Marcus Yoder, Executive Director at the Amish and Mennonite Heritage Center in Ohio, joins us to walk through the 2000 years of history that have led to the Anabaptists in America today. 

This history follows the cyclorama mural called Behalt, which is housed at the Amish and Mennonite Heritage Center. A quick video tour can be found on our YouTube page.

This episode is brought to you by Byron Seeds.

Ryan Koory, Director of Economics at Mercaris, joins to give the latest updates from the organic marketplace.

Topics Discussed:

Spring weather update

Organic soybean market impacted by imports

Organic corn market rising

Sponsored by Mercaris and Byron Seeds

Regional updates from the farm by:

Marlin Eash (Shipshewana, IN)

Chris Hoffner (Mount Ulla, NC)

Eric Beiler (Croghan, NY)

Corby Groen (Lynden, WA)

These four farmers will be joining us every other month to give on-farm updates from their areas.

Sponsored by Byron Seeds and SoilBiotics

It's sugaring season! Steve Sommers of Millersburg, OH joins us to talk us through the process of tapping trees, gathering sap and making maple syrup.

Video of the process can be found on our YouTube page

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Ryan Koory, Director of Economics at Mercaris, joins to give the latest updates from the organic marketplace.

Topics Discussed:

Weather impacting crops

India equivalency agreement update

Cargill/Rodale/Bill & Evans transitioning acres to organic

Sponsored by Mercaris and Byron Seeds

Regional Updates from the farm by:

Ann Miller (Fredericksburg, OH)

Jolynn McClelland (Petaluma, CA)

Abbie Corse (Whitingham, VT)

Melissa Weyland (Neenah)

We will feature these four women in organic ag every other month to give updates from their farm.

Sponsored by Byron Seeds and SoilBiotics

John Kempf, Founder of Advancing Eco Agriculture, expert in the biological systems of farming and a strong voice of regenerative agriculture, joins us to talk about carbon, photosynthesis being the engine that drives the whole system and being stewards of the land.

More on John at: 

https://www.advancingecoag.com/john

His Podcast is:

http://regenerativeagriculturepodcast.com/

This is episode is brought to you by Byron Seeds

Ryan Koory, Director of Economics at Mercaris, joins to give the latest updates from the organic marketplace.

Topics Discussed:

Organic livestock markets

India equivalency agreement ending

Organic corn pricing and outlook

Sponsored by Mercaris and Byron Seeds

Regional updates from the farm by:

Marlin Eash (Shipshewana, IN)

Eric Beiler (Croghan, NY)

Chris Hoffner (Mt Ulla, NC)

Corby Groen (Lynden, WA)

These four farmers will be joining us every other month to give on-farm updates from their areas.

Sponsored by SoilBiotics and Byron Seeds

Nathan and Jessica Williams are Organic Dairy Farmers in Kentucky. They join us to tell their story about making career changes from being professionals living in Louisville to deciding to move back home to farm and raise their family.