The Growers Mineral Podcast
Welcome to The Growers Mineral Podcast—a show for farmers who want to get more from their soil, inputs, and bottom line.
Brought to you by Growers Mineral Corp., this podcast dives into the science and stories behind Growers Mineral Solutions (GMS)—a noncorrosive 10-20-10 liquid crop nutrient used in the Growers Program. GMS is easy to handle, safe to apply, and one of the few products on the market that helps farmers meet CAFO and nutrient management regulations while still increasing productivity.
We’ll hear from real farmers, field reps, and agronomists who are using GMS and high-calcium lime to build better soils, grow higher-energy crops, and improve long-term soil structure. These conversations cover plant nutrition, input efficiency, yield improvements, and what it really takes to make smart agronomic decisions in today’s environment.
This isn’t organic farming—it’s better farming. It’s about making practical, science-based improvements that pay off in the field.
If you're interested in:
- Boosting crop energy and quality
- Maximizing fertilizer efficiency
- Improving soil health through lime and balanced nutrition
- Navigating environmental regulations while staying profitable
…then you're in the right place.
Growers Mineral has been helping farmers succeed since 1955.
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The Growers Mineral Podcast
Conference Call: March 2025
From Struggling Soils to Thriving Farms | Growers Mineral Podcast – February Conference Call
In this episode of the Growers Mineral Podcast, we bring you audio from our February 2025 conference call, held March 13th. Jim Halbeisen hosts a roundtable of farmers and longtime Growers customers who share their stories, struggles, and success using the Growers Program.
Featured Guests:
- L. Grove (Hanover, PA): A fourth-generation Growers rep shares his transition from traditional methods to high-calcium lime, reduced fertilizer use, and healthier cows. His personal journey includes feeding Growers to livestock—and even tasting it himself.
- Rich Rhodes (Canton, OH): A dairy farmer milking 150+ cows discusses fine-tuning his soil with water-treatment lime, foliar feeding corn, and the profitability of beef-on-dairy calves.
- Paul Dotterer (Northern Maryland): The March calendar photo farmer! Paul dives into no-till practices, sourcing lime from the Domino Sugar plant, split nitrogen applications, and the challenges of farming without manure.
Also in this episode:
- Lime strategies that work: paper mill lime, sugar plant lime, and water-treatment lime.
- Corn and soybean rotations with limited nitrogen inputs.
- Adapting to herbicide-resistant weeds.
- Cover cropping, foliar feeding, and working within Chesapeake Bay nutrient regulations.
- Updates on milk pricing, bird flu, and beef markets.
- Discussion on the USDA’s commodity forecasts and export numbers.
Whether you're raising dairy cows, managing row crops, or navigating spring fieldwork, this episode offers field-tested insight from real farmers.