In episode 2, Trent tackles the question of how you can change your mindset about cover crops when harvest is over and it's time to start planting them, and figuring out what your overall goal is. 

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Season 2, Episode 2: Cover Crops - Changing Your Mindset

Trent is coming at you in episode 12 with his own thoughts on the No-Till on the Plains Conference, and why this whole "no-till" thing is so important.

Season 2, Episode 12 - No-Till on the Plains Pt. 2

In episode 11, we present you with our first couple of guests for Season 2! Mitchell is joined with two Washington County, Iowa farmers (once again): Michael Cavin and Michael Vittetoe. The three are venturing back from Wichita, Kansas where they attended the "No-Till on the Plains" conference. They are giving you their feedback on the event, as well as their overall take aways!

Season 2, Episode 11 - No-Till on the Plains

Mitchell comes at you in episode 10. He is finishing up the discussion on 60 inch corn, as well as quantifying sustainability, reducing our carbon footprint and looking toward your end goal. If you aren't starting now, then you're going to get left behind! 

Getting Ahead of the Game

Trent comes back at you in episode 9 to continue with the topic of 60 inch corn. He discusses how, like most things, it is a learning process and there will be hiccups, but we must focus on the end goal of profitablity. 

Season 2, Episode 9 - Adapting to Change

Mitchell comes back to you for episode 8 of The TopSoil Podcast discussing his take on 60 inch corn rows and how his senior year (of college) project really dug deeper into this. 

60 Inch Row Corn

Trent and Mitchell are back together again for Episode 7! They're discussing the uprising in biologicals and biological seed treatments, and using biologicals to become more sustainable.

Season 2, Episode 7 - What to Look for in a Product

Trent comes at you in episode 6 discussing the topics of sustainability and conservation. Where is our food coming from? We need to do a better job answering that question, as farmers. 

Season 2, Episode 6 - Your Mindset on Sustainability and Conservation

In the last episode, Trent asks Mitchell a question regarding boron and sulfur in our soils. In episode 5, Mitchell discusses soil testing and why 99% of the soil tests he's seeing are showing low boron and sulfur. 

Season 2, Episode 5: Why are we seeing low boron and sulfur?

In episode 4, Trent comes back to answer Mitchell's question regarding direct marketing, but adds a little bit of a twist. Listen up to learn how to do things differently, and how you can utilize social media to do so. 

Season 2, Episode 4 - Marketing Directly to the Consumer

In episode 3, Mitchell gives his thoughts in response to Trent's question regarding implementing cover crops and what are we learning from doing this, and how can we do things better? 

Season 2, Episode 3: Implementing Cover Crops - What are we learning?

Mitchell and Trent are back at it with Season 2 of The TopSoil Podcast! In episode 1 Mitchell addresses a conversation had with Trent about getting soil test results back and what exactly you can do to utilize them to better your operation.

Season 2, Episode 1 - Soil test results - what do we do with them?

In episode 32 of The Top Soil podcast, Mitchell and Trent get you caught up on what has been going on, as well as the big debate on cover crop vs. no cover crop.

Episode 32

In Episode 31, Mitch and Trent discuss what projects they have been working on including inner seeding cover crops. #plant18 #covercrops #soilhealth #innerseeding 

Episode 31

In episode 30, Mitch and Trent discuss early yellowing of corn, the difference between C:N problems and root developments. #plant18 #soilhealth #covercrops

Episode 30

A collaboration between two soil nerds in Washington County, IA. The goal is to bring attention to the soil health movement. #SoilNation