Plants Dig Soil™

By Scott Gillespie

#RealisticRegenAg | Author and consulting agronomist Scott Gillespie presents science-backed practices that promote environmental stewardship and farm profitability.... more

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September 15, 2023 533 Deep Work
#RealisticRegenAg | The book "Deep Work" by Cal Newport is what has enabled me to reach my current position. Concepts like entering a state of flow, scheduling dedicated work time, and maintaining clear boundaries between work and leisure have been instrumental in my journey. In this episode, I'll delve deeper into these ideas and hopefully inspire you to invest your time in reading or listening to this book.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil, a podcast about #RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie, and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the services I offer.
Deep Work:
https://calnewport.com/writing/
Community Survey:
https://us17.list-manage.com/survey?u=875b5f3fc9fdab835b8659fc4&id=aa960c779e
Transcript is available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/deep-work
My course: Profitable From the Start: Cover Crops for the Prairies:
https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
My funding service offerings:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork
SCAP overview: https://youtu.be/0icitHJR2lk
SCAP program details https://www.alberta.ca/sustainable-cap.aspx
My consulting packages:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#consulting
Newsletter signup:
https://mailchi.mp/plantsdigsoil/newsletter
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6944029544697802752
Email: [email protected]
X (aka Twitter) (Scott): https://twitter.com/scottcgillespie
X (aka Twitter) (Company): https://twitter.com/PlantsDigSoil
LinkedIn (Scott): https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottcgillespie/
LinkedIn (Company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/plants-dig-soil
YouTube: (Company): https://www.youtube.com/@scottcgillespie
Podcast Subscription Apps: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottcgillespie
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7min
September 07, 2023 532 Community, Teaching, plus Updates
#RealisticRegenAg | This past month, the
seasonal demands overwhelmed me, so I decided to hit the reset button and start
fresh for September. I'm sure you can relate. Let me know how you deal with
overwhelm by sharing this episode with your thoughts or commenting on one of my
posts. I’ll update you on all things that are going on and give you a summary
of the content from this past month. Stay tuned.
Welcome
to Plants Dig Soil, a podcast about #RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott
Gillespie, and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies
specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven
practices that benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic
sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources
and information about the services I offer.
Community
Survey:
https://us17.list-manage.com/survey?u=875b5f3fc9fdab835b8659fc4&id=aa960c779e
Transcript
is available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/community-teaching-updates
My course: Profitable From the Start: Cover
Crops for the Prairies:
https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
My funding service offerings:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork

SCAP overview: https://youtu.be/0icitHJR2lk

SCAP program details https://www.alberta.ca/sustainable-cap.aspx
My
consulting packages:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#consulting
Newsletter
signup:
https://mailchi.mp/plantsdigsoil/newsletter
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6944029544697802752
Email: [email protected]

X (aka Twitter) (Scott): https://twitter.com/scottcgillespie
X (aka Twitter) (Company): https://twitter.com/PlantsDigSoil

LinkedIn (Scott): https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottcgillespie/

LinkedIn (Company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/plants-dig-soil

YouTube: (Company): https://www.youtube.com/@scottcgillespie

Podcast Subscription Apps: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottcgillespie
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10min
September 01, 2023 531 Transformational Agronomy
#RealisticRegenAg | Is the slow grind of progress better than the grand schemes we see postulated now? A new article says yes. They advocate for starting at the end goal and working towards what is needed most. I’ll be covering this and seven other articles that I came across this month in this episode. Stay tuned.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil, a podcast about
#RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie, and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the services I offer.
News article links:
https://csanr.wsu.edu/agronomic-engineering-and-incremental-transformation/

https://www.producer.com/news/farmers-call-fuzzy-sustainability-definition-a-barrier-to-emissions-progress/

