Podcasts by Regenerative Agriculture Podcast

Episode 97: Integrating Trees Into Working Pastures with Austin Unruh from 2023-12-07T16:31

Austin Unruh founded Trees for Graziers to help farmers establish trees in pastures on a large scale. Austin has worked on over 400 acres for 25 different working farms. Getting trees ...

Episode 96: Revolutionizing the Chicken Industry with Paul Greive from 2023-11-30T12:00

Paul Greive founded Pasturebird after searching for high-quality pasture-raised chicken to feed his family. Unable to find this chicken in stores, Paul and his family took matters into...

Episode 95: Regenerative Innovation on a Large-Scale Dairy With Austin Allred from 2023-11-08T23:14

Austin Allred is a dairyman located in the Columbia basin of Washington State and operates Royal Family Farms. His parents started farming 50 years ago, and now Austin, as well as his ...

Episode 94: Challenging Assumptions About Regenerative Agriculture with John Kempf hosted by Future of Agriculture from 2023-10-25T17:30

In this special episode, hosted by Tim Hammerich and the Future of Agriculture Podcast, Tim and John Kempf will challenge several commonly held assumptions about the future of agricult...

Episode 93: Growing Organic Wheat, Cotton, and Peanuts with Kelton Coleman from 2023-10-16T19:04

Kelton Coleman has been farming since 2011 in the panhandle of Texas. He farms with his dad, grandfather, and father-in-law. He started with conventional agriculture in 2011 but shifte...

Episode 92: Growing Regenerative Opportunities with Koen van Seijen from 2023-09-28T12:37

Koen van Seijen has interviewed over 250 investors, investment fund managers, opinion leaders, farmers, and scientists to find out how money can best be used to regenerate soil, people...

Episode 91: You Are What You Eat: Examining Beef and Plants With Dr. Stephan van Vliet from 2023-09-08T18:41

Dr. Stephan van Vliet performs clinical and translational studies to evaluate the effects of whole food ingestion and physical activity interventions on body composition, physical func...

Episode 90: Scaling Regenerative Supply Chains with Anthony Corsaro from 2023-08-25T00:45

Anthony Corsaro is an entrepreneur, investor, and regenerative agriculture evangelist whose mission is to help heal our people and planet through ventures that inspire the production a...

Episode 89: Regenerative Agriculture, Cover Crops and Water Holding Capacity with Jimmy Emmons from 2023-08-03T15:32

Jimmy Emmons is a third-generation farmer from Oklahoma. He and his wife Ginger have been farming and ranching together since 1980. They have a 2000-acre farm with a diverse rotation o...

Episode 88: The Relationship Between Fungi, Endophytes, and Native Soil Biology with Dr. Mary Lucero from 2023-07-20T13:58

Dr. Mary Lucero has over 30 years of experience in scientific research and education in agriculture. Her research examines the microbial relationships between plants and soil health an...

Episode 87: Managing Ecological Systems with Living Mulches in Orchard and Vegetable Production with Helen Atthowe from 2023-07-06T16:40

Helen Atthowe is an author and farmer who has worked on developing systems that focus on ecological health by utilizing living mulches and minimal tillage. She is passionate about usin...

Episode 86: Regenerating Hearts and Minds, The Basis of Regenerative Agriculture with Charles Eisenstein from 2023-06-22T19:22

Charles Eisenstein is a speaker, teacher, and author. A graduate of Yale University with a degree in Mathematics and Philosophy, his work covers various topics, including human civiliz...

Episode 85: The Opportunities That Come From Regenerative Agriculture with Steve Tucker from 2023-06-08T14:28:54

Steve Tucker is a western Nebraska dryland producer who has been farming for 30 years. He introduced regenerative practices into his operation over 10 years ago and values diversity in...

Episode #84: Joel Williams from 2023-05-25T16:56:15

Joel Williams is an independent plant and soil health educator who provides lectures, workshops, and consultations on soil management, plant nutrition, and integrated approaches to sus...

