Ep 165 NoTill Farming With Technology

Agriculture Technology Podcast

RDO Equipment Co.

Technology

4.2 • 48 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2022

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Meet Kari Olson, a fourth-generation farmer from Hawley, MN. Kari, along with her dad, Rob, produce corn, soybeans, and spring wheat. They are fully no-till and have been experimenting with cover crops for the past several years - which is very unique in the Red River Valley. For Kari and her family, They continue to follow no-till farming practices because, according to Kari, it is important, “To make sure the land we are given is in equal or better care than when we got it.” This week's episode of the podcast discusses the ways in which technology can help growers, no matter the farming practices they use.

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome back to the show. This is episode number 165, and in this episode, we are going to talk with Carrie Olson on some of the ways technology can help farmers no matter what farming practices they are using.
0:16.1	Every day, there are phenomenal advancements happening in the field of agriculture technology.
0:22.2	The team at Ardeo Equipment Company, along with respected, knowledgeable industry experts,
0:27.1	are here to bring you the latest in ag tech news, information, and products that help today's
0:32.2	growers solve challenges.
0:43.9	Welcome to the show, Carrie. First off, let's just hear a little bit more about you and how you got to where you are today. Sure. I'm a fourth generation farmer here in Holly,
0:49.9	Minnesota. I farm with my dad Rob, and we produced corn, soybeans, and spring wheat. We are fully
0:56.9	no-till and we've been experimenting with cover crops for about seven years now. I got my degree
1:02.5	from North Dakota State in 2018 in AgiCon with a minor in crop and weed. And yeah,
1:09.1	came back to the farm as soon as I was done school.
1:12.2	Awesome. So let's dive into the show right away, Carrie. So your dad started farming with his
1:19.2	father or maybe it was even before that. Yeah. A unique part of our farm is we actually farm
1:24.5	both of my dad's grandparents land. So my grandma's grandparents land so my grandma's great now my grandma's
1:31.6	grandparents they homesteaded in 1872 out in roll log which is about 10 miles southeast of here
1:36.8	and then my great grandparents bought some land just west of town here in the 30s and then my
1:43.0	grandpa came out of the service bought the main
1:44.8	farm in the 60s uh dad came out of college in the 80s you know interest rates were high job market
1:51.2	was tough so he came home and farmed and bought some land and they formed the corporation we have today
1:56.5	robert olson farms in 2000 and yeah so now I joined about 2018 was when I became full-time.
2:04.3	And we're currently in the process of me purchasing the corporations. So it's exciting.
2:09.4	Handing over to the fourth generation. I think you said. That's pretty awesome. So you talked about,
2:15.5	in your intro, you mentioned the fact that you guys are fully no-till.
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