The Rogue Agronomist

Stull Agronomy

Join Kyle Stull as he talks about agronomy and farm business topics. The Rogue Agronomist is based on Kyle’s past in Ag retail and his current venture as a crop consultant running his own business in the Midwest helping clients improve profitability and sustainability.

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109 episodes
Updated July 7

Episodes109

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Apr 4, 2022
Are Thank You’s Important?
Do you expect a thank you from your supplier? Does it matter if they get a thank you back from you for services? Does anybody read these?
Mar 15, 2022
Ag Mental Health w/Sensationalist News
With story after story proclaiming all profits are taken away from higher input prices, what does this do to Ag mental health. Telling the difference between stress and anxiety, and ways to help others based on my journey with mental health.
Mar 9, 2022
Look Deep in ‘22
Emotions are surging with commodity and input pricing, here we talk about taking a step back and working with people that can help you take emotions out of decisions, especially where we have much going for agriculture right now.
Mar 2, 2022
Rogue on the Road: Influence This
Why don’t I care if I am an Ag influencer and the importance of building your own brand.
Feb 4, 2022
Farmer Optimism is Low…Should it be?
Inputs are high, supply issues remain, but financially things look good for 2022 and even 2023. Are we headed for the next boom period in Ag? Maybe it’s time to get excited about the “good times”.
Jan 24, 2022
Retail Gone Amok
Why hasn’t the price of foliar fertilizer gone up? What exactly constitutes a biological product? Why did I pay 2x what I prepaid for chemicals this year? All this and more as we get out and work with our clients planning for 2022
Dec 22, 2021
Is Retail Going Wholesale?
As mergers and acquisitions happen and they talk about synergies what do they really mean? Are mergers good for you, does retail’s vision change as they get bigger, and what does farm size have to do with it?
Dec 15, 2021
Shiny Shoes Syndrome
As agriculture changes, so has hiring. As new younger hires get started in management in ag, be wary of falling for shiny shoes syndrome. Sometimes getting dirty gains more respect than degrees or even titles.
Nov 26, 2021
Don’t Buy The Hype on 2022
Some real talk about how great 2021 was for many farms and why you can still make decent money in 2022 even with higher inputs. Also, a discussion on agronomy services and avoiding lost opportunities by cutting services.
Nov 5, 2021
Genetic Gain vs. Hybrid Familiarity
A discussion about genetic gain and how we may be missing out on bushels by sacrificing those bushels for hybrid familiarity when we are planting hybrids we have past positive experiences with. Recognizing what happens when we change practices that should be increasing yield but yields seem to plateau.
Sep 20, 2021
Don’t Let Emotions Drive Decisions
In an industry where hard work often pays off it’s often the easy decisions driven by emotions that cost us the most. As frustrations mount during planting and harvest, don’t let it affect your bottom line.
Sep 8, 2021
Kyle Hate’s Fungicides…
Drought tolerance, ethylene reduction, tar spot, fungicide “always pays”. There has been a lot of spin on fungicides this year, do we hate fungicides? How important is hybrid selection?
Aug 24, 2021
Young Entrepreneur Clay Geiter of Next Generation Ag Services
Join Clay and I as we talk about how the “Corn Revolution is Real” and our young businesses along with being open minded in the crazy world we currently live in.
Aug 12, 2021
Your Farm is a Business
There are plenty of times we focus on saving money, when our business is making money. Take emotions out of your decisions and run your farm as a business. I always say "don't trip over a dollar to pick up a penny"
Jul 7, 2021
What’s the Worst Thing You’ve Ever had to Tell a Farmer?
That was the typical first time agronomist interview question, my how things have changed in 14 years. I could build a resume off of my career answering this, but in 2021 weed resistance has added to it. Are we all screwed, or can we turn the narrative for 2022?
Jun 7, 2021
Seed Signs…Coming to a Field Near You
To some people they are a fun activity and a source of pride, and to others they are a pain in the butt and a necessary evil. Field signs can even tell you a lot about the people you work with…especially if they hate them.
May 29, 2021
$5 Corn and $13 Soybeans…The Best/Worse Thing to Happen
It seems like the best thing to happen to farms in the past few years but we still need to make sound agronomic decisions. Every bushel counts, but do the math and understand that even at high commodity prices we still can lose money making poor decisions.
Apr 19, 2021
You’re Doing It Wrong: Part II Agronomist’s Warnings
If you haven’t been living under a rock you surely have heard from every agronomist you know about imbibitional chilling injury on corn and soybeans. Every year at the first chance we get to talk about it you see and hear stories from literally everyone telling you it’s wrong to plant ahead of cold
Apr 12, 2021
Agronomy and PiKSi Dust with Dr. Curt Livesay
Join Curt and I as we talk about agronomy topics along with his experiences in Hemp/CBD and his product PiKSi Dust
Mar 25, 2021
Social Media and More with Guest Margy Eckelkamp
Join Margy and I as we talk about social media and it’s importance in building a following, along with Ag retail’s relationship to crop consultants and various other topics including our favorite bands, dogs, and more.

The Rogue Agronomist

Are Thank You’s Important?

Ag Mental Health w/Sensationalist News

Look Deep in ‘22

Rogue on the Road: Influence This

Farmer Optimism is Low…Should it be?

Retail Gone Amok

Is Retail Going Wholesale?

Shiny Shoes Syndrome

Don’t Buy The Hype on 2022

Genetic Gain vs. Hybrid Familiarity

Don’t Let Emotions Drive Decisions

Kyle Hate’s Fungicides…

Young Entrepreneur Clay Geiter of Next Generation Ag Services

Your Farm is a Business

What’s the Worst Thing You’ve Ever had to Tell a Farmer?

Seed Signs…Coming to a Field Near You

$5 Corn and $13 Soybeans…The Best/Worse Thing to Happen

You’re Doing It Wrong: Part II Agronomist’s Warnings

Agronomy and PiKSi Dust with Dr. Curt Livesay

Social Media and More with Guest Margy Eckelkamp