Regenerative Agriculture Podcast

By John Kempf

What's Regenerative Agriculture Podcast about?

This is a show for professional growers and agronomists who want to learn about the science and principles of regenerative agriculture systems to increase quality, yield, and profitability.

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Regenerative Agriculture Podcast episodes:

04.25.2024
Episode 115: Covering Ground: How Cover Crops Can Change Your Farm with Brian Magarin
Brian Magarin has a background rooted in farming, spanning over a decade. Brian's journey has been shaped by hands-on experience and a commitment to sustainable farming methods after first starting in a conventional setting. Through years of trial and error,...
04.24.2024
Podcast Extra - AEA's Regenerative Future: Hear From Our Investors
AEA Founder and Chief Vision Officer, John Kempf, gives a quick summary of the success of our first community raise and features six investors who share why they invested in Advancing Eco Agriculture. AEA has raised over $2.2 million thus...
04.18.2024
Episode 114: The State of the American Food System with Austin Frerick
Austin Frerick is an expert on agricultural and antitrust policy. He is a 7th-generation Iowan whose passion for agriculture comes from the weekends working on his grandpa's farm. He is a Fellow at the Thurman Arnold Project at Yale University....
04.09.2024
Episode 113: The Economics and Ethos of Market Gardening with Jean-Martin Fortier
Jean-Martin (JM) Fortier has over 20 years of experience developing, testing, and perfecting biointensive and regenerative growing techniques on his small-scale farms in Quebec that increase the soil’s biology to achieve maximum yields on small surfaces. Jean-Martin’s mission is to...
04.04.2024
Episode 112: Transforming Arid Landscapes with Taimur Malik
Taimur Malik founded Drawdown Farm, a regenerative farm in the Thal desert in Pakistan. Taimur engages in various regenerative agriculture practices, including planting diverse crops like bananas, implementing managed grazing trials, and using impact sprinkler systems powered by solar energy....
03.28.2024
Episode 111: Questioning Farm Management Traditions with Boe Clausen
Boe Clausen is a second-generation farmer in Eastern Washington. His parents immigrated from Denmark and established Stokrose Farm in 1981. Initially focused on vegetable seed production, the farm diversified into alfalfa, hay, corn, wheat, and cattle. Boe now manages Stokrose...
03.21.2024
Episode 110: Stock Cropping and Regenerative Innovation with Zack Smith
Zack Smith is a fifth-generation farmer from northern Iowa. He is the owner and operator of Smith Seed and Agronomy, LLC, and co-founder and CEO of Stock Cropper, Inc. Zack previously worked in seed production and chemical retail as...
03.14.2024
Episode 109: From Urban Organizers to Organic Pioneers with Julie Rawson and Jack Kittredge
Julie Rawson and Jack Kittredge are co-owners of Many Hands Organic Farm, an organic CSA farm that serves 150 families in Barre, MA. They met while doing community organizing work in Boston, and in 1982, made the decision to move...
03.07.2024
Episode 108: Increasing the Nutrient Density of Wine Grapes with Nicole Dooling and Michael Frey
Nicole Dooling and Michael Frey help operate Mariah Vineyards in the Mendocino Ridge alongside Nicole’s parents, Dan and Vicki. As founders, Dan and Vicki have mindfully tended their land for over 40 years, putting in the hard labor of planting...
02.29.2024
Episode 107: Sustainable and Profitable Agriculture with Marty Travis
Marty Travis, a former furniture maker turned farmer, co-owns and operates Spence Farm in Illinois with his son, Will. Spence Farm grows a wide array of heirloom and native crops, heritage animals, and a huge diversity of agricultural opportunities on...
02.22.2024
Episode 106: The Cumulative Benefits of Regeneration with Will Harris
Will Harris is a fourth-generation cattleman and the owner of White Oak Pastures, a holistically managed regenerative farm raising cattle, pigs, poultry, rabbits, sheep, and organic vegetables in Bluffton, Georgia. After graduating college in 1977, Will returned to Bluffton, where...
02.15.2024
Episode 105: Moving From Organic to Regenerative Management with Steven Cardoza
Steven Cardoza is a second-generation organic raisin grape grower. His 400-acre farm is south of Fresno, California. His father transitioned from conventional to organic growing in 1998 after discovering some of the inputs he was using were making him ill....
02.09.2024
Episode 104: Introducing Integrity Grown™ with John Kempf
In this special podcast episode marking the launch of Integrity Grown™, AEA’s verification standard, John Kempf shares the heart behind this new brand. John advocates for a shift towards verifying outcomes rather than solely focusing on processes. Integrity Grown prioritizes...
02.08.2024
Episode 103: Regenerative Cotton and Industry Disruption with Amy Williams
Join us in this episode as Amy Williams, who has three decades of clothing industry experience and currently serving as the CEO of Citizens of Humanity, shares insights into the transformative journey toward regenerative cotton. Amy delves into the organization's...
02.01.2024
Episode 102: The Learning Experience of Regenerative Ag with Dr. Allen Williams
Allen Williams is a 6th-generation farmer and founding partner of Grass Fed Insights, Understanding Ag, and the Soil Health Academy. He has consulted with over 4,000 farmers and ranchers in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, South America, and other regions on...
01.25.2024
Episode 101: Making the Most of Water Variability with Joel Grosbach
Joel Grosbach is a fifth-generation farmer and AEA customer growing dryland and irrigated crops in Southwest Nebraska. Since his area only receives seven inches of average annual rainfall, incorporating regenerative practices such as cover crops, crop rotation, animal grazing, and...
01.18.2024
Episode 100: Hear from the Host - James Johnson Interviews John Kempf
It’s the 100th episode of the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast! In this special episode, AEA grower James Johnson interviews the voice behind the podcast, John Kempf. James Johnson is a fourth-generation farmer in New Mexico and the Vice President of Carzalia...
01.11.2024
Episode 99: Reshaping How Agriculture Sees Plant Nutrient Uptake With Dr. James White
Dr. James White is a professor of Plant Pathology at Rutgers University. Dr. White obtained an M.S. in Mycology and Plant Pathology from Auburn University and a Ph.D. in Mycology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1987. ...
12.21.2023
Episode 98: Growing For Nutrition Through Color and Flavor with Bob Jones
Bob Jones is co-owner and chief executive officer of The Chef’s Garden, a family-owned farm in Huron, Ohio, committed to growing exceptional vegetables. Bob leads the farm’s cutting-edge food safety and food quality programs, helping develop the most reliably healthy...
