{"podcast":{"title":"Impact Farming","slug":"impact-farming-334285","podcast_index_feed_id":334285,"rss_url":"https://impactfarming.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://impactfarming.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/d/f/0/5df0edb6dfab897fe55e3c100dce7605/podcast_cover-4-20240610-v3pi251kdl.jpg","author":"Tracy Brunet","episode_count":446,"summary":"Welcome to Impact Farming, a podcast show dedicated to helping Canadian farmers excel in the business of farming. Our goal at Impact Farming is to introduce our audience, Canadian Farmers, to the people and ideas that are going to make an impact on their farm business. Host Tracy Brunet chats with today's most successful farm advisors and industry leaders to bring our audience the best and most important ideas. This show is designed to bring Canadian farmers impactful farm business information that can be consumed on the go.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T08:20:28.715610+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/impact-farming-334285"},"episode":{"title":"Hybrid Rye Through a Farmer's Lens with Cole Ambrock | KWS Seeds Canada","slug":"hybrid-rye-through-a-farmer-s-lens-with-cole-ambrock-kws-seeds-canada","published_at":"2026-05-22T19:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/impact-farming-334285/hybrid-rye-through-a-farmer-s-lens-with-cole-ambrock-kws-seeds-canada","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/impact-farming-334285","url":"https://impactfarming.libsyn.com/hybrid-rye-through-a-farmers-lens-with-cole-ambrock-kws-seeds-canada","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/impactfarming/Product_Spotlight_Hybrid_Rye_Through_a_Farmers_Lens_with_Cole_Ambrock.m4a?dest-id=729499","summary":"In this product spotlight episode of The Impact Farming Show, we sit down with Cole Ambrock, Sales & Marketing Manager with KWS Seeds Canada and an Alberta farmer who brings both industry expertise and real-world farming experience to the conversation. Cole shares a firsthand look at his experience growing hybrid rye under extremely dry fall conditions and why he stayed committed to the crop despite a long stretch without moisture. From planting decisions to digging through snow in mid-November to assess emergence, this episode offers valuable insight into the resilience and performance potential of hybrid rye. The conversation explores: • Why Cole chose to plant hybrid rye on his own farm • What conditions looked like during an extended dry fall • Managing uncertainty and maintaining confidence in the crop plan • What he discovered when checking fields under snow cover • Winter survival results and spring crop performance • Lessons for farmers considering hybrid rye in challenging moisture conditions Conversation Timestamps: 0:00 - Why he chose to plant hybrid rye in the first place 0:45 – Cole's journey with KWS Seeds Canada and their family farm 1:28 - Why Cole decided to plant hybrid rye on their farm 3:18 - Seeding into dry fall conditions with little to no moisture 5:25 - Staying confident through uncertainty 8:00 - Digging through snow in mid-November to assess the crop 10:12 - Winter survival and spring performance results & key lessons for farmers considering hybrid rye under challenging conditions This episode provides practical insight for growers looking at crop resilience, fall seeding strategies, and long-term confidence in hybrid rye performance under real prairie conditions. A big thank you to this episode's spotlight partner: KWS Seeds Canada SHOW RESO…","meta_description":"In this product spotlight episode of The Impact Farming Show, we sit down with Cole Ambrock, Sales & Marketing Manager with KWS Seeds Canada and an Albert…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":828,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/impact-farming-334285/episodes/hybrid-rye-through-a-farmer-s-lens-with-cole-ambrock-kws-seeds-canada/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/impact-farming-334285/hybrid-rye-through-a-farmer-s-lens-with-cole-ambrock-kws-seeds-canada.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}