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Microbials Matter

Mid-West Farm Report

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Welcome to the Microbials Matter Podcast, where microbials matter! Our host, Dr. William Zimmer, veterinarian, and founder of Bio-Vet has been researching and developing microbial and nutritional products to support digestion and overall health in livestock for 30 years. Experts join the podcast to talk about all things animal health and nutrition and how the microbiome plays a critical role in animal health and vitality. For more information, visit Bio-Vet.com for more.
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Thoreson & Heilprin

Mid-West Family Marketing

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A podcast of Zach Heilprin and Ebo Thoeson's weekly radio show, which airs every Thursday from 6-7p live from Monk's Bar and Grill in Sun Prairie. Join Zach and Ebo each week as they discuss the latest stories surrounding the Wisconsin Badgers. Find the show live on Zone Madison and YouTube.
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The go-to source for weekly sprint car action at Knoxville Raceway. Hosted by Josh Gerlach, Kade Higday, and Blake Walker, the show dives into everything happening at The Sprint Car Capital of the World—plus exclusive conversations with drivers throughout the season.
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Peaches may not be the first fruit you think of in Wisconsin, but cold-hardy varieties allow farms like Creek Bed Farmacy in Poynette to grow them successfully. Farmer Julie Schoeneberg says the trees thrive on the farm’s rolling hills, which provide good drainage, and southern Wisconsin’s climate offers the “chill units” peaches need to set buds. …
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This weekend the 62nd Badger Steam and Gas Engine Club Show chugs into Baraboo. If you look across the audience, you may notice that it's heavily male influenced, but that doesn't mean that the fairer sex isn't engaged. Heidi Knuth was born into the hobby of collecting John Deere equipment. It's a family tradition for the Knuths. She is proud to be…
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Josie Bailey is the 2025 National Guernsey Queen. Her family lives in Tomah with a herd that is majority Holstein. She fell in love with the Guernsey breed after helping a friend at the state fair. The experience sparked her interest in starting her own herd of the Guernseys. What started nearly 3 years ago with one cow, has become a herd of 11. Sh…
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It may be late in the growing season, but it isn't too late to monitor the health and wellness of crops. Jacob Getz is a Certified Crop Specialist with Insight FS in the Madison area. Farmers are expecting a good corn and soybean crop. He says there is some pathogen pressure, and it isn't too late to make a fungicide application if deemed necessary…
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Bob Wilson didn't start out as a bison producer. The owner/operator of Morning Star Bison in Nanaimo, BC started in beef - until Mad Cow Disease decimated the Canadian market and forced him to rethink his ranching plans. Today Wilson has a herd of 50 bison on roughly 200 acres he's carved from timber land. He's had to really carefully manage his an…
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Canada continues to suffer with wildfires and the lack of rain. Pam Jahnke visits with one of the hosts during their Canadian Rockies Farm Tour, Bob Wilson. Wilson started out as a beef producers but exited that industry when Mad Cow Disease closed many beef markets for Canadian producers. Now he's raising 50 bison on his Morning Star Bison Ranch o…
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Here in Wisconsin the agricultural community takes pride in remembering the past which allowed for the advancements to help farmers today. This was one of the founding ideas behind the Badger Steam and Gas show in Baraboo. 2025 marks the 62nd year of the show and Steve Roudebush, the President of the Badger Steam and Gas engine club, shares some in…
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Old iron at work. That's what you can look forward to at the 62nd annual Badger Steam & Gas Engine show this weekend outside of Baraboo. Ben Jarboe takes a closer look with Steve Rodebush, president of the club. He says they're focused on the Ford and Ferguson brands this year. He also explains that there will be many demonstrations giving people a…
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Gray Wolves are on their way to being delisted after a great boom in their population that has started to impact livelihoods. Following this delisting Wisconsin is looking for the best way to manage their population moving forward. This led to the Wolf advisory committee being created. Bob Mitchell the Senior Partner of Spring Creeks Cattle Company…
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Kendall and Greg Peterson of the Peterson Farm Bros rose to fame in 2012 with their viral parody video “I’m Farming and I Grow It,” a twist on LMFAO’s hit song. Since then, they’ve continued using social media to bridge the gap between farmers and consumers through music videos and educational content. Stephanie Hoff caught up with the brothers at …