12.07.2023
Episode 97: Integrating Trees Into Working Pastures with Austin Unruh
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 planted at a large scale and an affordable price...
11.30.2023
Episode 96: Revolutionizing the Chicken Industry with Paul Greive
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 their own hands, setting out to produce nutrient-dense pasture-raised chicken. In the...
11.08.2023
Episode 95: Regenerative Innovation on a Large-Scale Dairy With Austin Allred
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 brothers, own their own operations. Together, their four...
10.25.2023
Episode 94: Challenging Assumptions About Regenerative Agriculture with John Kempf hosted by Future of Agriculture
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 agriculture. Take regenerative agriculture, which is often defined by the ability to...
10.16.2023
Episode 93: Growing Organic Wheat, Cotton, and Peanuts with Kelton Coleman
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 shifted to organic peanuts and wheat in 2013, followed by organic cotton...
09.28.2023
Episode 92: Growing Regenerative Opportunities with Koen van Seijen
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, local communities, and ecosystems. He is currently a member engagement manager...
09.08.2023
Episode 91: You Are What You Eat: Examining Beef and Plants With Dr. Stephan van Vliet
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 function, inflammation, insulin action, and intracellular signaling pathways that regulate muscle mass with advancing age....
08.25.2023
Episode 90: Scaling Regenerative Supply Chains with Anthony Corsaro
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 and consumption of healthy, nutrient-dense foods. Anthony’s family has been deeply involved in the...
08.03.2023
Episode 89: Regenerative Agriculture, Cover Crops and Water Holding Capacity with Jimmy Emmons
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 of crops that include: wheat, soybeans, sesame, sunflowers, irrigated dairy...
07.20.2023
Episode 88: The Relationship Between Fungi, Endophytes, and Native Soil Biology with Dr. Mary Lucero
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 and proves that the regenerative approach offers a way forward for growers and...
07.06.2023
Episode 87: Managing Ecological Systems with Living Mulches in Orchard and Vegetable Production with Helen Atthowe
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 using the natural nutrient cycles present in ecosystems to reduce system...
06.22.2023
Episode 86: Regenerating Hearts and Minds, The Basis of Regenerative Agriculture with Charles Eisenstein
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 civilization, economics, spirituality, and ecology. His published works include “The Coronation,” “The Ascent...
06.08.2023
Episode 85: The Opportunities That Come From Regenerative Agriculture with Steve Tucker
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 his approach. Growing upwards of 10 crops per year while...
05.25.2023
Episode #84: Joel Williams
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 sustainable food production. Joel enjoys designing farming systems that focus on managing soil biology along...
05.22.2023
Episode #83: John Warmerdam
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 John’s father, John N. Warmerdam, eventually took over....
01.19.2023
Episode #82: Dr. Erin Silva
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 as the Director for the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems in the College of Agricultural...
12.20.2022
Episode #81: Fred Provenza
Fred Provenza, Professor Emeritus of Behavioral Ecology at Utah State University, is the co-founder of BEHAVE (Behavioral Education for Human, Animal, Vegetation and Ecosystem Management), an international research and outreach program that seeks to understand the principles of animal behavior....
03.17.2022
Episode #80: Kelly Mulville
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 been obtaining impressive results by merging his experience in viticulture with his understanding of Allan...
02.24.2022
Episode #79: Joe Lewis
Joe Lewis is an internationally renowned scientist recognized for his work in entomology and agricultural studies. His discoveries in the behavioral and chemical interactions of parasitoids, insect herbivores, and plants have played a critical role in our understanding of ecological...
12.30.2021
Episode #78: Adam Chappell
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 property in 2005, but by 2009 pigweed issues alone had nearly pushed them into...
11.24.2021
Episode #77: Rick Clark
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 practices on his farm for almost a decade. Rick’s commitment to soil health has allowed him...
09.30.2021
Episode #76: Tim Parton
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 his 300-hectare estate for over 15 years. He has received several accolades for his work,...
08.06.2021
Episode #75: James Johnson
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 early 2000s the outlook of his operation seemed grim. After many years of...
07.23.2021
Episode #74: Dale Strickler
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 received both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in agronomy from Kansas State...
07.07.2021
Episode #73: John Fagan
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 focus on the nutritional value and biofunctionality of food sources. HRI’s research and collaboration...
06.25.2021
Episode #72: Nicole Masters
Nicole Masters is an internationally recognized agroecologist from New Zealand. Fortified by her studies in ecology and plant physiology, Nicole currently serves as the Director of Integrity Soils, a collection of regenerative agriculture coaches that assist growers around the globe....
06.09.2021
Episode #71: Harriet Mella
Harriet Mella is an independent Austrian researcher known for her work uncovering the unexplained phenomena of plant growth and development. Informed by her background in microbiology, mycology, and biochemistry, Harriet has a unique capacity to describe little-known connections between emerging...
05.27.2021
Episode #70: Steven Bierlink
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 driven to meet the many challenges their orchard faced. Looking for solutions to...
05.04.2021
Episode #69: Jason Hobson
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 Officer in 2015. Jason joined AEA in 2011 and quickly became the lead consultant for...
04.23.2021
Episode #68: Alvin Peachey
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-fed cows on 92 acres, implementing regenerative practices that flips the script of...
03.31.2021
Episode #67: Jesse Frost
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 experimenting with no-till practices lead to his first book, “The Living Soil Handbook: The...

