating the las...

Heating a Greenhouse with Your Soil + What Farmers Need to Know about Retirement

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 120 of Growers Daily! We cover:  today we’re gonna talk about farming and retiring, Climate Batteries, and updates from here on ...

Creative Ways to Start a Compost Business + How AI Could Change Small Farming

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 119 of Growers Daily! We cover:  AI in the gardens, and Unique composting locations, operations, all of it. And it’s feedback Fr...

Maximizing Vermicompost + White Shade Cloth Worth it?

28 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 118 of Growers Daily! We cover:   the fascinating world of shade cloth colors, maximizing vermicompost and what to do about those...

Encouraging Cucumber Beetle Predators + Windbreaks + Interplanting SAFELY

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 117 of Growers Daily! We cover:  the types of interplanting, increasing predators for cucumber beetles (among other dweebish pests...

The Culinary Herbs Episode + Gardening Where Once Was a Pool?

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 116 of Growers Daily! We cover:  cilantro, basil, dill, and parsley —(ie the main culinary herbs) and garden life after pools (t...

Improve Your Soil This Spring + Spring Cover Crops

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Description Welcome to episode 115 of Growers Daily! We cover:    how to improve your soil this spring, what the responsibility of farmers...

Why You Shouldn’t Interplant With Onions + BUT ALSO Polycultures are Still Important

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 114 of Growers Daily! We cover:    why we love polycultures, interplanting with garlic, and it’s feedback friday.   🙌  D...

Testing Compost for Contamination at Home + Bermudagrass Beatdown

20 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 113 of Growers Daily! We cover:   how to use a backyard garden to prepare for a farm business, Bermuda grass in a hot climate, an...

Shade is the New Fertilizer? + How to Buy Great Seedlings

19 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 112 of Growers Daily! We cover:  It is Wednesday, March 19th 2025, and today we’re gonna talk about the neglected importance of ...

Wind is the Worst + What the State of Citrus Tells us About the Future of Ag

18 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 111 of Growers Daily! We cover: harvesting legumes and where the nitrogen goes, Wind, and the state of the citrus industry in Ameri...

What Growers Get Wrong About "Three Sisters" + Why We Stopped Growing Microgreens

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 110 of Growers Daily! We cover:  3 sisters-Slash-Milpa, discuss what we’ve been up to through this tiny warm spell (besides tiny...

The Final No-Till Market Garden Podcast - A Roundtable With Hosts Jesse, Mimi, Alex, and Natalie

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The No-Till Market Garden Podcast has been going strong since 2018 and today we say goodbye with the hosts. Natalie Lounsbury, Mimi Castell, Alex Ball...

Converting an Alfalfa Field into Gardens + Raw Biochar on Raw Soil

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 109 of Growers Daily! We cover:  raw biochar, converting a field from alfalfa to gardens, the importance of being annoyed, AND it’...

Farming a Frigid Climate + Adding Chemical Nitrogen in Compost??

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 108 of Growers Daily! We cover: certified organic seeds are important for organic systems, miracle gro in compost, farming in a ver...

Spring Beet Breakdown + Making Your Tools Last

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 107 of Growers Daily! We cover:  a beet breakdown (a BEETdown, if you will) and taking care of those tools, but also a fun announc...

Where to Put a Garden + Hardest Vegetables to Grow

11 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 106 of Growers Daily! We cover:   the hardest vegetables to grow, competition from community gardens(?), and where to put a garden...

Easiest Vegetables to Grow + Veganic Compost

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 105 of Growers Daily! We cover:   Veganic composts, how to test your soil moisture without tools, and the easiest veggies to grow!...

SILVOHORTICULTURE, Integrating Trees into the Market Garden with Ben Raskin & Andy Dibben

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Squirrels, today we begin with an ending and we will end with a beginning. My guests today, the wonderful and amicable Andy Dibben and Ben Raskin, aut...

Dry Farming in Dry Climates + Biggest Regrets in Starting a Farm

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 104 of Growers Daily! We cover:   dry Farming in dry climates, and big farming regrets + it's feedback friday! Links for today:  ...

