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On-Farm Trials Podcast with the PNW Farmers" Network

PNW Farmers" Network

Here on the On-Farm Trials Podcast, host Carol McFarland dives into the different trials that come with farming systems innovation in the inland Pacific Northwest, speaking with professionals all across the region about how they get things done.

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On Farm Trials ft. Allen Druffel

On-Farm Trials Podcast with the PNW Farmers" Network ·

2025/09/09

This episode of the On-Farm Trials podcast features Allen Druffel of Bar Star Farm in Colton, WA. Listen in to hear what’s cooking (or brewing) on his farm and countertop, along with his adventures in cover crops, and cows. In the interview Allen describes his fluid approach to management goals and the balance of soil health along with a sometimes challenging landscape in the commodity market. We also hear about the intergenerational success of the Vico peer network group for supporting cropping

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46:28

On Farm Trials ft. Aaron Flansburg (pt. 2)

On-Farm Trials Podcast with the PNW Farmers" Network ·

2025/08/26

In part two of this special two-part series we hear more from Aaron Flansburg of Palouse, Washington and his transition from long-term no-till practices to organic management. Listen in as we hear Aaron’s reflections and lessons-learned with fertility, marketing, weed management, and what’s new in 2025- a year after the ‘Farmwalk’ tour of his organic practices live from the field featured in part one!

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On Farm Trials ft. Aaron Flansburg (pt. 1)

On-Farm Trials Podcast with the PNW Farmers" Network ·

2025/08/12

Part one of this special two part series features Aaron Flansburg of Palouse, Washington describing his transition from long-term no-till practices to organic management. The first episode is a recording of the June 2024 ‘Farmwalk’ live from Aaron’s farm, co-hosted by the WSU Food Systems program and the Tilth Alliance. Join the Farmwalk experience as we tour Aaron’s organic grains in the field, as he describes his trials and observations with fertility, marketing organic heritage grain, and weed

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79:48

On Farm Trials ft. Eero Kovero and Mark Sheffels

On-Farm Trials Podcast with the PNW Farmers" Network ·

2025/07/29

In this episode of the On-Farm Trials podcast, we hear from special guest Eero Kovero of Pekola, Finland- alongside his host and compatriot in direct seeding practices, Mark Sheffels, from his farm in Wilbur, WA. Eero shares his experience connecting with PNW direct seed farmers Mark Sheffels and Russ Zenner for the past 25 years. In this episode we hear about Eero’s experience on his farm in Finland, his conversion to direct seeding practices after his first adventures in the PNW, and his

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56:13

On Farm Trials ft. Eric Odberg and Joni Kindwall-Moore

On-Farm Trials Podcast with the PNW Farmers" Network ·

2025/07/18

In this episode of the On-Farm Trials podcast, we have Eric Odberg from Odberg Farms in Genesee, Idaho return in season 2, to talk millet with Joni Kindwall-Moore of Snacktivist Foods based in Couer D’Alene, ID. Listen in as Eric and Joni share their trials with growing and marketing millet. The conversation explores the complexity of expanding alternative crops and markets, and how risk is distributed. We hear Eric’s experience of the agronomy for growing millet in Genesee, Joni shares more about

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70:07

On Farm Trials ft. Mark Hall and Mark Thorne

On-Farm Trials Podcast with the PNW Farmers" Network ·

2025/07/01

Join the On-Farm Trials podcast to hear from guests Dr. Mark Thorne from the Weed Science program at Washington State University, and Grower-Cooperator Mark Hall of Steptoe, Washington. Listen as Mark Hall describes his experience farming in Steptoe, and the research collaboration with Dr. Mark Thorne on investigating the management of the pernicious perennial weed - Smooth Scouring Rush. In the conversation we hear how the collaboration got started, how the research questions for the management of

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94:16

On Farm Trials ft. Chris and Andre Rauch and Leon Luna

On-Farm Trials Podcast with the PNW Farmers" Network ·

2025/06/17

In this episode of the On-Farm Trials podcast, we hear from the farm team of Starvation Farms outside of Lexington, OR. Join the conversation with Chris and Andre Rauch and Leon Luna as they share their experiences with soil health and 22 years of no-till practices and overcoming a legacy of blowing and crusting soil, trying alternative crops and rotations that include camelina and safflower, and adding market value to sustain expanded rotations. Listen to the history of Starvation Farms - like how

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64:51

On Farm Trials ft. Chris Williams with Dan Long and...

On-Farm Trials Podcast with the PNW Farmers" Network ·

2025/06/03

In this episode of the On-Farm Trials podcast, join the conversation between Grower Chris Williams and USDA-ARS Researchers Dr. Dan Long, and Dr. Stewart Wuest as they discuss their collaborative work using combine-mounted protein monitors on Chris’s farm outside of Athena, OR. Chris, Dan, and Stewart describe the what, why, and how of leveraging this ‘new’ precision technology in useful and usable ways including to map nitrogen use efficiency across the field, gain a greater understanding of how

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73:09

On Farm Trials ft. Garry Esser

On-Farm Trials Podcast with the PNW Farmers" Network ·

2025/05/20

In this episode of the On-Farm Trials podcast, we’re on Esser Farms outside of Moscow, ID. Long-time innovator Garry Esser shares his experience with many soil-health focused trials starting with the transition to direct seed and being part of Shepherd’s Grain. Listen as Garry describes more recent trials such as alternative crop rotations, including intercropping with pulses and underseeding clovers, compost tea, and how ‘unintended consequences’ led to integrated grazing on the farm. The

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63:14

On Farm Trials ft. Jason Bishop

On-Farm Trials Podcast with the PNW Farmers" Network ·

2025/05/07

In the first full episode of On-Farm Trials Season 2 Jason Bishop of Living Heritage Farm in Edwall, Washington, describes his trials building life on the farm with alternative crop rotations, intercropping, and a range of cover cropping strategies that include cows jumping fences- all while looking both forward and backward for inspiration to further the farm’s management goals.

