The Dairy Dive

#14 - Kansas City BBQ, Spraying Practices, No-Till, and Crop Insurance

Host - Mark Kirk, Director of Animal Nutrition Research, sits down with R&D Associate, Kyle Vosburgh, to talk about some Kansas City BBQ. Is it better than anything in St. Louis? Or more importantly, will the Texas host put his foot down and define what real BBQ is? The two food enthusiasts also take some time to talk about tilling practices on your farm. Manager of MC Ag, Jerry Hase, joins the conversation to talk about spraying practices and some of the dangers of spraying too late, and Matt Corzine calls in to talk a little bit about crop insurance.

#13 - Non-GMO Movement and Food Labeling

Host - Mark Kirk, Director of Animal Nutrition Research, sits down with National Sales Manager, Scott Harris to talk about the Non-GMO Movement in conjunction with food labeling. In a unique situation, we have two different guests including CEO, Kevin Koone, and Kansas Dairy Farmer, Roy Buessing.

#12 - Milk Market: Increasing Productivity on the Farm

Host - Mark Kirk, Director of Animal Nutrition Research, sits down with President, Lyn Crabtree, to talk about increasing productivity on your dairy farm. Joining the conversation is Wisconsin based dealer, Brendon Blank, who talks about the Milk Market up North and the unique situation of industry around him this year.

#11 - Drones VS Breeders Eye: What is the Future?

Host - Mark Kirk, Director of Animal Nutrition Research, sits down with Plant Breeder, Cullen Johnson, recap their experiences together as they planted the Nursery, as well as how it is going so far. We bring in a discussion about drone usage for nursery purposes. Joining in on the conversation is Marketing Director, Andrew Crabtree. He talks about the different ways that Masters Choice uses drones, specifically, the way that marketing uses them.

#10 - Planting Challenges, Does Cob Color Make a Difference, and Hiring the Right People

Host - Mark Kirk, Director of Animal Nutrition Research, sits down with CEO, Kevin Koone, to talk about some of the Weather hurdles we have needed to overcome during planting, as well as a discussion about cob color. Does cob color make a difference, or even indicate a difference. Later on, Director of Finance, Alex Foeller, joins in to talk about good hiring practice and how to assemble a good team.

#9 - The Advantage of Pre-Pay, What to Expect From Your Seedsman, Overcoming Seed Cost

Host - Mark Kirk, Director of Animal Nutrition Research, sits down with  National Sales Manager, Scott Harris, to talk about the benefits of pre-pay with seed. Joining them later on is Sales Associate, Toby Schreve, to talk about what to expect from your seedsman as well as a conversation about overcoming seed costs.

MC Podcast Extra: Flooding in the Midwest

As the Midwest is experiencing record rain levels, the guys sit down to talk about it. They talk about the things that can be done to recover and replant as well as strategy for every year after this.

#08 - Rain Rain Go Away: Planting the Nursery, Flex VS Fixed Ears, & Replant

Host - Mark Kirk, Director of Animal Nutrition Research, sits down with Plant Breeder, Cullen Johnson, and R&D Associate, Kyle Vosburgh, to talk about some of the challenges facing planting the nursery, flex ears VS determinate ears, and some of the details about replant.

#07 - Dirt Talk: Genetic Diversity, Resistance, and Soil Nutrients

Host - Mark Kirk, Director of Animal Nutrition Research, sits down with Plant Breeder, Cullen Johnson, to talk about the importance of Genetic Diversity in the fields, managing Weed Resistance and Management, and our call in guest, Earnest Weaver, from Byron Seeds, joins the conversation to talk about managing nutrients in the soil with rotating crops.

#06 - Reading a Lab Report and Planning Your Future

Host - Mark Kirk, Director of Animal Nutrition Research, sits down with President, Lyn Crabtree, to talk reading lab reports of your silage samples. What are the most important figures, and what values should you shoot for? Later, Director of Finance, Alex Foeller, joins the guys to talk finances. It's more important to focus on output value rather than input cost.