Managing Aphids in the Greenhouse + Underrated Crops for the “Hunger Gap”

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 103 of Growers Daily! We cover:  managing aphids in the greenhouse, rubber band alternatives for bunching stuff, crops to grow thi...

How to Buy Good Compost + Succession Planting Tips

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 102 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Megafauna + How to Buy Good Compost  + Succession Planting Tips ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Editor A...

Pest-Free Kale? + How to Find the Right Garden Planner

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 101 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Pest-Free Kale? + How to Find the Right Garden Planner  ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Editor Applicati...

Mistakes to Avoid this Spring + My Best Irrigation Advice

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 100 of Growers Daily! We cover:  It's the 100th episode! We talk about the importance of challenges (like this show), irrigation t...

Interpret Soil Tests to Grow Abundant Gardens with Erica & Alice of Growabundant.com

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Erica Reinheimer wrote in the introduction to the intelligent gardener, "Gardening has been my calling. I like the listening part. I like sitting clos...

Pigs as Plows? + Misting Lettuce in the Heat

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 99 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Pigs in the garden, Misting summer lettuce, and it's feedback friday!  ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Ed...

Is the Broadfork Bad for Soil + Growing Squash Without Pests

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 98 of Growers Daily! We cover:  growing pest free squash, broadforking vs tilling, and value adding ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Edit...

Burlap for Mulch + How Big to Make Beds and Paths

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 97 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Burlap for mulch, is farmer Jesse real, and how big to make beds and paths, ‼️ Hiring—Produc...

How Much Can You Earn Market Gardening + Are You Ready For March?

25 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

  Welcome to episode 96 of Growers Daily! We cover:  how much can you earn in a market garden, FSMA exemptions, and are you ready for march?    ...

Growing in Sand VS Clay Soils + How I Grow Carrots in Clay

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 95 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Growing in Sand VS Clay Soils + How I Grow Carrots in Clay how to get academic papers for free   ...

Farming that Protects & Restores Wild Nature with Jo Ann Baumgartner of Wild Farm Alliance

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For my last episode, it was an honor to talk with Jo Ann Baumgartner, the executive director of Wild Farm Alliance. Wild Farm Alliance is celebrating ...

Will Rising Food Costs Help Organic Farmers + Clearing Snow from Tunnels

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 94 of Growers Daily! We cover:    clearing snow from tunnels, will higher food prices help local, organic food sellers, and It's ...

Growing Vining Crops in the Market Garden + Hedges (but in the shape of wedges)

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 93 of Growers Daily! We cover:   today we’re gonna talk about growing vining crops (winter squash, Hedge Wedges, sweet potatoes...

Pets VS Gardens + Wood Chip Hunting

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 92 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Hunting woodchips, growing starts without a greenhouse and Pets vs gardens (cats, dogs).  ‼️ ...

Fighting Clay by Raising Your Beds? + Efficient Mixed Lettuce

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

  Welcome to episode 91 of Growers Daily! We cover:  managing poorly draining clay by raising beds? Making lettuce mix more efficient to produce  a...

Starting Tomatoes from Seed + My State is Flooded (again)

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 90 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Starting Tomatoes from Seed + Hugelkultur + hello from a flooded state   ‼️ Hiring—Pro...

Talks w/ Two of Alex Ball's Best Farming Mentors, Adam of Country Valley Farm & Lindsay of Garden Fort

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, Alex Ball has conversations with two of his favorite farmer friends and mentors, Adam Mitchell and Lindsey Steele, who have both helped over th...

Lasagna Gardening (to Compost in Place) + Soil is the Great Connector

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 89 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Lasagna gardening, why farming is the great mingling space, and it's feedback friday (farmer G...

Farming With Kids + Growing Peas Breakdown

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 88 of Growers Daily! We cover:  how to raise kids on a farm, how to grow peas?  ‼️ Hiring—Produce/Editor Application: ...

Why I'm Bad at Farming (and why I'm Not) + Farmers Market Dos and Donts

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 87 of Growers Daily! We cover:  What I am good at and bad at in farming + Farmers Market Etiquette   ‼️ Hiring—Produc...

