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Welcome to “Off the Cob” the original podcast series produced by the National Corn Growers Association. This series features interviews with grower-leaders on hot topics in agriculture and will expand media options for those wishing to further their knowledge of the industry.
You can subcribe to Off the Cob/Field Notes podcasts available for free at the iTunes store by clicking here or search, Off the Cob Podcast.
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2013-05-21: Field Notes Catches Up with Texas Farmer Jay Beckhusen
2013-05-17: Field Notes Catches Up with Missouri Farmer Rob Korff
2013-05-10: Field Notes Talks Snow Storms and Planting Progress with Andy Jobman
2013-05-07: Field Notes Catches Up with Indiana Farmer Brian Scott
2013-04-26: Field Notes Talks Cool Weather with Jay Beckhusen
2013-04-26: Field Notes Talks Cool Weather with Jennie Schmidt
2013-04-19: Field Notes Meets Nebraska Farmer Andy Jobman
2013-04-16: IRM Calculator App Takes Valuable Tool into the Fields
2013-04-05: Field Notes Launches 2013 Season, Meets Maryland Farmer Jennie Schmidt
2013-03-13: Maize Genetics and Genomics Database Reports Progress, Explains Science
2013-02-28: Commodity Classic Showcases Innovation, Encourages Action at 2013 Trade Sho
2013-02-27: Commodity Classic 2013 Heats Up in Kissimmee
2013-01-30: Team Helps Turn Science into Success for U.S. Corn Growers
2013-01-08: Growers Build on Trade Successes, Promote Proper Biotech Stewardship in the New Year
2013-01-07: NCGA President Calls on Farmers to Make 2013 a Year of Action
2013-01-03: Field Notes Reflects on 2012 with Brian Scott
2013-01-03: Production and Stewardship Action Team Shines Spotlight on Sustainability, Water Issues
2012-12-19: Action Team About More than "Grower Services"
2012-12-13: Field Notes caught up with Donna Jeschke, an Illinois farmer who lives and works an hour south of Chicago.
2012-12-11: Field Notes caught up with Don Rutledge, a Colorado farmer who also raises cattle and hogs.
2012-12-03: Today, Off the Cob spoke with National Corn Growers Association President Garry Niemeyer on his outlook for corn growers in the new year. Emphasizing the importance of cooperation and making changes on the horizon into opportunities for farmers, Niemeyer
2012-11-14: Off the Cob caught up with Maize Genetics and Genomics Database Curator Jack Gardiner.
2012-10-26: Field Notes Finds Out What Farmers Do After Harvest
2012-10-26: Brian Scott, an Indiana farmer who recently completed his corn harvest.
2012-10-26: Donna Jeschke, who farms just south of Chicago, Illinois.
2012-10-26: Sam Hancock, who farms in Kentucky.
2012-10-18: Off the Cob Looks at Issues in 2013 with New Corn Board Member Kevin Skunes
2012-10-12: Field Notes Catches Up with Indiana Farmer in the Combine, Brian Scott
2012-10-09: Field Notes Talks Technology, Sustainability with Missouri Farmer, Billy Thiel
2012-10-04: Field Notes Catches Up with Farmers in the Heartland Part 2 Don Rutledge
2012-10-04: Field Notes Catches Up with Farmers in the Heartland Part 1 Brian Scott
2012-10-02: The Off the Cob podcast series sat down with Schott to discuss the Corn Board’s accomplishments during his tenure, to reflect on what he learned through his experiences and to ask his advice for farmers considering volunteering for leadership roles.
2012-10-01: Off the Cob spoke with the new president to explore her views on what lies ahead for corn farmers in 2013, the challenges she expects the board to face, and some of the programs she is excited to see coming to fruition.
2012-09-28: On Off the Cob: Reflecting upon his time as president of the Corn Board, Niemeyer explained that 2012 was a challenging year.
2012-09-27: On Off the Cob: Elected by the Corn Board to serve as First Vice President in 2013 and ratified by the full Corn Congress to the role in July, Martin Barbre, a farmer from Carmi, Ill., has been extensively involved in NCGA leadership for years now.