https://spudsmart.com/keeping-spuds-healthy-with-a-wide-rotation/

https://www.producer.com/news/grasslands-seen-as-answer/

https://www.ruralrootscanada.com/good-habitat/

https://www.topcropmanager.com/with-a-little-help-from-our-friends/

https://decode6.org/articles/can-remote-sensors-measure-soil-carbon/

https://organicalberta.org/article/law-to-boost-soil-health-back-on-eu-agenda/
Transcript is
available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/transformational-agronomy
My course: Profitable
From the Start: Cover Crops for the Prairies:
https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
My funding service offerings:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork
SCAP overview: https://youtu.be/0icitHJR2lk
SCAP program details https://www.alberta.ca/sustainable-cap.aspx
My consulting packages:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#consulting
Newsletter signup:
https://mailchi.mp/plantsdigsoil/newsletter
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6944029544697802752
Email: [email protected]

X (aka Twitter) (Scott): https://twitter.com/scottcgillespie
X (aka Twitter) (Company): https://twitter.com/PlantsDigSoil

LinkedIn (Scott): https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottcgillespie/
LinkedIn (Company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/plants-dig-soil

YouTube: (Company): https://www.youtube.com/@scottcgillespie
Podcast Subscription Apps: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottcgillespie
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8min
August 24, 2023 Where I’ve been + New episode next week
Update on the podcast and getting going again
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August 09, 2023 530 Big Tech Blocking News
#RealisticRegenAg
| Have you heard about Meta (formerly known as Facebook) blocking Canadian
news? They had previously warned that they would take this action if a new law
was passed in Canada, and it seems they are now following through. Join me in
this episode covering my monthly newsletter and I’ll explain it’s relevance to
my business.
Welcome to Plants
Dig Soil, a podcast about #RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie,
and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in
climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that
benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability.
Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com,
for resources and information about the services I offer.
Content
summary links:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/farming-with-soil-life
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/testing-soil-health

https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/breeding-research-policy
Transcript is
available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/big-tech-blocking-news
My course: Profitable
From the Start: Cover Crops for the Prairies:
https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
My
funding service offerings:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork

SCAP overview: https://youtu.be/0icitHJR2lk

SCAP program details https://www.alberta.ca/sustainable-cap.aspx
My consulting packages:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#consulting
Newsletter signup:
https://mailchi.mp/plantsdigsoil/newsletter
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6944029544697802752
Email: [email protected]

Twitter (Scott): https://twitter.com/scottcgillespie
Twitter (Company): https://twitter.com/PlantsDigSoil

LinkedIn (Scott): https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottcgillespie/

LinkedIn (Company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/plants-dig-soil

YouTube: (Company): https://www.youtube.com/@scottcgillespie

Podcast Subscription Apps: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottcgillespie
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15min
July 29, 2023 529 Breeding, Research, and Policy
#RealisticRegenAg
| From crop breeding, to agronomy research, to policy, there’s a lot to cover
in this month regenerative agriculture news. Join me in this episode as I cover
the important news that I saw come across my news feeds this month.
Welcome to Plants
Dig Soil, a podcast about #RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie,
and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in
climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that
benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability.
Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the
services I offer.
Resources
mentioned in this podcast:
https://spudsmart.com/late-blight-found-in-ontario-potato-fields/ https://www.producer.com/crops/novel-soybean-variety-now-contains-pork-protein/
https://www.producer.com/news/researchers-encourage-plants-to-be-co-operative/
https://csanr.wsu.edu/breeding-better-food/
https://www.seed.ab.ca/the-first-cut-the-deepest-for-alberta-winter-wheat-agronomy-research/
https://fieldcropnews.com/2023/06/when-do-cover-crops-with-and-without-manure-applied-release-nitrogen-that-can-be-used-for-my-corn-crop/
https://fieldcropnews.com/2023/07/how-to-make-annual-ryegrass-easier-to-kill/
https://www.producer.com/news/research-project-studies-nitrogen-fixing-bacteria/
https://www.producer.com/news/spiders-can-pay-significant-dividends-in-pest-control/
https://ipcm.wisc.edu/blog/2023/07/high-input-systems-and-ipm-practices-compared-in-soybean-production/
https://canadianagronomist.ca/intercropping-chickpea-flax-reduces-ascochyta-blight/
https://www.topcropmanager.com/soil-health-indicators-and-faba-bean-intercrops
https://www.producer.com/news/sustainability-index-unveiled-for-agriculture/
https://www.producer.com/news/companies-collaborate-on-intercropping-research/
https://www.producer.com/news/study-warns-of-more-simultaneous-crop-failures/
https://www.realagriculture.com/2023/06/sustainability-standards-board-established-for-canada-why-agriculture-should-pay-attention/
https://spudsmart.com/growers-want-to-share-the-bigger-picture-when-it-comes-to-regen-ag/