What's Regenerative Agriculture Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Regenerative Agriculture Podcast episodes:

Episode 115: Covering Ground: How Cover Crops Can Change Your Farm with Brian Magarin

Podcast Extra - AEA's Regenerative Future: Hear From Our Investors

Episode 114: The State of the American Food System with Austin Frerick

Episode 113: The Economics and Ethos of Market Gardening with Jean-Martin Fortier

Episode 112: Transforming Arid Landscapes with Taimur Malik

Episode 111: Questioning Farm Management Traditions with Boe Clausen

Episode 110: Stock Cropping and Regenerative Innovation with Zack Smith

Episode 109: From Urban Organizers to Organic Pioneers with Julie Rawson and Jack Kittredge

Episode 108: Increasing the Nutrient Density of Wine Grapes with Nicole Dooling and Michael Frey

Episode 107: Sustainable and Profitable Agriculture with Marty Travis

Episode 106: The Cumulative Benefits of Regeneration with Will Harris

Episode 105: Moving From Organic to Regenerative Management with Steven Cardoza

Episode 104: Introducing Integrity Grown™ with John Kempf

Episode 103: Regenerative Cotton and Industry Disruption with Amy Williams

Episode 102: The Learning Experience of Regenerative Ag with Dr. Allen Williams

Episode 101: Making the Most of Water Variability with Joel Grosbach

Episode 100: Hear from the Host - James Johnson Interviews John Kempf

Episode 99: Reshaping How Agriculture Sees Plant Nutrient Uptake With Dr. James White

Episode 98: Growing For Nutrition Through Color and Flavor with Bob Jones

Episode 97: Integrating Trees Into Working Pastures with Austin Unruh

Episode 96: Revolutionizing the Chicken Industry with Paul Greive

Episode 95: Regenerative Innovation on a Large-Scale Dairy With Austin Allred

Episode 94: Challenging Assumptions About Regenerative Agriculture with John Kempf hosted by Future of Agriculture

Episode 93: Growing Organic Wheat, Cotton, and Peanuts with Kelton Coleman

Episode 92: Growing Regenerative Opportunities with Koen van Seijen

Episode 91: You Are What You Eat: Examining Beef and Plants With Dr. Stephan van Vliet

Episode 90: Scaling Regenerative Supply Chains with Anthony Corsaro

Episode 89: Regenerative Agriculture, Cover Crops and Water Holding Capacity with Jimmy Emmons

Episode 88: The Relationship Between Fungi, Endophytes, and Native Soil Biology with Dr. Mary Lucero

Episode 87: Managing Ecological Systems with Living Mulches in Orchard and Vegetable Production with Helen Atthowe

Episode 86: Regenerating Hearts and Minds, The Basis of Regenerative Agriculture with Charles Eisenstein

Episode 85: The Opportunities That Come From Regenerative Agriculture with Steve Tucker

Episode #84: Joel Williams

Episode #83: John Warmerdam

Episode #82: Dr. Erin Silva

Episode #81: Fred Provenza

Episode #80: Kelly Mulville

Episode #79: Joe Lewis

Episode #78: Adam Chappell

Episode #77: Rick Clark

Episode #76: Tim Parton

Episode #75: James Johnson

Episode #74: Dale Strickler

Episode #73: John Fagan

Episode #72: Nicole Masters

Episode #71: Harriet Mella

Episode #70: Steven Bierlink

Episode #69: Jason Hobson

Episode #68: Alvin Peachey

Episode #67: Jesse Frost