Keep It Simple Stupid
This week guest expert, Daniel J Jacques Grower Service Manager from Sun Gro Horticulture. Dan provides an overview of how growers can use superior quality peat moss, peat-based and bark-based horticu...
29 Sep 202136min
Growing Tomatoes? When Sell'em, Eat'em, or Win a Tomato Fight...
Not every flower or vegetable that comes from the farm has equal value. The time of year, size of the fruit, and its grade factor into the value. With each item farmers calculate the crop's value and ...
15 Sep 202134min
Trustworthy Resources Every Grower Needs
Michelle and Peter dig into resources that growers can depend on for up-to-date, verified information to grow and manage their businesses. We cover Land Grant Universities, Cooperative Extension, and ...
1 Sep 202134min
Are Biologicals Ag's Solution to Limited Inputs?
Guest Expert Michelle Jones of The Ohio State University explains biologicals and their role in improving plant quality during production and after harvest. The benefits for growers and consumers are ...
18 Aug 202134min
It's Our Game to Lose!
This week guest expert Dr. Bridget Behe joins The Grower and The Economist. Dr. Behe is a horticultural market researcher, a speaker, and the host of Podcast Marketing Munchies. She shares her researc...
4 Aug 202144min
Is Lack of Skilled Labor Negatively Impacting You?
Farm and agricultural business constantly struggle to find unskilled labor. That's why over 250,000 visas are issued annually for farm work. While unskilled labor is a commonly discussed challenge wit...
21 Juli 202123min
Regenerative Farm Financing Takes Off
This week's guest expert is Dan Miller, founder of Steward a is a private lending partner, financing the growth of regenerative farms and sustainable producers through simple, flexible business loans....
7 Juli 202137min
3 COVID Trends Sticking Around
Guest expert Ariana Torres, Assistant Professor in the Departments Horticulture & Landscape Architecture and Agricultural Economics from Purdue University joins us to discuss diversification, marketpl...
23 Juni 202144min
