Anthony Thilmony's guest appearances

Anthony Thilmony

Soil Sense

Joe Breker

Matt Nelson

Rob Sharkey

David Archer

Jason Hanson

Greg Amundson

Elizabeth Reaves

Nathan Thomas

Sam Landman

Miranda Meehan

Monica McConkey

Kari Olson

Mark Liebig

Dan Vagle

Allie Slykerman

OwlTail

Dave Franzen

One of the things we’ve learned over the years of doing this podcast is that we love episodes that feature both a farmer and a researcher to really capture both the complexity and the practicality of farming and soil health. That’s exactly what we have today, specifically talking about barley, and the work being done to make barley a more desirable part of the rotation to build healthier soils. Anthony Thilmony is a 4th Generation farmer in the Valley City, North Dakota area. He has a masters in Weed Science and has worked in both research and sales before returning to the farm full time. Joining Anthony is  Dr. Dave Franzen, a Soil Scientist with North Dakota State University in Extension. Dave and Anthony talk about the advantages of barley, why it hasn’t won more acres in the past, and the research that’s being done to help farmers grow more marketable barley for malting. “I think this is exciting because barley does have a fit with the soil conditions we have in this state. Especially as you go into this rolling territory where we have the variable soils. We have saltier soils and barley is a crop that is very agronomically acceptable, but we quit raising it because we got tired of the marketing side.” -Anthony Thilmony For farmers like Anthony, barley used to be a common crop before corn started taking over acreage in the area. But Dave says barley still has a lot of advantages over other crops if some of the disadvantages can be mitigated, which is what his research is all about. This win-win between capitalizing on the soil health benefits of barley while still raising a quality crop that can make grade for malting premiums could allow more farmers to have their cake and eat it too. “The overriding thing was the soil health benefits of a short season crop. And it certainly did that. We could grow a ton of dry matter or so after barley compared to a few hundred pounds in the corn and soybeans. So if you're wanting to draw down on the water in a system so that you don't get salts, you mitigate salts so that you can get in there a little bit earlier in the springtime, the barley is probably part of that.” -Dr. Dave Franzen This Week on Soil Sense:  Meet Anthony Thilmony, a fourth generation North Dakota farmer, and Dr. Dave Franzen, a Soil Scientist with North Dakota State University in Extension Discover the historical context and future potential for the use of the barley in North Dakota operations  Connect with Soil Sense  Soil Sense Initiative  Soil Sense Podcast is hosted by Tim Hammerich of the Future of Agriculture Podcast.

One of the things we’ve learned over the years of doing this podcast is that we love episodes that feature both a farmer and a researcher to really capture both the complexity and the practicality of farming and soil health. That’s exactly what we have today, specifically talking about barley, and the work being done to make barley a more desirable part of the rotation to build healthier soils. Anthony Thilmony is a 4th Generation farmer in the Valley City, North Dakota area. He has a masters in Weed Science and has worked in both research and sales before returning to the farm full time. Joining Anthony is  <a href="https://www.ndsu.edu/snrs/people/faculty/dave_franzen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Dave Franzen</a>, a Soil Scientist with North Dakota State University in Extension. Dave and Anthony talk about the advantages of barley, why it hasn’t won more acres in the past, and the research that’s being done to help farmers grow more marketable barley for malting. “I think this is exciting because barley does have a fit with the soil conditions we have in this state. Especially as you go into this rolling territory where we have the variable soils. We have saltier soils and barley is a crop that is very agronomically acceptable, but we quit raising it because we got tired of the marketing side.” -Anthony Thilmony For farmers like Anthony, barley used to be a common crop before corn started taking over acreage in the area. But Dave says barley still has a lot of advantages over other crops if some of the disadvantages can be mitigated, which is what his research is all about. This win-win between capitalizing on the soil health benefits of barley while still raising a quality crop that can make grade for malting premiums could allow more farmers to have their cake and eat it too. “The overriding thing was the soil health benefits of a short season crop. And it certainly did that. We could grow a ton of dry matter or so after barley compared to a few hundred pounds in the corn and soybeans. So if you're wanting to draw down on the water in a system so that you don't get salts, you mitigate salts so that you can get in there a little bit earlier in the springtime, the barley is probably part of that.” -Dr. Dave Franzen This Week on Soil Sense: <ul> <li>Meet Anthony Thilmony, a fourth generation North Dakota farmer, and <a href="https://www.ndsu.edu/snrs/people/faculty/dave_franzen/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Dave Franzen</a>, a Soil Scientist with North Dakota State University in Extension</li> <li>Discover the historical context and future potential for the use of the barley in North Dakota operations</li> </ul> Connect with Soil Sense <ul> <li><a href="http://www.ndsoilsense.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soil Sense Initiative</a></li> </ul> Soil Sense Podcast is hosted by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/timhammerich/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tim Hammerich</a> of the <a href="http://www.futureofag.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Future of Agriculture Podcast</a>.

