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Tom Frantzen has been in organic agriculture for thirty years with his wife Irene in Iowa. Join us and host Dr. Erin Silva for part three of our four part series on transitioning to organic farming, where we’ll discuss his introduction and transition to organic farming, lessons he’s learned, the values and disciplines he treasures, and the changes he’s seen in organic farming over the decades. Tune in to learn more about:  The benefits of holistic management Why it’s important to match what you value and what you do How owning and caring for livestock can help your crop rotations Why discipline and long-term thinking is crucial in organic farming How plant breeding is advancing organic farming  If you would like to find transcripts for this episode or sign up for our newsletter, please visit our website: http://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/ Contact us at podcast@sciencesocieties.org or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don’t forget to subscribe. If you would like to reach out to Erin, you can find her here: Twitter: @Emsilva624 emsilva@wisc.edu Resources CEU Quiz Link: http://www.agronomy.org/education/classroom/classes/778 Managing through the Organic Transition in Grain Crop Production Webinar Series: https://www.agronomy.org/education/classroom/classes/658 Land Stewardship Project: https://landstewardshipproject.org/ Practical Farmers of Iowa: https://practicalfarmers.org/ Allan Savory’s book, Holistic Management: A Commonsense Revolution to Restore Our Environment:  https://savory-institute.myshopify.com/collections/holistic-management-books OGRAIN Conference: https://ograin.cals.wisc.edu/events/ NCR SARE: https://www.northcentralsare.org/ This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2018-38640-28416 through the North Central Region SARE program under project number ENC18-166. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Field, Lab, Earth is copyrighted to the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.

Tom Frantzen has been in organic agriculture for thirty years with his wife Irene in Iowa. Join us and host Dr. Erin Silva for part three of our four part series on transitioning to organic farming, where we’ll discuss his introduction and transition to organic farming, lessons he’s learned, the values and disciplines he treasures, and the changes he’s seen in organic farming over the decades. Tune in to learn more about: <ul> <li>The benefits of holistic management</li> <li>Why it’s important to match what you value and what you do</li> <li>How owning and caring for livestock can help your crop rotations</li> <li>Why discipline and long-term thinking is crucial in organic farming</li> <li>How plant breeding is advancing organic farming</li> </ul> If you would like to find transcripts for this episode or sign up for our newsletter, please visit our website: <a href="http://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/</a> Contact us at <a href="mailto:podcast@sciencesocieties.org">podcast@sciencesocieties.org</a> or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don’t forget to subscribe. If you would like to reach out to Erin, you can find her here: Twitter: @Emsilva624 emsilva@wisc.edu Resources CEU Quiz Link: <a href="http://www.agronomy.org/education/classroom/classes/778" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.agronomy.org/education/classroom/classes/778</a> Managing through the Organic Transition in Grain Crop Production Webinar Series: <a href="https://www.agronomy.org/education/classroom/classes/658" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.agronomy.org/education/classroom/classes/658</a> Land Stewardship Project: <a href="https://landstewardshipproject.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://landstewardshipproject.org/</a> Practical Farmers of Iowa: <a href="https://practicalfarmers.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://practicalfarmers.org/</a> Allan Savory’s book, Holistic Management: A Commonsense Revolution to Restore Our Environment: <a href="https://savory-institute.myshopify.com/collections/holistic-management-books" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> https://savory-institute.myshopify.com/collections/holistic-management-books</a> OGRAIN Conference: <a href="https://ograin.cals.wisc.edu/events/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ograin.cals.wisc.edu/events/</a> NCR SARE: <a href="https://www.northcentralsare.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.northcentralsare.org/</a> This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, under award number 2018-38640-28416 through the North Central Region SARE program under project number ENC18-166. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Field, Lab, Earth is copyrighted to the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America.