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The boys recap Ryan Timms' dominating Knoxville Nationals win in this week’s LIVE episode. 📱 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/knoxvillenights 📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knoxvillenights 📱 X: https://twitter.com/knxvillenights 📱 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@knoxvillenights 🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/knoxville…
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Just like many school kids, state policy makers know that the bell is about to ring with more business at the state house. Senator Pat Testing - R-Stevens Point - stands ready to pick up where they left off after the state budget was signed into effect. Testin tells Pam Jahnke that they're continuing to monitor the effects on state programs because…
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Alfalfa is a mainstay in the forage and cover crop world here in Wisconsin, but recent research is looking to provide more options for farmers. Currently there are studies being done to enable Rye and Vetch to be used more widespread in the industry. Dr. Lisa Kissing Kucek a Plant Breeder with the USDA shares what they are looking for out of these …
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The Wisconsin cranberry harvest may still be a few weeks away, but it's looking like a healthy crop. Jim VanWychen, one of the owners and operators of Weatherby Cranberries in Warren talks to Bob Bosold about how things are coming along. VanWychen says they'll start harvesting early varieties in September, with the bulk of the berries coming in Oct…
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We're LIVE from the 54th NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's! 📱 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/knoxvillenights 📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knoxvillenights 📱 X: https://twitter.com/knxvillenights 📱 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@knoxvillenights 🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/knoxville-nights…
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We're LIVE from the 54th NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's! with Jack Anderson and Garet Willamson! 📱 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/knoxvillenights 📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knoxvillenights 📱 X: https://twitter.com/knxvillenights 📱 TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@knoxvillenights 🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcas…
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The Shelton homestead lies in Clyde Wisconsin that was started by Pat's Great, Great, Great grandfather in about 1856. Pat currently tends to 250 acres of property and his mother was the one who got their 100 year anniversary of the farm. Currently the farm has 30-40 acres that in enrolled in the CRP program. While another 30 acres is being farmed …
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Kendall and Greg Peterson of the Peterson Farm Bros rose to fame in 2012 with their viral parody video “I’m Farming and I Grow It,” a twist on LMFAO’s hit song. Since then, they’ve continued using social media to bridge the gap between farmers and consumers through music videos and educational content. Stephanie Hoff caught up with the brothers at …
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Drones are becoming a bigger and more important tool in production agriculture. Kiley Allan finds out about the diverse applications they can assist with from Julia Guerra, Solutions Architect and a licensed drone pilot at FlyGuys. He says there's a multitude of ways farmers can use drones to provide supplemental information to their operations. He…
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Today’s farms run on advanced technology, face high financial risk, and operate under ever-changing policy landscapes. Yet even with all that, farmers still find time to serve their communities—whether it’s mentoring youth or volunteering at the county fair. That’s exactly the kind of well-rounded excellence the Wisconsin Outstanding Young Farmer P…
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Clinton Farms is a 1,000-cow dairy operation, with 850 cows actively milking and a total herd of 2,200 animals on-site. With roots dating back four generations, the family has adopted modern technology and sustainable practices to keep the business thriving while maintaining environmental responsibility. Clinton Farms shows how energy-efficient sys…
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Tracing back to the original settlers of the family in New Glarus, both Klassy farms have been in the family for over 150 years. The farm included dairy hogs and crops growing up. They are of Swiss heritage which is featured on their family t-shirt which their grandson made for the celebration breakfast. They had some hardship along the way. Larry'…
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Rural hospitals are applauding a move by the state that ensures they will get adequate reimbursement for Medicaid. It happened in two ways. First, the state budget raised access payments. This is essentially a reimbursement to hospitals to cover the care of Medicaid patients. The other item in the state budget was a tripling of hospital assessments…
