Made for Agriculture co-host Emily Beck interviews two folks from the National Resource Conservation Service on the latest programs and conservation practices available to farmers. District Conservationist Matthew Miller and Resource Conservationist Brittanie Deangelo tag-team the question-and-answer format where they talk about everything from loans to the Nine Steps of Conservation, to tips on how to navigate the application process most effectively. Listen to Emily, Matt, and Brittanie discuss EQUIP, CSP, RCCP and MDC programs. 

Intros of Guests
1:45 	What is NRCS?
2:00 	Programs available
3:30	The 9 Steps of Conservation
5:00	Examples large and small
8:00 	Types of landowners served
9:00 	The world of acronyms from EQUIP, CRP, CSP, cost shares
11:15 	RCCP with MFA precision programs
12:00 	EQUIP vs CSP- How they differ.
15:00	Geography matters
16:20	ACT NOW program
16:50 	Native forages and pollinators
19:50	Forestry
20:25	MDC funding in some areas
20:40	Emily’s personal experience with funding on her farm
21:00	How long funding lasts and the process takes
24:00 	More on contract length
25:00	Cut off Dates
Thank you guests
Offer suggestions to the host at podcast@mfa-inc.com.

NRCS conservation programs with Emily - Episode 59

Made for Ag podcast co-host Emily Beck shares an effective training that was created for internal use to teach MFA employees about fungicides. Our director of Agronomy Doug Spaunhorst and podcast regular agronomist Scott Wilburn discuss the importance of timing and type of products. This short podcast starts with the basics and covers some important complex uses of these foliar applications.

MFAPodcast#71 - Doug & Scott Talk Fungicides

Podcast hosts Adam and Cameron lead our Crop-Trak agronomy team in a morning discussion about crop conditions across the MFA territory. The full team met to discuss, crop conditions and a few actions farmers can take to make good-looking crops great. 

Subscribe to the podcast on YouTube and as audio on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, iHeart, Podcast Addict and AgriAmerica podcast systems.

THE 8TH OF JULY Crop Report - #72MFA

Join Made for Agriculture podcast co-host Emily Beck and MFA Retail Precision manager Davin Harms as they discuss a new program with guests Dr. Newell Kitchen, Mitchell Rice and Andrea Rice.

The new MU Center for Regenerative Agriculture program takes much less paperwork than other cost-share programs that pay for conservation ag practices. They discuss two specific programs that work with the Missouri Fertilizer Control Board to distribute to farmers who focus on these 4Rs.

The 4Rs of Nutrient Stewardship Practices in Agriculture include putting the Right fertilizer source at the Right rate at the Right time and putting those nutrients in the Right place in a crop field.

Listen here or find this Made For Agriculture episode on your favorite podcast network and on YouTube.

The 4Rs of Ag can make you $ - Episode #73

The Crop-Trak agronomy team discusses the state of crops in MFA territory. They talk fungicides, crop pests, their control and go over some of the research findings they shared with employees in last week's MFA Training Camp for agronomy employees. More coming to the next Today's Farmer magazine. This Made for Agriculture podcast is hosted by Adam Jones and Cameron Horine. Listen on all the places you hear podcasts including Apple, Spotify, YouTube and AgriAmerica.

The July 22 Crop Report - Episode #73

MFA's Agronomy team discusses this year's growing season, talks about potential yields in each of their areas and discusses a few solutions to problems they saw this week in the field. The Made For Agriculture podcast is available as video on Youtube, Facebook, and X, and as audio on Spotify, Apple, AgriAmerica, and iHeart podcasts. Subscribe today, learn a little and discuss.

MFA#74- CropTrak Crop Report For Aug 16th, 2024

In this episode of the Made For Agriculture podcast's In-Season Crop Report series, the MFA Crop-Trak agronomists discuss emerging crop diseases. The team shares photos of their disease findings from the season and discusses solutions, preventative measures, and disease trends in MFA territory. This episode is also on all the popular podcast networks, including Spotify, Apple, iHeart, and AgAmerica. See the presentation on YouTube here: https://mfa.ag/emerging24

EmergingDiseaseCropReportAug30-#75

Made for Agriculture co-host Adam Jones and Cameron Horine discuss updates to EPA labels for dicamba products and crop protection strategy with MFA’s Crop-Trak agronomists. 

The team discusses the challenge of working with fewer crop protection tools including future limitations of post-emergence chemicals and how using overlapping residuals can help prevent the need for rescue spray treatments of fields.

The agronomists discuss yield loss calculations from weeds, modes of action, active ingredient levels, 2-pass Liberty programs, the latest news on EPA lawsuits and trends of new EPA-approved labels for farm chemicals. Also as video on YouTube, Facebook and X.

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The Future Of Dicamba - Episode#76

Made for Agriculture Podcast co-host Emily Beck interviews three folks with expertise in raising forage and livestock around the MFA territory. The return guests include MFA livestock specialist Lane Groce, Range and Pasture specialist David Moore and MFA Conservation Grazing Specialist Landry Jones. 

They cover the best methods for growing, grazing and getting the most of warm-season grasses. They also discuss best practices on killing invasive species, brush and more.

This podcast is available as a video on Facebook, X and Youtube. Visit MFA-inc.com/ for the show notes.

The2024BeefUpdate - Episode#77

Join hosts Adam, Cameron and Emily as they discuss Agricultural topics with MFA expert nutritionists, precision agronomists, veterinarians, and farmers about best practices and the latest products & services in production Agriculture. Find on Spotify, Apple iTunes, Google Podcast, AgriAmerica, Podcast Addict, YouTube and Soundcloud. MFA Incorporated is a farm cooperative based in Missouri and serves farmers in MO and surrounding states.

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