Getting the Most Out of Your Spring Lettuce + Managing Excess Phosphorus

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 86 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Making the most of Your Spring Lettuce + Managing Excess Phosphorus  ‼️ Hiring—Produce...

The Government is Withholding Funds from Farmers + Are Foliar Sprays a Good Idea?

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 85 of Growers Daily! We cover:   Are foliar sprays worth it, is farming gambling, and the government is currently witholding f...

Farming as a Keystone Species with Peter Allen of Mastodon Valley Farm

10 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Peter Allen of Mastodon Valley Farm in Wisconsin studied ecology and was particularly inspired by restoration ecology and the idea of humans as keysto...

What is a Farm ACTUALLY + What System To Use to Sell Your Veggies

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 84 of Growers Daily! We cover:   What is a farm actually, what pos system to use for farmers, and it's feedback friday!  ‼...

Troubleshooting Poor Germination + Do You Need a Walk-Behind Tractor?

06 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 83 of Growers Daily! We cover:   Troubleshooting Poor Germination + Do You Need a Walk-Behind Tractor? + Dealing with snow and...

Kickstarting the Ornery Compost Pile + Does Wool Make a Good Mulch

05 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 82 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Kickstarting the Ornery Compost Pile + Does Wool Make a Good Mulch + what size cell trays to u...

Can Weeds Tell Us Anything Useful About Our Soil + Is Biodegradable Produce Packaging Realistic?

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 81 of Growers Daily! We cover:  biodegradable and compostable packaging, slowing down to speed up, Can weeds tell us anythign ...

When Regenerative Ag Hits the Big Time + Leaves are More Than Just a Mulch

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 80 of Growers Daily! We cover: Drift from conventional and unconventional farms, nestle and DiGiorno love regenerative agricult...

Mindfully Developing a Property into a Farm Business with Noah Scalero of Beetroot Farm

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hey everyone, it's Alex Ball of Old City Acres back with another episode of the No-Till Market Garden Podcast. On today's interview, I sit down with N...

How to Feed Your Seedlings + Late Winter Cover Cropping?

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 79 of Growers Daily! We cover: Fertilzing transplants, late winter cover cropping, and it's feedback friday!  ‼️ Hiring—...

Bermudagrass and Tarping + Growing Great Sweet Peppers

30 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 78 of Growers Daily! We cover: This is the how-to-grow sweet peppers from seed episode! We also talk about when to pull your t...

Perennial Cover Cropping for Clay Soils + What People Get Wrong About Weeds

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 77 of Growers Daily! We cover: Perennial Cover Cropping for Clay Soils, No, weeds are not a good thing (necessarily), and what'...

What are “Beneficials” REALLY + Hydroponics for Small Farms?

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 76 of Growers Daily! We cover: What are “Beneficials” REALLY, Hydroponics for Small Farms? And the conferences within farm ...

Fighting Slugs with Other Bugs + Addressing Farmer Loneliness in the Business Plan

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 75 of Growers Daily! We cover: managing slugs with ecology,  managing farmer loneliness in the business plan, and chatting wit...

Bringing Mushroom Cultivation to the Masses w/ Louis Giller of North Spore

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For this episode, I--Natalie--chatted with Louis Geller from North Spore, which is a mushroom company based out of my home state of Maine. I have kno...

Are There Plants that Deter Gophers (We Ask the Science) + The Flow State of Chefs

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 74 of Growers Daily! We cover: Feedback Friday! Are there plants that deter moles? And The Flow State and Chefs.  Links from t...

When The Garden Won’t Drain + When the Cover Crops Won’t Die

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 73 of Growers Daily! We cover: When The Garden Won’t Drain, When the Cover Crops Won’t Die, and static aerated compost  Li...

The Organic Seed Alliance w/ Research & Education Director Jared Zystro

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jared Zystro is a research and education director at the Organic Seed Alliance. Jared is based in Arcada, California. I invited Jared onto this episod...

