Taking the Show on the Road

The Water Table is hitting the road – and you’re invited along for the ride. Our mobile podcast studio is packed up and ready to go. Check out the calendar below to find out where we’ll be catching up with guests at different events around the Midwest. Come watch a podcast recording live, meet our host and crew and find out how we make all the podcast magic!

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On The Road Episodes

We’re headed to some of the best water management events in the Midwest – check out our podcast recordings and learn more about agricultural water management in the process.

It’s a Water Table Podcast on the road at Iowa State University for our 100th episode. We’re joined by a panel of guests; Professor Matt Helmers, farmer Kellie Blair and contractor Jacob Handsaker. Learn why they’re excited about the future and what lessons they’ve learned to pass on to others. Chapters: 00:00 Welcome to the Water Table Podcast 00:31 Meet our guests 02:06 The future of water quality 03:55 Drainage water recycling 06:00 City cousins – what technology? 07:00 How to explain it all… 08:45 The biggest hurdles 09:30 3 ½ years for approval 10:45 Frustrations… 11:45 Leaps in technologies 12:45 It’s a young industry 14:00 A right to manage your water 16:30 What’s new? 17:00 Micro wetlands 19:53 Resiliency in water management 22:00 Seeing results 24:43 Slowing down the water 26:00 Progression from introduction to implementation 27:00 ACPF 28:20 We’re not plugging the tile lines… 30:28 A huge network 34:00 Adding to existing systems…(Jacob’s soapbox) 37:20 Audience questions… 39:00 Not a cookie-cutter process 41:12 Batch and build 43:30 Efficiencies 46:20 The next decade??? 48:00 A long time to get dry… 50:56 Capturing the opportunities 52:10 The last word. ----- Related Content: Hands-On Excavating https://handsonexcavating.com/wp/ Blair Farm, LLC https://www.blairfarmllc.com/ Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework https://acpf4watersheds.org/ ----- Follow us on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PrinscoInc/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/prinscoinc Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1538507698 Subscribe to our Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/001MKyL5nMw6jUpuuz9aGd Visit our website to explore more episodes & water management education: https://www.watertable.ag/the-podcast/
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It’s a sit-down with two guys from East and West. Justin Sander and Tim Erickson, the Eastern and Western Minnesota Prinsco Ag Sales Reps meet in the middle to catch up at Farmfest. Listen in on their insights – from technology to getting back to the basics; why the best farmers are lifelong learners, and why size matters in the world of tiling. It’s a conversation worth hearing on this episode of The Water Table Podcast... On the Road! Chapters & Topics: 00:00 Today on The Water Table… 00:09 Intro 00:39 Live from Farmfest 00:44 East vs. West – Justin Sander and Tim Erickson 01:34 All the different roles 01:46 The fun at Farmfest 02:20 Back to basics 03:12 Farming is innovative 03:27 Drones and technology…everywhere!! 04:11 But why? It’s dry… 04:40 I wish I would have done it sooner… 05:30 Farmers collaborating – lifelong learners 06:33 New farm? But first, tile. 07:33 The turnkey farm 07:50 It’s all tiled, right? 08:54 Relationships and education – zero pressure 09:20 The number one question 10:00 3-inch or 4-inch? 11:05 Helping customers get there 11:37 Listen on all our platforms! ---- Follow us on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PrinscoInc/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/prinscoinc Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1538507698 Subscribe to our Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/001MKyL5nMw6jUpuuz9aGd Listen on Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMzg5OTEwLnJzcw== Visit our website to explore more episodes & water management education: https://www.watertable.ag/the-podcast/
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We’re on the road again for the Water Table Podcast – at Minnesota Farmfest. Join guest host, Justin Sander, as he catches up with Andy Stevens, farmer and owner of Stevens Bobcat and Backhoe in Vernon Center, Minnesota Find out why farming + tiling = consistency, and why that’s the key to feeding the world. Chapters & Episode Topics: 00:00 Intro 00:39 Live from Farmfest 00:50 Welcome Andy Stevens 02:00 What’s new? 03:00 Business outlook 04:00 Any rewards? 04:48 It’s the consistency 06:00 All the misconceptions 07:00 Feed the world 07:45 What’s new at Farmfest? https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxStyCN3l4wr_bocFz4iy-OW2mRR5alQb Stevens Bobcat & Backhoe: https://www.facebook.com/OnGradeMN/ Agricultural Water Quality Best Practices: https://www.watertable.ag/best-practices/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxStyCN3l4woNfVKLJz6DP-WwoZAhe8uD ---- Follow us on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PrinscoInc/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/prinscoinc Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1538507698 Subscribe to our Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/001MKyL5nMw6jUpuuz9aGd Listen on Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMzg5OTEwLnJzcw== Visit our website to explore more episodes & water management education: https://www.watertable.ag/the-podcast/
