Soybeans are a pivotal part of the Wisconsin agricultural landscape. In Wisconsin PODtalk, soybean farmers talk about how the soybean checkoff works to fund research, promotion, and sustainability of this row crop. Each episode features a different Wisconsin farmer discussing what they are seeing on their farm and how they leverage the checkoff efforts on their operations. For more information on Wisconsin Soybeans, visit wisoybean.org (https://wisoybean.org/)
First Generation Soybean Grower On ASA Board - Tanner Johnson
Tanner Johnson, a first-generation farmer and Wisconsin Soybean Association board member, shares his passion for sustainable farming and his efforts to make a positive impact on the future of agriculture.
19 Sept 2024
WI Soybean Harvest Update And Research To Help - Dr. Shawn Conley
Pam Jahnke sits down with Dr. Shawn Conley, UW-Extension Soybean Specialist to discuss his Wisconsin soybean harvest observations so far. Conley says he's pretty confident the state's overall yields will be down compared to a year ago, and cautions operators to be careful with settings on combines to make sure they're getting every bean they've grown.
Conley also says the dry weather conditions the state's dealing with could mean an elevated Soybean Cyst Nematode (SCN) population going forward. He says research shows in times of moisture stress, the nematode will actually produce more eggs that can be harbored in the soil until the next soybean crop shows up. Fortunately, the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board (https://wisoybean.org/wsmb/)will pay for up to four SCN test samples, per grower, to try and get those numbers now.
Conley also noted that despite reduced yields, the annual Wisconsin Soybean Yield Contest has received over 100 entries for this year's contest. Winners will be recognized during the 2025 Wisconsin Corn Soy Expo in Wisconsin Dells.
To follow the latest harvest updates, go to coolbean.info. (https://coolbean.info/) To find out more about how your soybean checkoff dollars are being invested go to the Wisconsin Soybean website. (https://wisoybean.org/wsmb/)
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10 Apr 2024
Field Projects For 2024 - Dr. Shawn Conley
From cover crops to seed selection. Dr. Shawn Conley, UW-Extension Soybean Specialist has a full plate of research projects he, and his graduate students, are focused on for the 2024 growing season.
Conley tells Pam Jahnke that through Wisconsin soybean checkoff investments, they'll be focused on better understanding what cover crops can mean for growers. Yes, it will help mitigate weeds - but what does it do in a drought year? Conley's also focusing on the buzz surrounding carbon credits and what it could mean for enhanced revenue. All of it, focused on profitability.
Conley expresses his appreciation in the "give and take" conversations he has with growers. Their straightforward discussion about research projects that matter to them and their farming operation not only resonates with Conley, but also forms his thesis on where projects need to go.
Find out more about upcoming research events and where checkoff dollars are going at wisoybean.org. (https://wisoybean.org/wsmb/)
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4 Apr 2024
Know Your Marketing Board And What It's Doing - Adam Kask
Adam Kask is the executive director of the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board (https://wisoybean.org/wsmb/). His role is to oversee spending of Wisconsin soybean checkoff dollars, and make sure they're channeled to investments that will pay dividends to growers.
Pam Jahnke sits down to talk with Kask about his background, and what he finds exciting about the Wisconsin soybean story and where beans are being used. A few highlights include the recent addition of Wisconsin to the Northern Soybean Marketing Association. Leveraging Wisconsin soybean investments is what Kask is all about.
You'll also learn about soybeans being used as ingredients for building materials, as well as an innovative new development using soybeans as a part of a formula for fire fighting foam!
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23 Feb 2024
2024 Agenda For Soybean Research Dollars - Pat Mullooly
During the 2024 Wisconsin Corn/Soy Expo in WI Dells, the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board (https://wisoybean.org/wsmb/) announced the recipients of research dollars, generated by Wisconsin Soybean Growers. Pat Mullooly is the current president of the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board. He sits down to visit with Pam Jahnke about the direction research will go in 2024, as well as reflecting on previous projects and the dividends it provides for Wisconsin Soybean Growers.
Brought to you courtesy of the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board. (https://wisoybean.org/wsmb/)
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11 Jan 2024
Behind The Scenes Of Corn Soy Expo
Doug Monson, a managing partner for the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board, visits with Pam Jahnke about developing details for the Wisconsin Corn Soy Expo (https://cornsoyexpo.org/), Feb. 1-2 in Wisconsin Dells.
Monson also reminds soybean growers about some of the business benefits they reveal during the expo too. The annual business meeting that takes place during the expo allows producers to hear updates on where their state checkoff dollars have been invested, as well as learning about some of the research results they can take to the field.
