Regenerative grazers share an innovative mindset, but their specific solutions depend on their unique land, climate, and goals. In this episode, Peter interviews Daniel and Jenna Magalsky, creators of the Tire Winder fencing system. After returning to Daniel’s family farm in eastern Montana, the couple sought a profitable, resilient approach suited for dryland farming. Dealing with thin soils, scarce water, weeds, and a fraction of the acreage of neighboring farms, they chose regenerative goat grazing. That decision is successfully restoring soil health and ground cover. However, manually moving miles of temporary fencing each day was too time-consuming alongside their other farm duties. To solve this, they invented the Tire Winder, an ATV attachment that enables faster fence moves across greater distances, allowing them to improve both their land and surrounding properties."When you stand on healthy soil, there's a universe beneath your feet."

Regenerative grazers share an innovative mindset, but their specific solutions depend on their unique land, climate, and goals. In this episode, Peter interviews Daniel and Jenna Magalsky, creators of the Tire Winder fencing system. After returning to Daniel’s family farm in eastern Montana, the couple sought a profitable, resilient approach suited for dryland farming. Dealing with thin soils, scarce water, weeds, and a fraction of the acreage of neighboring farms, they chose regenerative goat grazing. That decision is successfully restoring soil health and ground cover. However, manually moving miles of temporary fencing each day was too time-consuming alongside their other farm duties. To solve this, they invented the Tire Winder, an ATV attachment that enables faster fence moves across greater distances, allowing them to improve both their land and surrounding properties. "When you stand on healthy soil, there's a universe beneath your feet."

Regenerative grazers share an innovative mindset, but their specific solutions depend on their unique land, climate, and goals. In this episode, Peter interviews Daniel and Jenna Magalsky, creators of the Tire Winder fencing system. After returning to Daniel’s family farm in eastern Montana, the couple sought a profitable, resilient approach suited for dryland farming. Dealing with thin soils, scarce water, weeds, and a fraction of the acreage of neighboring farms, they chose regenerative goat grazing. That decision is successfully restoring soil health and ground cover. However, manually moving miles of temporary fencing each day was too time-consuming alongside their other farm duties. To solve this, they invented the Tire Winder, an ATV attachment that enables faster fence moves across greater distances, allowing them to improve both their land and surrounding properties."When you stand on healthy soil, there's a universe beneath your feet."

Drop-In #5: No time to move fence? This couple built a solution.

During a tour of regenerative grazers in South Africa, we met with inspiring farmers and ranchers working with nature to heal their soils and feed their communities. Farmers like today's guest: Angus McIntosh.  Angus had a promising career as a stockbroker with Goldman Sachs in London that he left behind to take up farming and raise his family back home in South Africa.  In 2008, he discovered regenerative agriculture when he read “The Omnivore’s Dilemma" by Michael Pollan and learned about the work Joel Salatin was doing over at Polyface Farms.  He never looked back. Now, Angus manages  “Farmer Angus” - 650 hectares , or over 1,600 acres for us Americans - dedicated to regenerative agriculture producing regenerative cattle, chickens, eggs, pigs, cured meat, carbon credits, and wine. We discuss what drove Angus to return to South Africa, the successes and challenges he’s faced over almost two decades of work on the farm, his concerns with industrialized vegan foods, and the bright future he sees as more and more farmers all across the world focus on soil health."When you stand on healthy soil, there's a universe beneath your feet."

During a tour of regenerative grazers in South Africa, we met with inspiring farmers and ranchers working with nature to heal their soils and feed their communities. Farmers like today's guest: Angus McIntosh. Angus had a promising career as a stockbroker with Goldman Sachs in London that he left behind to take up farming and raise his family back home in South Africa. In 2008, he discovered regenerative agriculture when he read “The Omnivore’s Dilemma" by Michael Pollan and learned about the work Joel Salatin was doing over at Polyface Farms. He never looked back. Now, Angus manages “Farmer Angus” - 650 hectares , or over 1,600 acres for us Americans - dedicated to regenerative agriculture producing regenerative cattle, chickens, eggs, pigs, cured meat, carbon credits, and wine. We discuss what drove Angus to return to South Africa, the successes and challenges he’s faced over almost two decades of work on the farm, his concerns with industrialized vegan foods, and the bright future he sees as more and more farmers all across the world focus on soil health. "When you stand on healthy soil, there's a universe beneath your feet."