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We’re on the road again for the Water Table Podcast – at Minnesota Farmfest. Join guest host, Justin Sander, as he talks to Mike Litzau of Litzau Farm Drainage about the future of the industry, the challenges he thinks lie ahead, and what keeps him going. Chapters & Episode Topics: 00:00 Intro 00:39 Live from Farmfest 00:50 Litzau Farm Drainage 01:57 What’s new in equipment 02:28 It’s a challenge… 03:33 A crystal ball 04:50 Watersheds 05:43 Be proactive 06:50 It’s so rewarding 10:20 Education, education, education 11:42 Permits and easements…oh my 13:30 I can’t tile…or can I? 15:37 Justin on the spot https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxStyCN3l4wr_bocFz4iy-OW2mRR5alQb Litzau Farm Drainage & Directional Boring: https://www.litzaufarmdrainage.com/ Agricultural Water Quality Best Practices: https://www.watertable.ag/best-practices/ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxStyCN3l4woNfVKLJz6DP-WwoZAhe8uD ---- Follow us on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PrinscoInc/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/prinscoinc Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1538507698 Subscribe to our Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/001MKyL5nMw6jUpuuz9aGd Listen on Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMzg5OTEwLnJzcw== Visit our website to explore more episodes & water management education: https://www.watertable.ag/the-podcast/
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It’s a conversation with a legend in this episode of The Water Table Podcast. Jamie is joined by Merv Hilpipre, who reminisces about his long career in auctioneering, his sled-dog racing hobby, why he always wore a tux to an auction, and more. You don’t want to miss this episode of The Water Table... On the Road at the Iowa LICA Farm. Chapters & Topics: 00:00 Intro 00:32 On the road at the Iowa LICA Farm 00:51 Welcome Merv Hilpipre 01:50 110 years of family auctioneering 02:18 A career at five years old 03:50 Lazy French people 04:50 German prisoners of war 05:30 All in the family 06:30 50th time’s a charm 07:15 The biggest auctions 08:32 Selling on horseback 09:00 Nothing runs like a Deere… 09:45 A sharp-dressed man 10:15 A thousand caterpillars, the queen’s car and more 11:30 St. Jude 12:40 And then there were sled dogs 14:30 Hall of Famer and World Record Holder 15:45 All the Memories https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxStyCN3l4wr_bocFz4iy-OW2mRR5alQb Hilpipre Auction Company: https://hilpipre.com/ Iowa LICA: https://www.ialica.com/ ---- Follow us on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PrinscoInc/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/prinscoinc Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1538507698 Subscribe to our Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/001MKyL5nMw6jUpuuz9aGd Listen on Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMzg5OTEwLnJzcw== Visit our website to explore more episodes & water management education: https://www.watertable.ag/the-podcast/
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What do you get when you take two college students, seven states, eight weeks and one question – what’s buried beneath? An epic road trip that answers that question and sheds light on the resiliency of plastic pipe for another hundred years or more. Don’t miss this educational episode of The Water Table Podcast. Follow the boys' journey: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxStyCN3l4wq9-1T3bqb0M-U4u7IcArCr Find the Resiliency Road Trip media kit: https://www.prinsco.com/roadtrip/ Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:32 Coming up today 01:15 Road Trip to Resiliency 01:45 A bunch of driving and one flight 02:39 There IS good plastic… 04:00 A second life 05:40 A new appreciation for the “why” 07:00 All of the applications 09:00 What is proform? 10:28 Dealing with septic 11:15 Resiliency? 12:30 Joining systems 13:40 What about ag? 15:50 Growing a better crop 16:50 Water can be destructive, but it feeds the world 18:00 All the way to Kansas City 22:00 Name dropping 23:40 Why should young people care? 26:00 All the new stuff Find us on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PrinscoInc/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/prinscoinc Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1538507698 Subscribe to our Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/001MKyL5nMw6jUpuuz9aGd Listen on Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMzg5OTEwLnJzcw== Visit our website to explore more episodes & water management education: https://www.watertable.ag/the-podcast/