Episode #83: John Warmerdam from 2023-05-22T22:12:38

John Warmerdam is a third-generation stone fruit grower in the San Joaquin Valley of California. His grandfather came to the area from Holland in 1911 and started a small farming operation that ...

Episode #82: Dr. Erin Silva from 2023-01-19T03:43:24

Dr. Erin Silva is an Associate Professor and State Extension Specialist in Organic and Sustainable Cropping Systems in the Department of Plant Pathology as well a...

Episode #81: Fred Provenza from 2022-12-20T18:27:46

Fred Provenza, Professor Emeritus of Behavioral Ecology at Utah State University, is the co-founder of BEHAVE (Behavioral Education for Human, Animal, Vegetation ...

Episode #80: Kelly Mulville from 2022-03-17T13:50:47

Kelly Mulville, a veteran agricultural consultant, is the Vineyard Director at Paicines Ranch in San Benito County, California. For more than 25 years, Kelly has ...

Episode #79: Joe Lewis from 2022-02-24T19:28:22

Joe Lewis is an internationally renowned scientist recognized for his work in entomology and agricultural studies. His discoveries in the behavioral and chemical ...

Episode #78: Adam Chappell from 2021-12-30T15:27:38

Adam Chappell is a regenerative grower and cover crop advocate from Cotton Plant, Arkansas. Adam started growing with his dad and brother on their 7,500 acre prop...

Episode #77: Rick Clark from 2021-11-24T16:41:07

Rick Clark is a fifth-generation farmer from Warren County, Indiana. Driven by a desire to work alongside mother nature, Rick has been implementing regenerative p...

Episode #76: Tim Parton from 2021-09-30T16:20:28

Tim Parton is a regenerative agriculture advocate and Farm Manager at Brewood Park Farm in the United Kingdom. Tim has been implementing regenerative practices on...

Episode #75: James Johnson from 2021-08-06T19:14:30

James Johnson is a fourth-generation farmer in New Mexico and the Vice President of Carzalia Valley Produce. When James finally took over the family farm in the e...

Episode #74: Dale Strickler from 2021-07-23T16:27:32

Dale Strickler is an agronomist at Green Cover Seed and prominent author primarily focused on soil health. Dale grew up on a family farm outside Colony, KS, and r...

Episode #73: John Fagan from 2021-07-07T15:41:43

John Fagan is the Chairman & Chief Scientist at the Health Research Institute, also known as HRI Labs, in Fairfield, Iowa. HRI provides testing services that focu...

Episode #72: Nicole Masters from 2021-06-25T18:27:46

Nicole Masters is an internationally recognized agroecologist from New Zealand. Fortified by her studies in ecology and plant physiology, Nicole currently serves ...

Episode #71: Harriet Mella from 2021-06-09T15:24:39

Harriet Mella is an independent Austrian researcher known for her work uncovering the unexplained phenomena of plant growth and development. Informed by her backg...

Episode #70: Steven Bierlink from 2021-05-27T12:40:56

Steven Bierlink is an apple grower located in Quincy, WA. When Steven returned to work on his family operation after graduating with a business degree, he was dri...

Episode #69: Jason Hobson from 2021-05-04T17:35:12

Jason Hobson is one of the initial Regenerative Agriculture Consultants at AEA, working alongside John Kempf in the early years and becoming the Chief Executive O...

Episode #68: Alvin Peachey from 2021-04-23T16:32:24

Alvin Peachey is an Amish organic dairy farmer from central Pennsylvania. Over the course of more than a decade, Alvin has grown his operation to 90 100% grass-fe...

Episode #67: Jesse Frost from 2021-03-31T19:01:50

Jesse Frost is the Co-Owner of Rough Draft Farmstead in central Kentucky and host of the No-Till Market Garden Podcast. Jesse’s rich background in researching and...

Episode #66: Jon Stika from 2021-03-18T17:20:39

Jon Stika is an agronomist and former soil health instructor with the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Officially retiring in 2015, Jon now s...

Episode #65: Jay Fuhrer from 2021-03-12T18:35:58

Jay Fuhrer is a Conservationist & veteran Soil Health Specialist from the Natural Resources Conservation Services, located out of Bismarck, North Dakota. With ove...

