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Phil Stowe of Walking Plants Orchard in Lake Osakis, MN, reflects on the 2026 honeyberry season.

An interview with Anna Teeter, Novel Oilseed Program Manager at Cargill, and Sam Bibby, Will Fulwider, and Anastasia Kurth from UW-Madison Extension.

Reflections on the 2026 honeyberry season with Brett Amundson, Farm Manager of Farm Lola in Wrenshall, Minnesota.

A conversation with Mark Villers of Homestead 36 Farms in Door County, Wisconsin.

A conversation with Margaret Skinner, Research Professor and Extension Entomologist, and Richard Bamford, Research Scientist, at the University of Vermont about growing and marketing saffron.

An update from Randy Urness of Fine Bine Farms about what he's seeing in his hop yard right now and doing for management.

The first in a series of episodes on honeyberry production. Steffen Mirsky, UW Extension's Emerging Crops Outreach Program Coordinator, talks through the bird netting strategy at the UW cultivar trials. A video showing bird netting installation at the West Madison Ag Research Station: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eBaLESobdA Supply list: - 6 foot t-posts - T-post brackets - 1 x 4 inch common board - 3/4 inch panhead screws (for screwing t-post brackets to vertical sections of cross bars) - 1 1/4 inch exterior wood screws (for screwing together vertical and horizontal cross bar sections) - 14 inch heavy duty zip ties - Sisal twine - 1 inch diameter polyethylene tubing - Tubing couplers - Tubing end caps - C-grip netting clips

The first in a series of episodes on hops production with Randy Urness of Fine Bine Farms, a 5 acre hop yard near Rosholt, Wisconsin.

A conversation with Dr. Soon Li Teh about the new Northern Glo seedless table grape varieties from the University of Minnesota.

An interview with Leslie Schroeder, founder of Midwest Linen Revival, and Shannon Welsh, Executive Director of the North American Linen Association and Co-founder of Fibrevolution, on the status and future of flax and linen in the United States. North American Linen Association: https://northamericanlinen.org/ Midwest Linen Revival: https://www.wisconsinlinenrevival.org/

Dr. Shelby Ellison, Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences at UW-Madison, provides an update on the research priorities her lab is focused on related to hemp.

An update on state and federal hemp regulations currently being debated and their potential impacts on the cannabis industry in Wisconsin and beyond. Our guests are Dr. Shelby Ellison and Rob Pero. Dr. Shelby Ellison is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences at UW-Madison whose research focuses on preserving, characterizing, and utilizing genetic diversity in hemp and other alternative crops. Rob Pero is an entrepreneur, visionary creative director, and advocate dedicated to creating economic opportunities for Indigenous communities. He is founder of multiple organizations and businesses, including Perodigm, Indigenous Business Group, Canndigenous, Ripley Green Apothecary, and the Indigenous Cannabis Industry Association.

A conversation with two experienced honeyberry growers in the Upper Midwest: George Terwey of Haskap Minnesota (Stillwater, MN) and Phil Stowe of Walking Plants Orchard (Lake Osakis, MN). Haskap Minnesota: https://www.facebook.com/people/Haskap-Minnesota/100082913367876/ Walking Plants Orchard: https://www.walkingplantsorchard.com/ Register here for the Upper Midwest Honeyberry Academy on July 1, 2025! https://eventreg.wisc.edu/en/5f4YRxR7/g/extension/upper-midwest-honeyberry-academy-5a2TQr17RAz/overview

An update on hazelnut breeding in the Upper Midwest from breeders Emily Delorean and Scott Brainard

An interview with three entrepreneurs in the hemp fiber and grain processing industries. Trey Riddle is the Chief Strategy Officer of IND Hemp in Fort Benton, Montana; James Forbes is Co-Founder of Tiger Fiber in St. Louis, Missouri; and Alex Mootz is the President of Complete Agronomy Solutions in Adams, Wisconsin. IND Hemp: https://indhemp.com/ Tiger Fiber: https://tigerfiberhemp.com/ Complete Agronomy Solutions: https://www.completeagsolutions.com/