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Carson Roberts

Assistant Research Professor and State Extension Specialist in Forage Agronomy at the University of Missouri.

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APPEARANCES

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PODCASTS

Sep 8, 2026

Hay Kings: Building Better Alfalfa Stands Deep Ripping, Tillage, and Compaction

Sep 8 · 38m

Jon Paul DriverHOST

3:31

Fascinating.

Carson RobertsGUEST

3:32

So it's not just about that competition for light and how much light you're getting.

Carson RobertsGUEST

3:37

It's about the quality of that light, the quantity of that light.

Carson RobertsGUEST

3:40

It all plays a factor into how the plant responds and grows.

Carson RobertsGUEST

3:45

So this is where we get into the herbicide.

Carson RobertsGUEST

3:48

So let's say, yeah, I want the companion crop, but I don't really want to harvest a companion crop.

Carson RobertsGUEST

3:53

And I want the alfalfa to have the success that it needs.

24 MINS LATER

Jon Paul DriverHOST

27:33

exactly.

Hay Kings: Companion Crops & Alfalfa: When Oats Help — and When They Hurt (Episode 111)

Sep 1 · 42m

Jon Paul DriverHOST

21:47

But we want to be looking for that 55 stems per square foot.

Carson RobertsGUEST

21:52

Right.

Carson RobertsGUEST

21:53

Yep.

Carson RobertsGUEST

21:54

Here's where we jumped into the companion crop issue.

Carson RobertsGUEST

21:57

And I want to take us back to my days riding around in the truck with Jeff Jackson as an intern.

Carson RobertsGUEST

22:04

You know, I spent summer riding in a truck with Jeff Jackson.

Carson RobertsGUEST

22:08

And you can imagine the things that I learned while I was doing that.

6 MINS LATER

Jon Paul DriverHOST

28:17

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Stop Haying to Improve Your Bottom Line

Apr 27 · 45m

Shaye Koester-WannerHOST

24:10

What else can you share?

Carson RobertsGUEST

24:11

Yeah.

Carson RobertsGUEST

24:11

Yeah, absolutely.

Carson RobertsGUEST

24:12

Okay.

Carson RobertsGUEST

24:13

So I think it's safe to say that even the best grazers in AmericaAre still feeding some hay.

Carson RobertsGUEST

24:25

So I'm not here to say let's just rule hay out altogether.

Carson RobertsGUEST

24:30

Let's just be strategic about our use of hay because hay is one of the most expensive pieces of our operation.

11 MINS LATER

Shaye Koester-WannerHOST

35:40

As we wrap up our time here today, if there's one thing you want listeners to remember, what is that?