Transcript is available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/breeding-research-policy
My course: Profitable
From the Start: Cover Crops for the Prairies:
https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
My
funding service offerings:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork
SCAP overview: https://youtu.be/0icitHJR2lk
SCAP program details https://www.alberta.ca/sustainable-cap.aspx
My consulting packages:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#consulting
Newsletter signup:
https://mailchi.mp/plantsdigsoil/newsletter
Email: [email protected]

Twitter (Scott): https://twitter.com/scottcgillespie
Twitter (Company): https://twitter.com/PlantsDigSoil

LinkedIn (Scott): https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottcgillespie/
LinkedIn (Company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/plants-dig-soil

YouTube: (Company): https://www.youtube.com/@scottcgillespie
Podcast Subscription Apps: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottcgillespie
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16min
July 19, 2023 528 Testing Soil Health without Soil Health Tests
#RealisticRegenAg | In the very first season of Plants Dig Soil I talked about soil health tests. Has anything changed since then? In my opinion no, not really. There are tests that are getting closer to wide scale adoption, but I just don’t see any of them worthwhile yet. In this episode I’ll cover the thinking I had then as tohow to approach evaluating them and I’ll cover how I assess soil health in myconsulting.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil, a podcast about #RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie, and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the services I offer.
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/005-soil-health-tests-are-they-worth-it
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/504-insurance-organic-matter
https://www.realagriculture.com/2023/01/how-to-measure-soil-health/ http://csanr.wsu.edu/whats-the-problem-with-my-soil/
Transcript is available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/testing-soil-health
My course: Profitable From the Start: Cover Crops for the Prairies:
https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
My funding service offerings:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork
SCAP overview: https://youtu.be/0icitHJR2lk
SCAP program details https://www.alberta.ca/sustainable-cap.aspx
My consulting packages:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#consulting
Newsletter signup:
https://mailchi.mp/plantsdigsoil/newsletter
Email: [email protected]

Twitter (Scott): https://twitter.com/scottcgillespie
Twitter (Company): https://twitter.com/PlantsDigSoil

LinkedIn (Scott): https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottcgillespie/
LinkedIn (Company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/plants-dig-soil

YouTube: (Company): https://www.youtube.com/@scottcgillespie
Podcast Subscription Apps: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottcgillespie
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11min
July 12, 2023 527 Farming with Soil Life
#RealisticRegenAg
| I was taught to kill the life in the soil. After all, we wanted to grow crops
and we needed to get rid of the pests. That view is shifting, and books like
“Farming with Soil Life” help move the needle on this important topic. Join me
in this episode where I review this new resource put out by the Xerces Society
through the SARE publishing program.
Welcome to Plants
Dig Soil. My name is Scott Gillespie and I’m an agronomist specializing in
climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that
benefit both the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic
sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the
services I offer.
Download Farming
with Soil Life for free at:
https://www.sare.org/resources/farming-with-soil-life/
Transcript is
available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/farming-with-soil-life
My course: Profitable
From the Start: Cover Crops for the Prairies:
https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
My
funding service offerings:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork
SCAP overview: https://youtu.be/0icitHJR2lk
SCAP program details https://www.alberta.ca/sustainable-cap.aspx
My consulting packages:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#consulting
Newsletter signup:
https://mailchi.mp/plantsdigsoil/newsletter
Email: [email protected]