Episode #64: Ben Taylor-Davies from 2021-02-25T20:31:20

Ben Taylor-Davies is a farmer and regenerative agriculture consultant from the United Kingdom. Ben was a conventional agronomist until his wife persuaded him to a...

Episode #63: Cannon Michael from 2021-01-29T19:17:36

Cannon Michael is a 6th generation family farmer in California’s Central Valley. When Cannon first started working at the Bowles Farming Company, it was a broad-a...

Taking Charge Of Your Farm’s Future With Jay Hill from 2020-12-08T14:39:27

Jay Hill is a conventional farmer and agricultural visionary from the American Southwest. Jay is a new breed of American farmer, focused on reinvigorating the ind...

Reversing Soil Degradation with Dwayne Beck from 2020-11-03T20:51:07

Dr. Dwayne Beck is well known for being one of the pioneers of no-till agriculture in central South Dakota and across the High Plains. For more than three decades...

Updating Soil Analysis to Consider Microbial Influence with Rick Haney from 2020-10-06T14:39:57

Rick Haney is a renowned researcher at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the creator of the Haney Soil Analysis, an innovative extraction procedure to assess...

Rebuilding Rural Economies with Ancient Grain and Regenerative Practices with Bob Quinn from 2020-09-15T17:07:14

Bob Quinn is a 30-plus year veteran of Regenerative Organic practices and founder of Kamut International, an organization devoted to high quality Khorasan wheat a...

Facilitating Large Scale Transitions to Regenerative Agriculture with Terry McCosker from 2020-09-02T17:32:05

In our latest episode, John sits down with one of Australia’s most recognized thought leaders in Regenerative Agriculture, Dr. Terry McCosker. Over the course of ...

In Defense of Biological Systems with Robert Linderman from 2020-08-11T17:18:55

In our latest episode of the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, John interviews plant pathology veteran & agricultural visionary, Dr. Robert Linderman, discussing ...

Building Soil While Cash Cropping with Loran Steinlage from 2020-08-04T12:06:01

In this episode of the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, John interviews Loran Steinlage of Flolo Farms in Iowa. They discuss his experience in relay cropping, in...

The Fallacy of Mainstream Potassium and Nitrogen Fertilization with Richard Mulvaney from 2020-07-14T19:04:07

In this episode of the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, John interviews Professor Richard Mulvaney from the University of Illinois. Dr. Mulvaney is a prolific soi...

Microbial Communities for Carbon Sequestration with David Johnson from 2020-06-29T18:13

In this episode of the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, John interviews Dr. David Johnson, a New Mexico State University research scientist, Adjunct Professor for...

Embracing the Connection Between Agriculture and Health with Zach Bush from 2020-06-16T12:12:23

In this episode of the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, John interviews Zach Bush MD, an educator and a triple board-certified physician who specializes in inter...

Resilient Agriculture Models for The Future with Joel Salatin from 2020-05-26T12:23:22

In this episode of the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, John interviews Joel Salatin, a well-known lecturer and author and the co-owner of Polyface Farms in Swoo...

The Role of Carbon in the Soil with Rattan Lal from 2020-05-11T20:47:15

In this episode of the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, John interviews Dr. Rattan Lal, an acclaimed soil scientist, researcher, and author. Dr. Lal has publishe...

Collaboration, Spirit and Change, Perspectives from Ray Archuleta from 2020-04-28T12:20:51

In this episode of the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, John Kempf interviews Ray Archuleta, an outspoken proponent of healthy soil systems and the founder of Un...

Biophysics of Soil Plant Systems with Arden Andersen from 2020-04-13T20:00:47

In this episode of the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, John interviews Dr. Arden Andersen, who holds a Ph.D. in Agriculture and Biophysics. In this conversation...

Developing Disease Suppressive Soil with Jill Clapperton from 2020-03-31T20:23:07

In this episode of the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, John Kempf interviews Dr. Jill Clapperton, a plant physiologist with an intuitive understanding of the wo...