What Tillage Does to Soil (but why I sometimes recommend it) + The Garden Data You Actually Need to Know

21 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 72 of Growers Daily! We cover:  History is not history, what data to collect in the garden this year, and what tillage does to...

Can Biochar Turn off Herbicides + How Farm Communities Have their Own Currency

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 71 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Country currency, can biochar deactivate herbicides, and shouts to farm conference  Links fro...

The Honest Cost of the Best Chocolate w/ Jerry Toth of To'AK Chocolate

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

My guest is Jerry Toth of To'AK Chocolate, a luxury chocolate brand. Jerry studied economics at Cornell University and was a Hansard scholar at the Lo...

A Human-Powered Compost Spreader? + Your Soil Block Questions Answered

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 70 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Feedback Friday + Your soil blocking questions answered + a human-powered compost spreader.  ...

Why Not Trim Onions Before Planting + Growing Onions from Seed Tips and Tricks

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 69 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Growing onions from seed, do you need to trim onions before planting, and a passive potting mi...

USCC Compost Conference 2025 (w/ '24 Conference Highlights)

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hey Compost Lovers, I just booked my flights to Phoenix for USCC Compost Conference 2025. Join me, January 27th to 30th for compost enthusiasts from ...

Dropping Our Organic Certification + Re-Using Water from Washing Veg

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 68 of Growers Daily! We cover:   why I'm Dropping Organic certification and bailing on the farmers market and also, thoughts ...

Soil Blocks Vs The World + Our Lost Relationship with Fire

14 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 67 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Soil Blocks Vs The World + Our Lost Relationship with Fire + can you grow popcorn and sweet co...

Valuing Every Seedling You Grow + Farming is Already Futurist

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 66 of Growers Daily! We cover:  How Farming is Already Futuristic,  how much every tray of seedlings is worth, What the next ...

From Full-Time to Part-Time Farming, Part-Time Food Hub w/ Jordan Scheibel of Middle Way Farm & Grinnell Farm to Table

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On today's show, Alex Ball of Old City Acres sits down -again- with Jordan Schiebel of Middle Way Farm to discuss his newest project, Grinnell Farm t...

When Your Garden Beds Won't Stay Put + Seeding Vs Transplanting

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 65 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Feedback Friday, How to keep bed width, and what to plant and what to transplant  Links from ...

Solar Panels on Farms + The Market Garden in The Dead of Winter

09 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 64 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Solar Panels on Farms + The Market Garden in The Dead of Winter, bird flu, cancer warnings on ...

Deep Compost Mulch and Soil Testing + How Much Marketing Do Farms REALLY Need

08 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 63 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Marketing a Farm, Soil testing with Deep compost mulc Links from this episode:      Suppor...

Do Farmers Need Microscopes + Big Changes to No-Till Growers in 2025

07 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 62 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Changes to No-till growers, do farmers need a microscope, and finding seeds all in one place? ...

Hello from an Epic Ice Storm + Building a Dream High Tunnel

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 61 of Growers Daily! We cover:  Hello from an epic Ice storm + builidng a dream tunnel + Relay Cropping  Links from this epis...

The Pedagogical, Artistic, & Agricultural Organism w/ Martin Ping of Hawthorne Valley Farm

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the 1970s, one of the leaders of the Waldorf movement, Karl Ege, wrote in his essay "An Evident Need of Our Times." "What we are founding here is a...

Modeling Farms Off Ecological Systems + Tariffs and Small Farms

03 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 60 of Growers Daily! We cover: It's feedback Friday + Modeling Farms Off Ecological Systems + Tariffs and Small Farms Links fro...

Are Those Farm Courses Worth the Money + How to Price Produce

02 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 58 of Growers Daily! We cover: Are the farming masterclasses worth the money? How to price produce and which lable maker to buy...

Farming... in THIS Economy?! + The Key to a Long Healthy (Farm) Life

01 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 57 of Growers Daily! We cover: Farming in this economy?! + The Secret to a Long Healthy (Farm) Life (ie the harvard human devel...

