Josh sits down with summer 2019 interns for the Hughes Center and the University of Maryland Agriculture Law Education Initiative, UMD students Michael Marinelli and Victoria Long. They touch on projects the worked on over the summer, including

Episode 15: Planting Green Panel

Sep 3rd, 2019 56m 49s

This episode features a farmer panel recorded at the Planting Green Soil Health Field Day on Aug. 20 in Laurel, Del. Hear discussions featuring our co-host, Jen Nelson, and panelists Blaine Hitchens, Jay Baxter and Cory Atkins. This episode is

Episode 14: Hughes Center Interns Project Wrap Up

Jul 24th, 2019 42m 3s

Josh sits down with last year's Hughes Center interns, Danielle Naundorf and Alison Venable, to chat about their many projects that spanned from saltwater intrusion, oyster aquaculture theft prevention, conservation leasing, Maryland's Watershe

Episode 13: Checkoff Program

May 9th, 2019 45m 35s

In this episode, Jen and Josh sit down with Lindsay Thompson of the Maryland Grain Producers Utilization Board and Susanne Zilberfarb of the Maryland Soybean Board to talk through the Checkoff Program, what it funds and what kind of research th

Episode 12: Growing for Good Report

Apr 22nd, 2019 34m 1s

In this episode, Jen and Josh talk with Nancy Nunn, assistant director at the Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology, and Steve Raabe with the market research firm OpinionWorks about a report the Hughes Center commissioned — Growing for Good.

Episode 11: Soil Health w/ Jimmy Emmons, Blaine Hitchens

Mar 12th, 2019 43m 32s

Jen sits down with Jimmy Emmons, an Oklahoma farmer and soil health champion, and Blaine Hitchens, a Sussex County, Del., farmer. The two break down soil health concepts comparatively by their respective regions, some management details, farm e

Episode 10: Farmland Preservation

Nov 9th, 2018 30m 23s

In this episode, Jen and Josh sit down with Eastern Shore Land Conservancy Executive Director Rob Etgen and Matt Nielsen of Tidewater Organics, LLC near Centreville, Md., to talk through the many nuances of farmland preservation, how the moveme

Episode 9: Ken Staver

Oct 24th, 2018 40m 32s

Ken Staver, acting director for the Wye Research and Education Center and associate research scientist with the University of Maryland College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, sits down with Jen and Josh to talk the foundations of nutrient

Episode 8: Conservation Leasing Workshop Series

Oct 10th, 2018 22m 47s

In this episode, Jen and Josh talk with Sarah Everhart of the University of Maryland Agriculture Law Education Initiative to overview upcoming workshops on conservation leasing. For more information on the Agricultural Conservation Leasing Work

Episode 7: Air Seeder

Oct 10th, 2018 36m 51s

In this episode, Jen sits down with a few folks from the Sussex Soil Conservation District in Georgetown, Del., to talk soil health and cover crops, and to overview a new program and piece of equipment available to farmers in Sussex County to h

Episode 6: MDA's Role in Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

Sep 12th, 2018 36m 51s

Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Watershed Restoration Specialist Jason Keppler sits down with Josh and Jen to talk about what the department is doing to implement the last phase of Chesapeake Bay cleanup. We talk implementation of best man

Episode 5: Agriculture and Chesapeake Bay Restoration

Aug 29th, 2018 55m 55s

In this episode, Jen and Josh sit down with Judy Denver and Mark Nardi of the U.S. Geological Survey to talk about various aspects of agriculture's role in restoring Chesapeake Bay water quality. Near the end of this episode, Jen introduces a n

Episode 4: Hops, Barley and Beer

Aug 15th, 2018 53m 57s

In this episode, we talk with Matt Musial of Proximity Malt, Bryan Butler of the University of Maryland Extension in Carroll County, and Cecil County farmer Jonathan Quinn about the ins and outs of growing, malting and marketing barley and rese

Episode 3: Nitrogen Use Efficiency

Aug 1st, 2018 57m 54s

In this episode of "From Cloud to Cab," Josh and Jen talk with Keiller Kyle of the Nature Conservancy and Mike Twining of Willard Agri-Service about nitrogen use efficiency. What is it and how can it help farmers improve their bottom line? Find

Episode 2: University of Delaware Extension Update

Jul 18th, 2018 51m 26s

In this episode, Jen Nelson talks to some Extension agents with the University of Delaware to get updates on some projects and research happening.

Episode 1: Soil Health

Jun 19th, 2018 52m 14s

In this episode of From Cloud to Cab, we talk about soil health with Jayme Arthurs of the Natural Resources Conservation Service and Steve Darcey of Prince George's County Md. Soil Conservation District. Soil health: How do you define it? How d

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