Ensuring animals get the proper nutrients and energy to grow and produce as expected, their feed must be particularly crafted to fit their needs. Dr. Steve Lerner, Senior Scientific and Business Advisor at Novonesis, breaks down how and why probiotics boost livestock efficiency.

Ensuring animals get the proper nutrients and energy to grow and produce as expected, their feed must be particularly crafted to fit their needs. Dr. Steve Lerner, Senior Scientific and Business Advisor at Novonesis, breaks down how and why probiotics boost livestock efficiency.

Join Pam Jahnke for the latest farm news. Heard daily on WOZN 96.7 FM and 1670 AM in Madison Wisconsin from 5-6am. Also heard on affiliate stations all over Wisconsin.

Join Pam Jahnke for the latest farm news. Heard daily on WOZN 96.7 FM and 1670 AM in Madison Wisconsin from 5-6am. Also heard on affiliate stations all over Wisconsin.

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From Hatch To Dispatch, Feeding Probiotics Improves Livestock Efficiency

Sarah Hagenow, the 78th Alice in Dairyland, stamped her passport when she went to Shanghai, China with the Ginseng Board of Wisconsin. Kiley Allan catches up with Sarah and learns about her favorite parts of the trip.


It's about to get colder. Ag Meteorologist Stu Muck walks us through our forecast. He reminds us to bundle up if you're going outside this weekend.


The intricacies of war can leave soil unhealthy, and action must be taken to ensure agriculture production is restored. Ben Jarboe talks to Mike McNeill, a soil scientist, who is helping farmers in Ukraine build soil health amid the war with Russia.


The iconic Wisconsin Capitol Christmas Tree has been a tradition since the early 1900s. Darrin Smith is the Superintendent of the Building Grounds at the State Capitol. He told Stephanie Hoff about the journey of this year's tree.


It's time again for another Mid-West Farm Report Ride Along.  This ride along focuses on the technology and advancements today's Wisconsin farmers are using going into 2026. Today Pam Jahnke travels to Malta, IL to find out what's happening at the Syngenta Seeds Research & Development Innovation Center.  Matt Dolch is the Corn Product Manager for Syngenta.  While he started as an intern years ago, today Dolch is excited about the new technology Syngenta's bringing to the market by fall of 2026 in combating corn rootworm.  Paid for by Syngenta.

Sarah Hagenow, the 78th Alice in Dairyland, stamped her passport when she went to&nbsp;Shanghai,&nbsp;China with the Ginseng Board of Wisconsin. Kiley Allan catches up with Sarah and learns about her favorite parts of the trip.
 It's about to get colder. Ag Meteorologist Stu Muck walks us through our forecast. He reminds us to bundle up if you're going outside this weekend.
 The intricacies&nbsp;of war can leave soil unhealthy, and action must be taken to ensure agriculture production is restored. Ben Jarboe talks to Mike McNeill, a soil scientist, who is helping farmers in Ukraine build soil health amid the war with Russia.
 The iconic Wisconsin Capitol Christmas Tree has been a tradition since the early 1900s. Darrin Smith is the Superintendent of the Building Grounds at the State Capitol. He told Stephanie Hoff about the journey of this year's tree.
 It's time again for another Mid-West Farm Report Ride Along.&nbsp; This ride along focuses on the technology and advancements today's Wisconsin farmers are using going into 2026. Today Pam Jahnke travels to Malta, IL to find out what's happening at the Syngenta Seeds Research &amp; Development Innovation Center.&nbsp; Matt Dolch is the Corn Product Manager for Syngenta.&nbsp; While he started as an intern years ago, today Dolch is excited about the new technology Syngenta's bringing to the market by fall of 2026 in combating corn rootworm.&nbsp; Paid for by Syngenta.

An International Friday: Wisconsin Ginseng In China & Soil Health In Ukraine

When it comes to caring for crops, a lot of curveballs are thrown farmers' way. Courtney Schriver, the Key Account Manager of Plant Health at Novonesis, says the problem solving is not throwing the kitchen sink at the field. He breaks down Novonesis's prescriptive approach to solving problems.

When it comes to caring for crops, a lot of curveballs are thrown farmers' way. Courtney Schriver, the Key Account Manager of Plant Health at Novonesis, says the problem solving is not throwing the kitchen sink at the field. He breaks down Novonesis's prescriptive approach to solving problems.

Taking A Prescriptive Approach To Crop Health

On this edition of the Mid-West Farm Report Ride Along, we head to northern Illinois to visit the Syngenta Seeds Research & Development Innovation Center.  The question?  How big of a problem is corn rootworm(CRW) for farmers today?  What new technology's being developed to address that problem?

Pam Jahnke is joined by Syngenta Corn Product Manager, Matt Dolch.  Dolch began his career with Syngenta as an intern, and today is proud to be discussing the latest technology coming to corn fields across the Midwest by 2027.

Dolch says that CRW is one of the most devastating pests in U.S. corn production. Farmers spend nearly $1 billion per year in control measures and lost yield.  That's why Syngenta decided to focus on new innovations to battle the pest.

Syngenta is accelerating trait innovation that delivers new differentiation, not incremental
updates. Their innovation focuses on multi-protein stacks that bring more diversity to CRW control.
Syngenta does this by leveraging innovation pipelines and trait development tools to shorten the time from R&D to the farm.

Durastak is the flagship example, built to address both current resistance challenges and
future durability needs. Durastak is the industry’s first three Bt-protein trait stack for corn rootworm control.It provides a new level of durability and efficacy by offering additional protein diversity compared to existing products.

Dolch says that Durastak should be available from dealers by the fall of 2026, for planting in the 2027 growing season!

On this edition of the Mid-West Farm Report Ride Along, we head to northern Illinois to visit the Syngenta Seeds Research &amp; Development Innovation Center.&nbsp; The question?&nbsp; How big of a problem is corn rootworm(CRW) for farmers today?&nbsp; What new technology's being developed to address that problem?
Pam Jahnke is joined by Syngenta Corn Product Manager, Matt Dolch.&nbsp; Dolch began his career with Syngenta as an intern, and today is proud to be discussing the latest technology coming to corn fields across the Midwest by 2027.
Dolch says that CRW is one of the most devastating pests in U.S. corn production. Farmers spend nearly $1 billion per year in control measures and lost yield.&nbsp; That's why Syngenta decided to focus on new innovations to battle the pest. Syngenta is accelerating trait innovation that delivers new differentiation, not incremental updates. Their innovation focuses on multi-protein stacks that bring more diversity to CRW control. Syngenta does this by leveraging innovation pipelines and trait development tools to shorten the time from R&amp;D to the farm. Durastak is the flagship example, built to address both current resistance challenges and future durability needs. Durastak is the industry&rsquo;s first three Bt-protein trait stack for corn rootworm control.It provides a new level of durability and efficacy by offering additional protein diversity compared to existing products.
Dolch says that Durastak should be available from dealers by the fall of 2026, for planting in the 2027 growing season!

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