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“Tricking” Seeds Into Perfect Emergence With Bio Gel
How do you “trick” seeds into perfect emergence? Brandon Meiners of Midwestern BioAg knows a thing or two about it. He discusses soil health, regenerative agriculture, and next-generation seed treatment technology that uses “bio gel?” Meiners explains that…
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Functional medicine doctor on new food pyramid: results are obvious.
Many Iowans suffer from chronic health issues with 37% suffering form obesity. Will the new “MAHA” food pyramid actually help? The answer is yes, according to Dr. Rachel Poll. Poll is a functional medicine doctor at Delta Health…
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Welcoming the 12th GIA Cohort with Dan Israel
Host Kaylee kicks off the New Year on the Iowa Tech Podcast from Jethro’s Barbecue Studio with guest Dan Israel, Managing Director of the Global Insurance Accelerator (GIA). The GIA has just begun its 100-day program for its…
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First-generation Farming Takes Grit, Flexibility, and “Happy Accidents.”
In this episode of the Iowa Ag Podcast, host David Geiger talks with Alyssa Yoder-McClary of Canaan Farms about how value-added agriculture works. Alyssa shares how building a specialty farm business requires grit, open-mindedness, and sometimes a few…
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Food Delivery This Weekend? Listen To This First
Thinking about picking up your phone and ordering food to your door step? After listening to this, you might want to dash to your favorite restaurant instead. Jessica Dunker of the Iowa Restaurant Association and Bruce Gerleman, owner of…
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New US Mint Coin this week honors Iowan Dr. Norman Borlaug.
This week, the US Mint launched a new coin honoring Iowa and Dr. Norman Borlaug. Many Iowans have heard his name, but most still don’t know who he is, how he saved billions of people or how why…
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48,000 of you will fail your fitness goal unless you listen to this.
Why do New Year’s fitness resolutions so often fail? Nearly 80% of people abandon their goals within the first few months, while only about 9% manage to sustain long-term success. Iowa personal trainer and doctoral student in kinesiology,…
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Tax pro to Iowa business owners: do this in 2026
As 2026 ushers in sweeping tax reforms for business owners, CPA Ann Hartz, founder of Ann Hartz CPA in Des Moines, offers tactical steps business owners can take before January 1st to avoid overpaying their 2025 taxes. Keep…
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Poking Holes in Tradition: ReEnvision Ag’s Seed Spike and the Future of Precision Planting
Jayson Ryner, founder and CEO of ReEnvision Ag and entrepreneurship professor at NIACC, explains the Seed Spike planter—the first ultra–low soil disturbance planter built for the soil-health era. How Seed Spike Works Ryner explains how the simple “poke-and-place”…
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Custom Cuts and Cutting Edge Tech in Beef Production
How do small farms compete with the big conglomerates? Ask Tucker Maxwell, owner of Maxwell Custom Beef. He describes how he created a custom beef business in the heart of downtown Des Moines using a clever tech-forward approach.…