Looking to Ecology to Build a Cooperative Farm Future with Andrew Adamski of Full Circle Community Farm

01 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew Adamski, or walkie talkie callsign gopher, is one of the farmer owners of Full Circle Community Farm in Wisconsin, the land of coops in the US....

Lessons from Indigenous Agriculture + Peace Out, 2024!

31 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 55 of Growers Daily! We cover: Lessons from Indigenous Agriculture + What Insurance Farmers Need   Links from this episode:  ...

Can Organic Agriculture Feed the World + What’s Up with Grafting Tomatoes

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 55 of Growers Daily! We cover: Can organic ag feed the world and tomato grafting     Links from this episode:  Biochar vid...

The NRCS Can Help You With Pollinator Plantings, Here's How w/ Catherine Coverdale of The Xerces Society & NRCS

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hey everyone, it's Natalie and I am thrilled to bring you today my conversation with my neighbor Catherine Coverdale who is a partner biologist with t...

Crop Selection, Farmers Markets, & Compost Mulch on 1/8 Acre with Jarrad Hearman of Capland Acre

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On today's interview, Alex Ball sits down with Jarrad Hearman of Capland Acre in Somerset, UK. Like many other beginning farmers, Jared made the jump ...

Making Money from Cover Crops? + It's Feedback Friday!

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 55 of Growers Daily! We cover: Feedback friday and cash crops from cover crops.    Links from this episode:    Support our...

How Farms Collaborate + Do Legume Inoculants Last in the Soil?

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 54 of Growers Daily! We cover: Carbon monoxide poisoning, farm collaborations, and do legume inoculants (rhizobia)persist in th...

Tillage VS No-Till Economics + How to Dry Greens

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 53 of Growers Daily! We cover: We cover: How to Dry Greens all the Way, tillage vs no tillage economics, and where to find a fa...

Peasant Seeds with Léa Martinet Jannin & Ferdinand Beau of Buzuruna Juzuruna

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Léa and Ferdinand are two of the twenty-two members of Buzuruna Juzuruna, a 2 ha seed farm and school farm in Lebanon. In this episode, Léa and Ferd...

Ecological Winemaking + If You Could Do it All Again, Would You Farm (featuring Mimi Casteel)

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 52  of Growers Daily! We cover: Today we talk about the future of the wine industry, cool ecological work in viticulture, and ...

The Real Cost of Starting a Farm + How "Days to Maturity" Works

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 51  of Growers Daily! We cover: Happy Monday. Today we are discussing what days to maturity means on a seed packet, we're talk...

Black is the New Green, Demystifying Biochar with Kelpie Wilson of Wilson Biochar Associates

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You've all heard it. Black is the new green. We're gonna, we're talking today about biochar and a big, big topic these days in the arenas that we trea...

A Simple Crop Planning Tactic + How to Be More Efficient on the Farm

13 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 50  of Growers Daily! We cover: Feedback friday! Plus we discuss tips for a more efficient farm and the simplest of crop plannin...

No Tractor No Problem? + What Small Farmer's Should Know About Bird Flu

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 49  of Growers Daily! We cover: A Guide to bird flu for small farmers, why I don't own a tractor, and where to get farm and mark...

The Phases of a Farm + Wood Chips as a Surface Mulch?

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 48  of Growers Daily! We cover:  Would Wood Chips Make a Good Surface mulch? Had a weedy year--here's what to do.  And the pha...

Practical Tools & Advice When Starting a Co-op with Kelly Maynard of UW Co-op Development

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly Maynard is a cooperative development specialist at the university of Wisconsin center for cooperative development and we're going to get into s...

We May Soon Actually Know the Weather + A Farmer's Perspective on Daylight Saving

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 47  of Growers Daily! We cover:  End Daylight saving--a farmer's solution. We discuss AI generated forecasts and what that will...

Do These Popular Ag Practices Have Science Behind Them? + What is Profit ANYWAY?

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to episode 46 of Growers Daily! We cover:  watermelon profitability, traveling, KNF, biodynamics, JADAM and more!  Links from this episode...