RhizoMetRx
RhizoMetRx is where dirt meets data. Agronomist Faith breaks down the chemical, physical, and biological factors driving crop performance—going beyond outdated checklists to deliver real, actionable agronomy. If you’re ready to understand the hidden half of the plant, improve profitability from the root up, and rethink soil fertility, this podcast is for you.
Episodes
12 episodes
From Root to Rumen: Bridging the Gap Between Agronomy and Animal Nutrition with Dr. Blaine Ellison
In this special episode of Rhizometrx, Faith steps outside the traditional agronomy bubble to welcome Dr. Blaine Ellison, a veterinarian and ruminant nutritionist. Together, they explore the undeniable connection between the health of ...
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50:30
Agronomic Tips for 2026 - What Your Traditional Soil Test Isn’t Telling You
As the 2026 crop planning season heats up, Faith welcomes back Nebraska agronomists Kyle Olson and Chase Perry to dig through the data. After reviewing thousands of Indicator soil tests from across the Corn Belt, the trio discusses the glaring ...
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1:08:31
Rethinking Nitrogen & Building Better Soil Systems: A Crop Cast Roundtable Re-Air
In this special episode of Rhizometrx, we are unlocking the archives to bring you a powerhouse roundtable conversation that originally aired on The Crop Cast. As we head into the 2026 growing season, the themes discussed here—managing ...
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1:25:21
50 Years of Farming: What 1970s Newspapers Can Teach Us About Agronomy Today
In this solo episode of Rhizometrx, host Faith Lois takes listeners on a journey through her family’s 168-year farming history, sparked by a collection of old newspaper clippings from the 1960s and 70s. Faith reflects on the surprising agronomi...
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43:51
Implementing Baseline Rx: The Process
In this solo episode of Rhizometrx, host Faith Lois takes listeners through the nitty-gritty details of implementing the Baseline RX program for the 2026 growing season. Moving beyond theory, Faith breaks down exactly what the process looks lik...
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50:40
Trend Line Yield is a Trap: Evaluating Product Performance with Mason Claude
In this episode of Rhizometrx, host Faith is joined by Mason Claude, a self-described "agronomy nerd" and BW Fusion agronomist. They dive deep into why relying solely on yield to evaluate product performance is a mistake that could be costing y...
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56:54
Challenging the “Way We Have Always Done It”: Agronomic Tough Pills to Swallow Part 2 with Crop Cast’s Sean Nettleton
In this special Christmas episode of Rhizometrx, Faith and Sean Nettleton (host of CropCast) continue their deep dive into agronomy's "hard pills to swallow." Building on last week's discussion about grid sampling and planting populations, Part...
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1:07:31
Challenging the “Way We Have Always Done It”: Agronomic Tough Pills to Swallow Part 1 with Crop Cast’s Sean Nettleton
In this episode of Rhizometrx, host Faith is joined by Sean Nettleton, host of the Crop Cast and Technical Agronomist at BW Fusion. Sean has been a key mentor in Faith’s journey away from traditional agronomy, and together they tackle the "hard...
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59:13
The Basics of Baseline RX with Dirt2Dollars (Ep 3)
In this episode of RhizoMetRx, host Faith is joined by Nebraska natives Kyle Olson and Chase Perry to dismantle the "grid sampling" status quo. Together, they explore the shift to zone management through the Baseline protocol and share real-wor...
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1:11:26
Reimagining Fertility: Soil Health, Zone Management, and the Power of the Indicator Test with Jason Schley
In this episode of RhizoMetRx, host Faith sits down with agronomist and Next Level Ag Labs part-owner Jason Schley to explore why traditional fertility models often fall short—and what growers can do instead. Together, they dive i...
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