Twitter (Scott): https://twitter.com/scottcgillespie
Twitter (Company): https://twitter.com/PlantsDigSoil

LinkedIn (Scott): https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottcgillespie/
LinkedIn (Company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/plants-dig-soil

YouTube: (Company): https://www.youtube.com/@scottcgillespie
Podcast Subscription Apps: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottcgillespie
...more
9min
July 06, 2023 526 Alberta Rep on the CCA Board
#RealisticRegenAg
| A board position
for the Prairie Certified
Crop Advisors is open and I’ve decided to run for it. If you’re a CCA check
your emails and look for the announcement. The voting is done by email and
needs to be in by Friday July 14th (not the 4th as originally stated
in the email). If you didn’t get the email send one to Mary-Jane
Debreuil. This is what I’m running on. Let me know
if you agree with this:
Scott has a
Masters degree in Plant Science and has been practicing agronomy in Alberta for
16 years. He runs his own consulting
company focusing on regenerative agriculture and sees it being the future of
agriculture as consumers and food processors focus on climate smart
agriculture. CCAs will need to learn
this new way of doing things to become trusted advisers to farmers.
Welcome to Plants
Dig Soil. My name is Scott Gillespie and I’m an agronomist specializing in
climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that
benefit both the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic
sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources
and information about the services I offer.
Transcript is
available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/alberta-rep-cca-board
My course: Profitable
From the Start: Cover Crops for the Prairies:
https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
My
funding service offerings:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork

SCAP overview: https://youtu.be/0icitHJR2lk

SCAP program details https://www.alberta.ca/sustainable-cap.aspx
My consulting packages:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#consulting
Newsletter signup:
https://mailchi.mp/plantsdigsoil/newsletter
Email: [email protected]

Twitter (Scott): https://twitter.com/scottcgillespie
Twitter (Company): https://twitter.com/PlantsDigSoil

LinkedIn (Scott): https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottcgillespie/

LinkedIn (Company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/plants-dig-soil

YouTube: (Company): https://www.youtube.com/@scottcgillespie

Podcast Subscription Apps: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottcgillespie
...more
13min
June 30, 2023 525 Regenerative Research Results

#RealisticRegenAg
| I’ve noticed more and more research that is directed at solving real world
problems with regenerative practices. Stay tuned for this and other news in
regenerative agriculture this month.
Welcome to Plants
Dig Soil, where I, Scott Gillespie, an agronomist specializing in climate-smart
agriculture, discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit both the
planet and farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the
services I offer.
Articles
mentioned in the podcast:
https://www.potatoesincanada.com/slow-release-fertilizer-research-shows-no-reduction-in-potato-yield
https://canadianagronomist.ca/urea-fertilizer-strategies-for-winter-wheat/
https://www.topcropmanager.com/how-the-legacy-of-phosphorus-can-assist-farmers-reduce-fertilizer-applications/
https://www.topcropmanager.com/making-the-most-of-a-bug-eat-bug-world/

https://www.topcropmanager.com/whats-in-a-wetland/
https://spudsmart.com/starting-with-seed-for-regen-ag/
https://spudsmart.com/new-research-finds-gene-editing-can-aid-fight-against-potato-blight/
Transcript is available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/regenerative-research-results
My
course: Profitable From the Start: Cover Crops for the Prairies:
https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
My funding service offerings:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork
SCAP - https://www.alberta.ca/sustainable-cap.aspx
OFCAF - https://rdar.ca/ofcaf/
My consulting packages:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#consulting
Newsletter signup:
https://mailchi.mp/plantsdigsoil/newsletter
Email: [email protected]

Twitter (Scott): https://twitter.com/scottcgillespie
Twitter (Company): https://twitter.com/PlantsDigSoil

LinkedIn (Scott): https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottcgillespie/
LinkedIn (Company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/plants-dig-soil

YouTube: (Company): https://www.youtube.com/@scottcgillespie
Podcast Subscription Apps: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottcgillespie

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