The Organic Systems Mindset with Tom Frantzen

Tom Frantzen in his hybrid rye This week on the show, On-Farm was on the road – I traveled to Frantzen Farm in northern Chickasaw County to talk to Tom Frantzen. He and his wife Irene run a diversified organic farm where they raise organic hogs, cattle, corn, soybeans, hay and small grains. They have been members of Practical Farmers of Iowa since the beginning, and some of our most enthusiastic supporters. In the interview, Tom says he and Irene can’t imagine a world without PFI. I think most PFI members would agree, and would also agree that the reverse is true: we can’t imagine a PFI without the Frantzens. Subscribe:  iTunes |  Stitcher |  Google Play Music The Frantzens will be hosting a field day on their farm on June 29 from 2-5 p.m. and they will be talking about hybrid rye and hogs, and also about the perennial grain crop Kernza – developed by the Land Institute in Kansas – which Tom has a one acre test plot of on his farm. For more information, check out this  news release on their field day or see this sneak peek video of Tom talking about the field day and showing his hybrid rye.  On this show, we talk a little about the history of PFI, the future of Frantzen Farm and farm transitions in general, but mainly about what is happening on the farm now. Tom says that giant ragweed has been a bigger problem on his organic farm than all the other weeds put together and has been searching for a solution for years. He thinks he has found one in hybrid rye, a recently developed variety of cereal rye, which yields better and is less susceptible to disease – particularly to ergot, which is a toxin when feeding the grain. One of the big issues with raising rye or other small grains is markets. Tom hopes to get around that by feeding the rye grain to his organic hogs – because the hybrid rye shouldn’t have issues with ergot toxins, and is  currently conducting on-farm research on that subject. We also talk about the many additional benefits of the hybrid rye from soil to water to wildlife habitat.   The post  On-Farm, Episode 007: Tom Frantzen – Frantzen Farm appeared first on Practical Farmers of Iowa.

Tom Frantzen in his hybrid rye This week on the show, On-Farm was on the road – I traveled to Frantzen Farm in northern Chickasaw County to talk to Tom Frantzen. He and his wife Irene run a diversified organic farm where they raise organic hogs, cattle, corn, soybeans, hay and small grains. They have been members of Practical Farmers of Iowa since the beginning, and some of our most enthusiastic supporters. In the interview, Tom says he and Irene can’t imagine a world without PFI. I think most PFI members would agree, and would also agree that the reverse is true: we can’t imagine a PFI without the Frantzens. Subscribe: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/on-farm-conversations-with-practical-farmers/id1235834116" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> iTunes</a> | <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/practical-farmers-of-iowa/onfarm-conversations-with-practical-farmers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Stitcher</a> | <a href="https://play.google.com/music/m/If5rk6fa4rcnik3pm2aut56lxiu?t=On-Farm_Conversations_with_Practical_Farmers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Google Play Music</a> The Frantzens will be hosting a field day on their farm on June 29 from 2-5 p.m. and they will be talking about hybrid rye and hogs, and also about the perennial grain crop Kernza – developed by the Land Institute in Kansas – which Tom has a one acre test plot of on his farm. For more information, check out this <a href="https://www.practicalfarmers.org/news-events/newsroom/news-release-archive/26362/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> news release on their field day</a> or see this sneak peek video of Tom talking about the field day and showing his hybrid rye. On this show, we talk a little about the history of PFI, the future of Frantzen Farm and farm transitions in general, but mainly about what is happening on the farm now. Tom says that giant ragweed has been a bigger problem on his organic farm than all the other weeds put together and has been searching for a solution for years. He thinks he has found one in hybrid rye, a recently developed variety of cereal rye, which yields better and is less susceptible to disease – particularly to ergot, which is a toxin when feeding the grain. One of the big issues with raising rye or other small grains is markets. Tom hopes to get around that by feeding the rye grain to his organic hogs – because the hybrid rye shouldn’t have issues with ergot toxins, and is  currently conducting on-farm research on that subject. We also talk about the many additional benefits of the hybrid rye from soil to water to wildlife habitat. The post <a href="https://www.practicalfarmers.org/blog/2017/06/22/farm-episode-007-tom-frantzen-frantzen-farm/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> On-Farm, Episode 007: Tom Frantzen – Frantzen Farm</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.practicalfarmers.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Practical Farmers of Iowa</a>.

On-Farm, Episode 007: Tom Frantzen – Frantzen Farm