Achieving Genetic Potential of 2-3 X Higher Grain Yield with Norman Uphoff from 2020-03-17T00:02:24

In this episode of the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, John interviews Dr. Norman Uphoff, who was the director of the Listen

Relay Cropping Grain with Jason Mauck from 2020-02-24T20:47:30

In this episode of The Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, John interviews Jason Mauck, an Indiana corn, soybean, wheat, and hog producer who thinks outside the bor...

Redox: The Driver of Soil Microbial Interactions and Nutrient Availability with Olivier Husson from 2020-02-11T14:37:05

In this episode of the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, John interviews French agronomist, Olivier Husson, whose pioneering work on soil pH and redox potential p...

High Quality Wheat Production with Claudia Carter from 2020-01-28T11:52:19

In this episode of the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, John Kempf interviews Claudia Carter, Executive Director of the California Wheat Commission. Originally f...

How Plants Absorb Living Microbes and Convert Soil Pathogens into Beneficials with James White from 2020-01-15T02:10:59

In this episode of the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, John Kempf interviews plant pathologist Dr. James White of Rutgers University, whose work provides a new ...

Intercropping and Regenerative Soil Management with Derek Axten from 2019-12-16T19:20:56

In this podcast interview, host John Kempf and Canadian farmer Derek Axten discuss Derek’s path to profitable farming practices. This journey started in 2007 when ...

Measuring Nutrient Density with Dan Kittredge from 2019-11-05T11:44:33

Before we present our newest episode, we have a request for you. As we complete our second season of the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, we have a supporting ba...

Rebuilding The Soil Carbon Sponge, and Cooling the Climate Fast with Walter Jehne from 2019-10-15T12:01:07

In this episode of The Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, John Kempf interviews Walter Jehne, an Australian soil microbiologist and the Director of Healthy Soils Au...

Providing Affordable Food as Medicine At Scale with Pierre Weill from 2019-09-17T12:22:02

In this episode of the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, John interviews French agronomist, Pierre Weill, who created a feed company in 1992 in French Brittany wit...

Encouraging Achievement on the Farm with Vernon Peterson from 2019-08-27T15:29:12

John Kempf and Vernon Peterson take the stage for a live-recorded conversation at the inaugural Acres U.S.A. Healthy Soil Summit, held at the University of Califor...

Weather Resilience Through Cover Cropping - A Panel Discussion from 2019-07-17T11:51:33

Record rainfall has resulted in an unprecedented number of unplanted acres in 2019. Farmers must now consider how best to manage these fields for the remainder of ...

The Carbon Capture Business with Jerry Hatfield from 2019-06-11T11:44

In this episode of the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, John interviews Dr. Jerry Hatfield, Ph.D., a plant physiologist who runs the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Nationa...

A Geological Perspective On Regenerative Agriculture with David Montgomery from 2019-05-15T11:25:12

In this episode, John interviews David Montgomery, Professor of Geomorphology at the University of Washington. John and David discuss soil regeneration at length, ...

The Regenerative Orchard: Cherry Success with Mike Omeg from 2019-04-16T12:45:09

Mike Omeg is a 3rd generation cherry grower who has spent the last few decades farming 350 acres of cherries in The Dalles, Oregon. Mike is an innovator with the v...

A Conversation With Plants&Pascal Fafard from 2019-03-12T04:00

Pascal Fafard is a consultant and crop advisor in Quebec, Canada, working primarily with fruit and vegetable growers.

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Season 2 Kickoff with Don Huber from 2019-02-16T00:48:43

Hi Friends!

Welcome to Season 2 of The Regenerative Agriculture Podcast!

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LIVE at ACRES 2018 with Ed Curry from 2018-12-07T09:49:34

John Kempf and Ed Curry take the stage in Louisville, KY at the ACRES Conference 2018 — a hotbed for r...

Biocontrols for the future, with Pam Marrone from 2018-11-30T03:22:45

"It's a very exciting time to be in agriculture, and a really great time to be a farmer, Listen