Barley for Malting Premiums and Soil Health with Dr. Dave Franzen and Anthony Thilmony

This is the second installment of a two part interview with Dr. Dave Franzen, a soil scientist at North Dakota State University, and Anthony Thilmony, a fourth generation farmer in the Valley City, North Dakota area. In this segment we will be focusing on the precision of soil health. We explore how to identify your individual soil needs and how to effectively and efficiently meet those demands.  “The Zone Sampling Concept is the number one site specific nutrient management strategy in the state. I wish more people would do it .” -Dr. Dave Franzen  “I had a goal. I didn’t go from here to there. I went five steps in between.” - Anthony Thilmony  This Week on Soil Sense:  Learn about the development of zone sampling  Discover the benefits and philosophy behind variable rate fertilization application Converting to various precision ag techniques requires a financial and time commitment What factors influence the decision to try a new technique or add new technology   Connect with Soil Sense:  Soil Sense Initiative    Soil Sense Podcast is hosted by Tim Hammerich of the Future of Agriculture Podcast.

This is the second installment of a two part interview with Dr. Dave Franzen, a soil scientist at North Dakota State University, and Anthony Thilmony, a fourth generation farmer in the Valley City, North Dakota area. In this segment we will be focusing on the precision of soil health. We explore how to identify your individual soil needs and how to effectively and efficiently meet those demands. “The Zone Sampling Concept is the number one site specific nutrient management strategy in the state. I wish more people would do it .” -Dr. Dave Franzen “I had a goal. I didn’t go from here to there. I went five steps in between.” - Anthony Thilmony This Week on Soil Sense: <ul> <li>Learn about the development of zone sampling </li> <li>Discover the benefits and philosophy behind variable rate fertilization application</li> <li>Converting to various precision ag techniques requires a financial and time commitment</li> <li>What factors influence the decision to try a new technique or add new technology</li> </ul> Connect with Soil Sense: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.ndsoilsense.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soil Sense Initiative</a> </li> </ul> Soil Sense Podcast is hosted by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/timhammerich/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tim Hammerich</a> of the <a href="http://www.futureofag.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Future of Agriculture Podcast</a>.

Precision Ag for Healthier Soils with Anthony Thilmony and Dr. Dave Franzen

Join us for the first installment of a two-part interview with Dr. Dave Franzen, a Soil Scientist at North Dakota State University in Extension, and Anthony Thilmony, a fourth generation farmer in the Valley City, North Dakota area. These two have collaborated for many years through discussion and trials. Today we explore soil fertility and the effect of a no-till strategy. We learn about some of the benefits including a decreased nitrogen need and increased microorganism activity to name two.  “In order to get somebody to change the way they’re doing things you either have to have an economic tag or an emotional tag.” -Dr. Dave Franzen “My goal is when I quit farming everything is going to be in better shape than I got it and that's what drives me with the no-till.” - Anthony Thilmony This Week on Soil Sense:  Discover how Dr Franzen and Anthony began to collaborate Learn about soil loss in North Dakota over the last 100 years Hear about the benefits of performing research on commercial farms  What the advantages are of having a no-till field  Who the “Beach Boys’ of North Dakota are and what they have accomplished  Connect with Soil Sense:  Soil Sense Initiative   Soil Sense Podcast is hosted by Tim Hammerich of the Future of Agriculture Podcast.

Join us for the first installment of a two-part interview with Dr. Dave Franzen, a Soil Scientist at North Dakota State University in Extension, and Anthony Thilmony, a fourth generation farmer in the Valley City, North Dakota area. These two have collaborated for many years through discussion and trials. Today we explore soil fertility and the effect of a no-till strategy. We learn about some of the benefits including a decreased nitrogen need and increased microorganism activity to name two.  “In order to get somebody to change the way they’re doing things you either have to have an economic tag or an emotional tag.” -Dr. Dave Franzen “My goal is when I quit farming everything is going to be in better shape than I got it and that's what drives me with the no-till.” - Anthony Thilmony This Week on Soil Sense: <ul> <li>Discover how Dr Franzen and Anthony began to collaborate</li> <li>Learn about soil loss in North Dakota over the last 100 years</li> <li>Hear about the benefits of performing research on commercial farms </li> <li>What the advantages are of having a no-till field </li> <li>Who the “Beach Boys’ of North Dakota are and what they have accomplished</li> </ul> Connect with Soil Sense: <ul> <li><a href="http://www.ndsoilsense.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soil Sense Initiative</a> </li> </ul> Soil Sense Podcast is hosted by <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/timhammerich/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tim Hammerich</a> of the <a href="http://www.futureofag.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Future of Agriculture Podcast</a>.