Monson also explains the benefits of membership and why it makes good business sense to be a part of the association. (https://wisoybean.org/)
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6 Dec 2023
Soybean Research in 2024 and Beyond with Soybean Checkoff
Fabulous Farm Babe Pam Jahnke talks with Dr. Damon Smith on this episode on PODTalk. They talk about field research and soybean diseases. Smith started his career in Wisconsin looking at fungicide effectiveness and that has grown into data analysis and developing apps. Many research topics by Dr. Smith and his team are driven by conversation with growers in Wisconsin and the issues they are facing year over year. He is quick to credit the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board to help fund this research over the years. To learn more, visit https://wisoybean.org/wsmb/ (https://wisoybean.org/wsmb/) or https://badgercropdoc.com/. (https://badgercropdoc.com/)
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2 Nov 2023
Valuable Partnerships - WSMB And Waterhemp Research
According to Wisconsin soybean growers, our stakeholders, waterhemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus) continues to be the most difficult-to-control and concerning weed species in Wisconsin's corn-soybean production systems.
During the summer of 2023, UW-Extension Weed Specialist, Dr. Rodrigo Werle, received several calls regarding lack of complete post-emergence waterhemp control with Callisto and/or dicamba in corn and with Enlist One in soybeans. Thanks to support from the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board (https://wisoybean.org/wsmb/), we've been able to launch an immediate investigation into why this is happening through,
Werle explains to Pam Jahnke that Wisconsin farmers, agronomists, and industry representatives are being invited to collect waterhemp seeds this fall from Wisconsin corn and soybean production fields where Callisto, dicamba, and/or Enlist One didn’t provide satisfactory post-emergence waterhemp control and submit them to the UW-Madison’s Wisconsin Cropping Systems Weed Science (https://wiscweeds.info/posts/2023waterhempresistancescreening/)lab for herbicide resistance screenings.
Werle intends to screen the waterhemp samples in the greenhouse for resistance to Callisto (mesotrione; Group 27), Enlist One (2,4-D; Group 4), dicamba (Group 4), and glufosinate (Liberty; Group 10). Results will be made available to those who submit the samples after the greenhouse screenings are completed.
There is no cost associated with the herbicide resistance screenings. The only cost will be your time to collect the seed samples, thanks in part to Wisconsin soybean checkoff dollars made available through the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board. (https://wisoybean.org/wsmb/)
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7 Sept 2023
Technology, Research, and WI Soybean Checkoff
Wisconsin soybean research has come a long way in a decade. From side-by-side variety trials, to today's apps and prescription forecasting for individual fields.
Today's podcast, brought to you by the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board (https://wisoybean.org/), features Dr. Shawn Conley, UW-Extension Soybean Specialist (https://coolbean.info/), speaking to the ways that soybean checkoff dollars are being invested.
From drone technology designed to target specific problems in the field, to sustainability research - everything is focused on providing a strong return on investment to Wisconsin soybean checkoff dollars.
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23 Aug 2023
Driving Soybean Value with Wisconsin Checkoff Dollars
Steve Wilkens, Random Lake, Wisconsin, is the owner/operator of Silver Creek Grain and a board member of the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board. This sixth generation farmer is also an agronomist and has been a part of the board for more than eight years. Production for soybean growers remains steady but Wilkens enjoys learning and helping to invest checkoff dollars into the marketing side of the business. Currently, the ROI for growers is $12.34 for each checkoff dollar spent.
Wisconsin also has a competitive advantage with renowned researchers in Dr. Shawn Conley, Dr. Damon Smith and Dr. Rodrigo Werle. Join Pam Jahnke and Steve Wilkens as they discuss checkoff dollars and ROI for Wisconsin Farmers. Click here for details. (https://wisoybean.org/)
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18 Jul 2023
Checkoff Research - Real Life Results
On this edition of PodTalk, Pam Jahnke visits with Andy Bensend about his life-long curiosity. His desire to always be learning, and how that desire has turned into leadership opportunities through the Wisconsin Soybean Association, the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board, and other experiences.
Viewing results of on-farm research, supported by Wisconsin soybean checkoff dollars is just one way to witness a payback on that investment. Bensend has witnessed real life impacts of that same research in his Dallas, Wisconsin farm fields.
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21 Jun 2023
WI Soybean Farmers Funding Good Ideas
Information is power, and that's where many Wisconsin soybean checkoff dollars are being invested. Pat Mullooly is the chair of the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board. In this edition of PodTalk, he visits with Pam Jahnke about current research efforts working to provide answers on obstacles the state's facing in securing a commercial soybean processing facility.
Mullooly as provides an update on the new interest and excitement building around ports across the state. From Duluth-Superior to Green Bay and on to Milwaukee, these new ports are drawing interest for possible grain movement serving the international appetite.
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Jonathan Gibbs is a soybean producer in Fox Lake, Wisconsin. He's also the current secretary/treasurer of the Wisconsin Soybean Marketing Board, which oversees the investment of checkoff dollars. Gibbs has been a leader in implementing innovative production practices, and compares his definition of sustainability to a three-legged stool. This has been important when telling his story during international travel and meeting with end-users of U.S. Soy.
Find out more about how soybean checkoff dollars are being invested, and how you - as a grower - can get involved. Click here for details. (https://wisoybean.org/)
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