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#RealisticRegenAg  | For anyone listening from Alberta, there is an important deadline coming up for funding for cover crops, nitrogen stabilizers/management, soil sampling/mapping, manure/compost hauling & application, perennial legume establishment, and getting setup with fencing & watering systems for multi paddock grazing. Also, there is an episode of another podcast that I am guest producing and should be released this month. In it we cover natural climate solutions for agriculture and whether carbon credits are something that should be pursued. Subscribe with the link below.

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#RealisticRegenAg | This past season covered a lot of topics that are pertinent to agriculture right now and that have been stewing in my mind for a while. At the end of each season, I like to do a review episode to wrap things up. It’s also a good starting point for anyone coming in later to get up to speed on what I’ve covered each season.

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#RealisticRegenAg | There are many “bio” products out there. In this episode I’ll distill them down to their essence and help you to determine where they may, or may not, fit on your farm.

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#RealisticRegenAg | Marginal areas may not pay to farm. What can be done to help them benefit the farm and society as a whole? In this episode I'll explore the ways they can be made to be a profitable part of your operation.

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#RealisticRegenAg | Instead of trying to get more from the land from over yielding of intercropped cash crops, I advocate for focusing on  intercropping cover crops instead. Cover crops growing with the cash crops can be implemented without losing yield and will build long term profitability instead of short term gains.

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#RealisticRegenAg | Intercropping has been gaining popularity on the Prairies lately. If you haven’t heard of it, or are still trying to figure it out, the basic concept is to grow two or more crops at the same time on the same piece of land. In this episode I cover the theory behind it and where it may fit into our agricultural systems.

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#RealisticRegenAg  | What if, instead of trying to find a solution that fits every year, we expand our planning to include the current water cycle? In a drought, fallow with cover crops and cash crops on alternate years may be the best solution. In rainy cycles continuous cropping with cover crops interseeded at weed control time may be the best option.

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#RealisticRegenAg | Hello! This is Scott Gillespie and welcome to Plants Dig Soil. There is a lot of hype in the regenerative agriculture space right now. My goal in this podcast is to cut through the noise and get to the realistic practices that will work for farmers. The practices have to be profitable and they have to be proven to get past my filters.

The episodes are short and to the point with critical thought put into what is claimed and what is real. I tackle topics such as cover crops, carbon credits, soil health, and new and emerging practices such as relay interseeding cover crops, biological amendments, and how to make it all work in systems that still need some tillage, such as potatoes.

I’m based in the Canadian Prairies and so that is where my expertise lies. However, many of the principles can apply to farming outside of this area and across the world. I have a B.Sc. (Agr.) with an agronomy focus and a M.Sc. with a focus on Plant Science. Beyond my formal education, I have attained, and maintained, my Certified Crop Advisor designation and am a member in good standing with the Alberta Institute of Agrologists.

Subscribe now and check out some of the back catalogue. I’m sure you’ll learn a lot, and with episodes only fifteen minutes long and only once a month, you won’t be overwhelmed with too much information.

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#RealisticRegenAg  | We’re all tired of hearing the phrase “supply chain issues.” But we need to be ready.  What do we do if we cannot get what is essential for our farm? In this episode I cover how to work through this.

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