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If you work the dirt, we have the dirt – on how you can get dozens of benefits, support and more! This episode of The Water Table on the Road talks to reps from the National LICA Office, and how they’re here to help. We’re on location at the Iowa LICA Farm for this resource-filled episode with Allison Hack, Director of Communications at the LICA National Office, and Caroline Krug, Assistant to the CEO and Editor of LICA Contractor Magazine. Chapters & Episode Topics: 00:00 Intro 00:32 Coming up today… 00:52 On the road at the Iowa LICA Farm 01:00 Assistant CEO or Assistant to the CEO? Meet Allison and Caroline 04:00 LICA – What the heck is it? 04:45 Working with legislators 05:45 A cross section of contractors 06:42 Why be a member? 07:25 Benefits… 09:00 Helping the little guys…and the big guys 09:23 The LICA Contractor magazine 11:15 How do you boost for the next generation? 12:50 Get a new machine! 13:30 Get some training! 15:00 Give us the pitch… 18:00 Networking! 19:00 Discounts! 20:00 Travel! 21:30 Everybody loves what they do 22:00 The last word… On the Road with The Water Table Podcast: https://www.watertable.ag/ontheroad/ Other Episodes recorded LIVE from Iowa LICA: https://youtu.be/JuylKhcHWz0 https://youtu.be/L4YGTLekd9g https://youtu.be/k8P7F0cTMOE https://youtu.be/fjbh3JtTKPg https://youtu.be/KtRup7_qNko LICA National: https://www.licanational.com/ Iowa LICA: https://www.ialica.com/ ---- Follow us on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PrinscoInc/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/prinscoinc Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1538507698 Subscribe to our Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/001MKyL5nMw6jUpuuz9aGd Listen on Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMzg5OTEwLnJzcw== Visit our website to explore more episodes & water management education: https://www.watertable.ag/the-podcast/
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Prevention is key… but what do you do when things go wrong on a job site? This episode of The Water Table Podcast On the Road is all about the serious business of safety, and why you can’t afford to cut any corners. How do you avoid the tragedies? What should you do if a collapse happens? It’s an episode you don’t want to miss. Chapters & Episode Topics: 00:00 Intro 00:32 Welcome to the Iowa LICA Farm 00:52 Meet Josh Snyder, Safety Expert 01:27 Contractor Solutions 02:30 What is shoring? 04:20 Avoiding a tragedy 06:15 Dirt is heavy, man! 07:30 Regulations for a reason 08:40 Trench box 10:35 Confined spaces – how to handle 11:30 Walking through a ladder 12:30 Getting schooled 15:40 A punch in the gut 16:30 What should you do in a collapse? 17:20 Don’t move the hard hat 17:40 What happens when something bad happens? 19:00 What if you’re in the trench? 20:00 All of the Midwest… On the Road with The Water Table Podcast: https://www.watertable.ag/ontheroad/ Other Episodes recorded LIVE from Iowa LICA: https://youtu.be/L4YGTLekd9g https://youtu.be/k8P7F0cTMOE https://youtu.be/fjbh3JtTKPg https://youtu.be/KtRup7_qNko Contractor Solutions: https://cs-shoring.com/ Iowa LICA: https://www.ialica.com/ ---- Follow us on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PrinscoInc/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/prinscoinc Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1538507698 Subscribe to our Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/001MKyL5nMw6jUpuuz9aGd Listen on Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMzg5OTEwLnJzcw== Visit our website to explore more episodes & water management education: https://www.watertable.ag/the-podcast/
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How do you learn to drive a bulldozer? One simulation at a time. Find out how one man is educating through computer simulation and why it’s important to the agricultural water management industry. This episode of The Water Table Podcast is On the Road at Iowa LICA's Farm Field Days. Episode Topics: 00:00 Intro 00:32 Welcome to Iowa LICA Field Days 00:52 Hello to Roger Solberg 01:00 It’s just simulating 02:20 Appreciate the equipment 03:00 Working with students 04:00 Preparation is key 05:00 It all costs money 05:40 The why behind the guy 07:45 How do we get kids on board 08:42 You’ll use it and never lose it 09:48 A happy medium 11:00 Living with uncertainty 12:30 What it’s all about 14:20 Who will fill our shoes? Equipment Operator Training, LLC: https://www.facebook.com/EquipmentOperatorTraining/ On the Road with The Water Table Podcast: https://www.watertable.ag/ontheroad/ Other Episodes recorded LIVE from Iowa LICA: https://youtu.be/k8P7F0cTMOE https://youtu.be/fjbh3JtTKPg https://youtu.be/KtRup7_qNko Iowa LICA: https://www.ialica.com/ ---- Follow us on social media! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PrinscoInc/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/prinscoinc Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1538507698 Subscribe to our Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/001MKyL5nMw6jUpuuz9aGd Listen on Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xMzg5OTEwLnJzcw== Visit our website to explore more episodes & water management education: https://www.watertable.ag/the-podcast/
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Our mobile podcast studio is equipped with state-of-the-art audio and video equipment that’s powered by the sun! It allows us to go where the action is to capture great conversations with contractors, educators and industry experts. We make it easy, fun and comfortable for guests and spectators to be part of our mobile recording sessions. This “on the road” version of the Water Table Podcast is part of the Prinsco Education Initiative. Watch for our trailer and we’ll see you out there!

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