Roots + Ruminants

When an animal is sick, one of the first things you look at is: what are they eating? Is there a toxin in their food? Is the ration off? Are we missing something in their diet? So when Roy Thompson's health was rocked with an autoimmune disease, he decided to do the same and take a long hard look at his nutrition and using food as medicine. Listen in as he shares about his multi-year journey to transforming his health, and how he transformed his farm along the way. 

Podcast host Jared Knock was a recent speaker during the TEDx Sioux Falls event. Listen in as he shares about the TEDx experience, dives into what he spoke about during the event, and more.

Jacob Van den Borne farms in Brussels and The Netherlands, primarily supplying potatoes to McDonalds for their famous french fries. But he's not sticking to the status quo. With over 80 field locations and farms in two countries, he has plenty of opportunities to try new things – like precision agriculture tools and even growing a carbon neutral french fry! Tune in to this fascinating episode to learn more about Jacob's operation, farming regulations in The Netherlands, how he manages 80+ field locations, and more! 

Find Jacob online at www.vandenborneaardappelen.com/.

Although regenerative ag can sound overwhelming, simplicity is the name of the game at Continuum Ag. Hear from their Chief Agronomist, Carolyn King, about their approach, and what they’re seeing as the next big thing in regenerative ag.

Justin + Jared chat with five guests at Commodity Classic to hear about the soil health and unique farming practices on their operation. Tune in!

Ilse Kohler-Rollefson states on her website that she is a researcher, writer, activist, teacher, and trainer.  As a pastoralist, she does everything she can to work towards policies and practices that support socially responsible and ecologically sustainable livestock development. Ilse and Justin talk through the the grazing systems in India, and how grain farmers are paying livestock farmers to graze their animals on their land – a win for livestock producers in India. She also shares her experiences with camel milk production and the benefits it can have for consumers. Ilse's latest book, Hoofprints on the Land, is available now on Amazon and various book shops. 

Hosts Jared and Justin give their predictions for 2023. No topics are off the table - from the price of ground beef to the biggest celebrity breakup and back to the most popular cover crop, they cover everything in this hilarious episode of predictions. 

Special guest Cameron Goodrich talks through his farming operation with hosts Jared Knock and Justin Fruechte. They get into the nitty gritty details of his crop rotations, cover crop and grazing use, and his cow/calf and sheep herds. Plus a special review of a famous restaurant you won't want to miss!