Under The Covers
Under the Covers is a farmer-led agriculture podcast hosted by Bill Frederick and James Holz, Iowa farmers and founders of Iowa Cover Crop.
Each episode is recorded during a game of cribbage. When the game ends, the episode ends.
We’re working Midwest farmers who built an independent seed business rooted in practical farming and sustainable agriculture. The unfiltered conversations we’ve had for years, in the seed shed, at the farm gate, and over a few pond beers, are now on the record.
This show is about modern agriculture, the real decisions, tradeoffs, and debates shaping farming today.
We talk about:
Midwest farming and row crop agriculture
Regenerative agriculture and soil health
Cover crops
Water quality and land stewardship
Small grains, forages, alfalfa, turf, and native seeding
Cattle, grazing systems, and pasture management
Farm profitability and business strategy
Rural economics and agricultural policy
Some episodes are light.
Some will tackle harder issues.
All of them are grounded in the reality of actual working Iowa farms.
We don’t script it.
We won’t always agree.
We sort it out as we go.
It’s honest farm talk, all our cards on the table.
Follow us on social media @iowacovercrop
Under The Covers
Farmers, Cribbage, and Cover Crops: Why We Started This Podcast
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If you’ve ever wondered what real conversations between farmers actually sound like… this is it.
Welcome to Under the Covers, a podcast hosted by Bill Frederick and James Holz,
founders of Iowa Cover Crop. We’re two Midwest farmers who built an independent seed business and decided that recording our constant banter and frequent disagreements was a good idea.
This episode sets the stage.
We talk about:
- How Iowa Cover Crop got started
- What our farms look like today
- Why we decided to start a farming podcast now
- Who this show is actually for
- And why we’re playing cribbage while we record
This isn’t an academic deep dive.
It’s not a sales pitch.
And we’re definitely not going to agree on everything.
This is farmer to farmer conversation about agriculture, regenerative farming practices, rural business, soil health, decision-making, and whatever else ends up on the table.
When the cribbage game ends, the episode ends.
If you care about:
Midwest farming
Row crops
Small Grains
Cover crops
Cattle
Grazing
Regenerative agriculture
Independent ag businesses
Agriculture policy
Rural economics
Or just honest farm talk
You’re in the right place.
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Find us on social media in between episodes on:
Facebook: https://facebook.com/iowacovercrop
Instagram: @iowacovercrop
X: @iacovercrop
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iowacovercrop
Learn more about Iowa Cover Crop at www.iowacovercrop.com