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Alex Beaver is the crop specialist for Insight FS, with a footprint circling Jefferson from Lake Mills to East Troy. He says the wheat harvest is about finished in his region, and growers have been satisfied with test weights, low disease levels, and yields. Dry conditions last fall prevented some wheat stands from reaching full potential. The summ…
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We're LIVE from the 54th NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's! Shane Stewart joins the boys on the DIRTVision stage to chat about his racing career and his thoughts on the state of sprint car racing in 2025. 📱 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/knoxvillenights 📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/knoxvillenights 📱 X: https://…
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This Pierce County Centennial Farm has been in the family since 1917. Ken Peterson's grandfather purchased the 40-acre farm. He raised pigs, chickens, cows, and horses. Ken's father got the farm after World War II. His father had a stroke in 1998, leaving Ken to inherit the farm when he passed. Ken recalls a lot of struggles that the family went th…
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Gary and his late wife, Gertrude, purchased the farm from her parents, which started in Gertrude's grandparents' possession. Gary and Gertrude raised their kids on the farm, which is now a beef cow-calf operation and row crop family business. Two of their sons are auctioneers and serve on the state auctioneering board. In addition to farming, the s…
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Doug and Kari's farm started as a dairy farm run by Doug's great-grandmother. The farm passed to Doug's grandfather and father before becoming his. He sold the dairy cows in 2000, raised some steers, and now grows solely cash crops. They milked 42 cows, had 500 laying hens, some pigs, and harvested crops while doing custom silo filling. His grandfa…
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In the photo from 1946, you can see the government's first attempts to stop soil erosion by including terracing in the fields. David Brennan says this took place at his family's Sesquicentennial Farm in Sauk County. He recalls the story of big equipment coming in to put terraces in the side of the hill. This is a common practice today in row croppi…
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Meet the new executive director of Wisconsin Farmers Union, Danielle Endvick! We caught up with her at Wisconsin Farm Technology Days. She gives us a sneak peek at what's on tap for their annual conference, including how they are growing relationships between farmers, rural businesses, and the community. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info…
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Wisconsin Farm Technology Days wraps up at 4 p.m. today. Don't forget to swing by Wisconsin Farmers Union at Booth 607. President Darin Von Ruden is concerned about the latest dairy farm numbers released by the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection. That's why he's mobilizing members to call on legislators to advance fa…
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Ag Meteorologist Stu Muck gives insight into whether we can expect to see the smoke roll out anytime soon and if we will get some rain to help the crops. Farm Director Pam Jahnke is joined by the Wisconsin FFA Association Executive Director, Cheryl Zimmerman, to give some insight on the current ag teacher shortage. Kiley Allan talks with Richard Gu…
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We're LIVE from the 54th NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey's! The guys will discuss everything that happened the previous week during the Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Nationals presented by Great Southern Bank, and the Avanti Windows & Doors Capitani Classic presented by Great Southern Bank. 📱 Facebook: https://www.facebook.…
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A new bill is circulating Congress, and it’s called the Save Our Bacon Act. The Save Our Bacon Act aims to restore interstate commerce as the latest response to Proposition-12. Morgan Worek is the Program and Marketing Director at the Wisconsin Pork Association. She shares what the bill would mean for the pork industry. See omnystudio.com/listener …
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Richard Gumz of Gumz Farms shares what the start of mint harvest has produced. They are seeing a decrease in oil production this harvest season. While they are exploring other possibilities, they suspect the cloudy days in early July, as well as the smoke haze, greatly affected sunlight penetration. It will be a matter of time to determine if it ch…
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Ag Meteorologist Stu Muck joins the show to give us a look at if we can expect rain in this critical growing period. David Giehtbrock, a Fish Culture Section Leader with the DNR, gives us a more detailed look into how the state works to stock fish in our lakes. He says this year they stocked over 1 Million Chinook Salmon into Lake Michigan. Stephan…