During a tour of regenerative grazers in South Africa, we met with inspiring farmers and ranchers working with nature to heal their soils and feed their communities. Farmers like today's guest: Angus McIntosh.&nbsp; Angus had a promising career as a stockbroker with Goldman Sachs in London that he left behind to take up farming and raise his family back home in South Africa.&nbsp; In 2008, he discovered regenerative agriculture when he read “The Omnivore’s Dilemma" by Michael Pollan and learned about the work Joel Salatin was doing over at Polyface Farms.&nbsp; He never looked back. Now, Angus manages&nbsp; “Farmer Angus” - 650 hectares , or over 1,600 acres for us Americans - dedicated to regenerative agriculture producing regenerative cattle, chickens, eggs, pigs, cured meat, carbon credits, and wine. We discuss what drove Angus to return to South Africa, the successes and challenges he’s faced over almost two decades of work on the farm, his concerns with industrialized vegan foods, and the bright future he sees as more and more farmers all across the world focus on soil health."When you stand on healthy soil, there's a universe beneath your feet."

Regenerative Beef, Chicken, Eggs, Pigs, and Wine in South Africa

We're often asked if regenerative agriculture can work outside of the wet and warm Southeastern United States. The short answer is, it works all across the globe. During a tour of Australia, Peter had the honor of meeting regenerative ranchers restoring their soils in seriously dry conditions including our guest today, the one and only Terry McCosker - an Australian ranching teacher with decades of experience helping Ozzie graziers learn to work with nature.  Over the decades, Terry has faced government persecution and professional isolation as he fought to educate Australian ranchers about the power of soil health, and the potential high intensity grazing has to transform landscapes and lives. Terry's story starts as a young boy on a dairy farm in Queensland, where he experienced how painfully entwined local farming can be with international trade.  He'll share how his life led from working as a biologist and airplane pilot to a grazer and finally, to a leading voice in the Australian regenerative movement. Along the way, we'll learn about how regenerative agriculture arrived in Australia, the challenges he faced spreading the message over the decades, new breakthroughs in our understanding of the relationship between microbial life and living roots that feed the plants that feed the animals that feed us, and how AMP grazing fits into his world."When you stand on healthy soil, there's a universe beneath your feet."

We're often asked if regenerative agriculture can work outside of the wet and warm Southeastern United States. The short answer is, it works all across the globe. During a tour of Australia, Peter had the honor of meeting regenerative ranchers restoring their soils in seriously dry conditions including our guest today, the one and only Terry McCosker - an Australian ranching teacher with decades of experience helping Ozzie graziers learn to work with nature. Over the decades, Terry has faced government persecution and professional isolation as he fought to educate Australian ranchers about the power of soil health, and the potential high intensity grazing has to transform landscapes and lives. Terry's story starts as a young boy on a dairy farm in Queensland, where he experienced how painfully entwined local farming can be with international trade. He'll share how his life led from working as a biologist and airplane pilot to a grazer and finally, to a leading voice in the Australian regenerative movement. Along the way, we'll learn about how regenerative agriculture arrived in Australia, the challenges he faced spreading the message over the decades, new breakthroughs in our understanding of the relationship between microbial life and living roots that feed the plants that feed the animals that feed us, and how AMP grazing fits into his world. "When you stand on healthy soil, there's a universe beneath your feet."

We're often asked if regenerative agriculture can work outside of the wet and warm Southeastern United States. The short answer is, it works all across the globe. During a tour of Australia, Peter had the honor of meeting regenerative ranchers restoring their soils in seriously dry conditions including our guest today, the one and only Terry McCosker - an Australian ranching teacher with decades of experience helping Ozzie graziers learn to work with nature.&nbsp; Over the decades, Terry has faced government persecution and professional isolation as he fought to educate Australian ranchers about the power of soil health, and the potential high intensity grazing has to transform landscapes and lives. