A Better Way To Farm Podcast

391: What A Field Day Can Teach You About Your Farm

A Better Way To Farm Podcast

Show Notes

What can you learn from walking your own fields, testing new ideas, and seeing what actually works?

In this episode, Kayla talks with farmers Scott and Brian about field days, tough growing conditions, farm trials, and the lessons they keep bringing back to their own operations.

What You'll Learn:

Why seeing results in the field can change the way you think Why early seedling and root development matter How tissue and soil sampling can help guide decisions

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