2012-09-26: On Off the Cob: For Keith Alverson, a farmer from Chester, S.D., reelected to the board in July, the challenges facing American agriculture are multiple and, in the most prominent cases, issues which we have been dealing with for a significant amount of t
2012-09-25: Off the Cob takes time to look ahead with the National Corn Growers Association Corn Board members elected or reelected to their position. For Mike Geske, a farmer from Matthews, Mo., the breadth and depth of the issues NCGA addresses play a role in the o
2012-09-17: Off the Cob takes a moment to visit with the grower leaders departing and coming on to the Corn Board in fiscal year 2013. First, Corn Board member Clark Gerstacker, who will retire from Corn Board service this October, gives his thoughts on the accomplis
2012-09-14: Field Notes Catches Up in with Farmers in the Heartland, Part 3 Donna Jeschke
2012-09-14: Field Notes Catches Up in with Farmers in the Heartland, Part 1 Brian Scott
2012-08-31: Field Notes Catches Up in Indiana, Kentucky Part 2 Sam Hancock
2012-08-31: Field Notes Catches Up in Indiana, Kentucky Part 1 Brian Scott
2012-08-24: Field Notes Catches Up with Thiel, Finds Improved Outlook in Missouri
2012-08-20: Field Notes caught up with Jeschke, Talks Corn in Illinois
2012-08-17: Field Notes caught up with Sam Hancock, a Kentucky farmer also featured in the first season. (Part 2 of Field Notes Catches Up in Indiana, Kentucky)
2012-08-17: Field Notes caught up with Brian Scott, an Indiana farmer and agvocate blogger. (Part 1 of Field Notes Catches Up in Indiana, Kentucky)
2012-08-01: Off the Cob caught up with Maize Genomics Database Curator Jack Gardiner to find out how the MGD project has progressed over the past three months.
2012-08-01: Off the Cob caught up with Maize Genomics Database Curator Jack Gardiner to find out how the MGD project has progressed over the past three months.
2012-07-10: Off the Cob spoke with NCGA First Vice President-Elect Martin Barbre about his recent election to the post, the vice presidential ratification vote that will occur during Corn Congress, and his views on where NCGA must lead the industry to ensure a bright
2012-06-28: Corn Board Candidate Geske Brings Passion, Enthusiasm to Serving Fellow Farmers (Fifth in a series profiling candidates for the 2013 Corn Board.)
2012-06-27: Corn Board Candidate Skunes Listens to Farmers, Helps Educate Consumers (Fourth in a series profiling candidates for the 2013 Corn Board.)
2012-06-22: This week, Field Notes caught up with Donna Jeschke, who farms a short drive from Chicago. An avid agvocate, Donna updates listeners on a recent group of Brazilian farmers who visited, reports on the crop condition and explains why a group touring h
2012-06-22: Field Notes also caught up with Don Rutledge, who farms in Colorado. Facing dry, windy conditions, Don talks about the Colorado wildfires and how irrigation is saving his corn crop.
2012-06-22: Corn Board Candidate Don Elsbernd Sets Lofty Goals, Leveraging Strengths to Make Them Reality (Second in a series profiling candidates for the 2013 Corn Board.)
2012-06-20: Building Upon Success with an Eye Toward Tomorrow Important to Corn Board Candidate Alverson (First in a series profiling candidates for the 2013 Corn Board.)
2012-06-11: NCGA’s "Off the Cob" podcast series caught up with Monsanto End Use Product Manager Steve Petersen to discuss the opportunities that scientists hope to create for farmers as they explore innovative uses for corn stover.
2012-05-23: "Field Notes" meets with Billy Thiel, a farmer from Marshall, Mo., who was featured in last year’s Corn Farmers Coalition campaign.
2012-05-22: "Field Notes" meets with Donna Jeschke, whose farm is typical of those in her area, but it's her involvement in state and national agricultural issues that make her quite an extraordinary farmer.
2012-05-21: "Off the Cob" podcast series spoke with Indiana Corn Marketing Council Secretary Gary Lamie, one of the Corn Utilization and Technology Conference's platinum sponsors.
2012-05-18: "Field Notes" meets with Don Rutledge, a highly diversified farmer and rancher who works with his two sons outside of Yuma, Colo. Rutledge introduces an interesting perspective to the series that includes the concerns specific to hog and cattle ranc
2012-05-17: "Field Notes" introduces Brian Scott, a young farmer who has recently returned to the family operation, already shares his story with the public through a variety of new and social media including his blog, The Farmers Life, and on Twitter.
2012-05-02: “Off the Cob” podcast series speaks to Maize Genomics Database Curator Dr. Jack Gardiner for an update on the project’s progress and insight into the tool’s functionality.
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