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32:25

On Farm Trials Pre-Season Short ft. Jason and Jill...

On-Farm Trials Podcast with the PNW Farmers" Network ·

2025/04/22

The first episode of season 2 is a short introduction to Jason and Jill Bishop of Living Heritage Farm in Edwall, Washington. In our ‘pre-season episode’ Jason and Jill describe coming back to the farm and working to build out value-added direct marketing enterprises to support the addition of their family on the farm. Hear how they embrace the farm name, and their experiences ranging from specialty beef, to seed increases from the Einkorn heritage grain patch started in their suburban Seattle

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63:09

Stories from the Field, Ep. 7

On-Farm Trials Podcast with the PNW Farmers" Network ·

2024/11/25

In this bonus episode ‘Stories from the Field’ we hear thoughts on the what, how, and why, around building soil health and cropping systems innovation in grain production systems of the inland Pacific Northwest. Listen to these highlights from interviews with Soil Health Producer of the year 2023 Clay Hutchens of Hutchens Family Farms in Dayton, WA, one of the original founders of the Pacific Northwest Direct Seed Association Mark Sheffles of the Sheffles Company outside of Wilbur, WA, and Aaron

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80:09

Howard Nelson and Aaron Esser

On-Farm Trials Podcast with the PNW Farmers" Network ·

2024/10/30

In this episode we hear from WSU Extension Specialist Aaron Esser, and land-owner cooperator Howard Nelson of Creston, WA. In this interview on the WSU Wilke Research Farm in Davenport, WA our guests discuss liming trials along with soil pH as it relates to maintaining soil health. We also hear about a long history of collaboration from work on winter peas, to decision-making for the advisory committee for the Wilke Farm.

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On Farm Trials ft. Clay Hutchens

On-Farm Trials Podcast with the PNW Farmers" Network ·

2024/10/11

In this episode of the On-Farm Trials podcast we hear from Clay Hutchens of Hutchens Family Farms outside of Dayton, Washington. Join the conversation to hear from Clay as the Washington Soil Health Initiative’s Soil Health Producer of the Year for 2023, what soil health means to him and his perspective on the imperative of a safe and abundant food supply. He shares his thoughts on soil acidification and his experience collaborating with the Columbia County Conservation District to ameliorate soil

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61:01

On Farm Trials ft. Mark Sheffels

On-Farm Trials Podcast with the PNW Farmers" Network ·

2024/09/17

Join this conversation about On-Farm Trials with recently-retired farmer, Mark Sheffles, outsideof Wilbur, Washington. Mark describes his trials with winter peas, the Weed-it spot sprayer, andhis history with direct seeding.

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37:42

Stories From the Field: Ep. 6

On-Farm Trials Podcast with the PNW Farmers" Network ·

2024/09/03

In this bonus episode, "Stories from the Field", we hear thoughts on the what, how, and why,around building soil health and cropping systems innovation in grain production systems of the inland Pacific Northwest. Listen to these highlights from interviews with Uhlorn Family Farms team, Tom Conklin, and Douglas Poole about the challenges and rewards working hard to grow food, and steward land in their communities.

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On Farm Trials ft. Ron Jirava and Bill Schillinger et...

On-Farm Trials Podcast with the PNW Farmers" Network ·

2024/08/16

This episode of On-Farm Trials comes to you from the Rosanoff Homestead outside of Ritzville, WA where we hear from Ron Jirava and the WSU research team Dr. Bill Schilinger, Dr. Tim Paulitz, Dr. Jeremy Hansen, Dr. Surendra Singh, and Bruce Sower about their work together on the longest running Dryland On-Farm Trial collaboration in Washington State. Their conversation covers an array of the work that has come from this trial around alternative cropping systems, the soil microbiome, pathogens,

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68:42

On Farm Trials fr. Uhlorn Family Farms

On-Farm Trials Podcast with the PNW Farmers" Network ·

2024/07/30

Join the conversation on Uhlorn Family Farms outside of Cottonwood, ID with Darrel and Brentley Uhlorn and Dave Dahlsrud. In this interview they describe their trials with cropping system innovations, alternative crops, weed management, integrating cattle, and using compost teas, extracts, biostimulants, and foliar fertilizers at production scale.

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On Farm Trials ft. Douglas Poole

On-Farm Trials Podcast with the PNW Farmers" Network ·

2024/07/16

This episode of the On-Farm Trials podcast features an interview with farmer Douglas Poole inMansfield, Washington as he describes how his trials are intended to work with the ecologicalsystems on his farm. Douglas shares his experiences from collaring cows to harnessing soilmicrobes, planting alternative crops, hosting landlord parties to talk cover cropping and soilhealth, a decades-long legacy of biosolids, and creating/conserving sage grouse habitat on thefarm.

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46:35

Stories from the Field, Ep. 5

On-Farm Trials Podcast with the PNW Farmers" Network ·

2024/06/28

The interviews compiled for another special episode of Stories from the Field featuresRuss Zenner retired farmer from Genesee, Idaho, Clint Zenner farming outside of GenesseIdaho talking with University of Idaho researcher Kendall Kahl, and Tracy Erikson retiring farmeroutside of St. John, WA.

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