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Ag Meteorologist Stu Muck gives a detailed forecast for the state as the State Fair and Wisconsin Farm Technology Days get underway. Stephanie Hoff has a chat with EMS Outreach Program Manager James Small with the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health about how they are at risk of not being able to respond to emergencies in a timely manner due to decrea…
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Janet Keller is serving as the new General Manager starting this year for the Farm technology days. Keller is no stranger to Farm technology days. She used to be an exhibitor every day with a genetics company and was on the board of directors as well. There are many exciting things in store besides the progressive scale of Clinton Farms. Tent city …
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Farm Technology days is back this year hosted by Clinton Farms. It will be taking place August 5-7th in Bear Creek WI. Pam Jhanke chats with one of the host family members Jim Clinton. They say its family tradition as they will now be hosting the event 3 times. They hosted the 25th anniversary Farm technology days and Jim was only 22 years old when…
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Alfalfa is a known crop that is grown all over Wisconsin for livestock consumption. But it is also a productive cover crop and has many sustainability aspects when its used as a cover crop. Dr. Emily Meccage is the Senior Manger of Research and development for Forage Genetics International. She says farmers look to be more sustainable while also lo…
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Bob Bosold and Wisconsin Farmers Union's Layne Cozzolino discuss feeding program woes and resilience following federal funding changes. Cozzolino is the director of special projects with WFU. Canadian wildfire smoke continues to be the culprit for poor air quality. Sticky weather is expected later this week. There’s plenty of county fair fun to be …
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Taking out loans is many times a necessity for farmers whether it be for equipment, buildings, or other inputs, and Wisconsin is no different. Darla Sikora the Director of Agricultural Loans with Citizens State Bank of Loyal is here to give insight into what Wisconsin Farms are most commonly taking the loans out for right now. She says that current…
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Flavor is on the menu at Wisconsin Pork Association's Pork Shoppe. Morgan Worek is the Program and Marketing Director at the Wisconsin Pork Association. Located across from the Colosseum and the Wisconsin Products Pavilion, the food stand is serving up Butterfly Pork Chop sandwiches, Pork Burgers and Pork Chop On A sticks. The pork is raised local …
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Charlie's Pizza can boast a third place finish in the Sporkies contest at the state fair. Their winning dish is Mexican Street Corn Pizza. It was inspired by their staff that has a strong Hispanic culture. It was a team effort in perfecting the dish. Charlie's granddaughter gave us a peak behind the curtain. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy …
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Marion grew up on her families farm and was farming since the young age of 3 helping with little tasks. Her sister had acquired her families farm shortly their father passed away. He was in the process of turning it over into her sisters possession in 1986 when he passed. Luckily that transition was easier as Marion and her sister were already work…
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Tom and Elizabeth Pryce settled in the U.S. in 1846 with their children. Their eldest son, Edward, was naturalized that same year and moved to Albany Township, where he and his wife built a log cabin, later replaced by a stone house. They had 16 children before his wife passed at age 56, the same year Edward lost several of their children. Edward’s…
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Stephanie Hoff visits with Dawn Roth of Roth's Sugarbush in Cadott while at the Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis. Dawn chairs the Wisconsin Maple Syrup Association's booth in the Wisconsin Products Pavilion. She tells us about the tasty treats they have in store for fairgoers as they taste their way through Wisconsin agriculture. See omnystudio.c…
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Ag meteorologist Stu Muck says we are looking at some very comfortable weather, but also a lot of smoke for the weekend. The past couple days if you stepped outside and noticed a smog covering the sky. This is once again the Canadian wildfires making an appearance. Although these fires are not in Wisconsin, the state is still helping fight them. St…
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The Olson Family Farm was recognized as a Century Farm in 1985 after 110 years of continuous family ownership. Ole Herdal Olson (born October 1807) and Dorthea Jensdatter Stennan Riise (born October 1809) were united in marriage in May 1838 in Tolga, Hedemark, Norway. To this union there were six children: Ole Iver born in 1838; Marit born in 1841;…
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