Field Work

This week on Field Work, Zach and Mitchell talk about the future of tractors with New Holland’s Director of Commercial Marketing, Mark Lowery. They discuss a methane powered tractor, the status of autonomous operations and why we don’t need to worry about farm robots taking over the world (yet).

One way to reduce the climate impacts of agriculture is to shift from annual crops to perennial ones. It’s not a simple matter. In this episode, a Minnesota farmer growing kernza talks about its potential. Joining him is a perennial grain expert from The Land Institute, where kernza was developed into a commercial crop.

Finance, technology, and agriculture meet on Field Work this episode. Zach and Mitchell talk with Marc Schober, director of specialized agriculture solutions for one of the nation’s top farm banks.

With Season 3 of the Field Work podcast well underway, we want to hear from you. How's it going? 

Washington County, Iowa, has consistently been one of the highest performing counties for cover crop acres in Iowa.

Field Work is supported in part by the Walton Family Foundation, working for solutions so nature and people can thrive together.