Roots + Ruminants

Welcome to Roots & Ruminants, your podcast for creative and innovative use of farm pasture rangeland. From Vale, SD, we have Britton Blair for our first call-in episode to discuss the inner workings of the Blair Brothers Angus Ranch. The guys cover virtual fencing, sage-grouse leks, and subscription-based business ventures for the cattle world. 

Welcome to Roots & Ruminants, your podcast for creative and innovative use of farm pasture and rangeland. Joel Reagan, Forage Product Manager for Barenbrug USA sat down with us to talk about choosing the right product for different scenarios, and how to manage your systems for productivity. 

Welcome to Roots & Ruminants, your podcast for creative and innovative use of farm pasture and rangeland. In Episode 3, we take the show on the road and head to Alpena, SD to visit with Jason Schley. As the owner of Next Level Ag, Jason brings his perspective of the farming and ranching ecosystems that reap soil health rewards. The guys also dig into why and how carbon matters to your land and bottom line. 

Welcome to Roots & Ruminants, your podcast for creative and innovative use of farm pasture and rangeland. Episode 2 brings us Luke Perman, a fifth-generation grass and cattle rancher, by way of Lowry, South Dakota. From working within the system created to applying the five soil health principles to native rangeland, we cover everything in between. 

Welcome to Roots & Ruminants, your podcast for creative and innovative use of farm pasture and rangeland. Today we're joined by James Holz from Grand Junction, Iowa. As a 3rd generation cattle feeder, we explore how James has grown his operation and the challenges he's facing. From feeding cattle Doritos, to the edible underwear that are corn stalks, we cover it all.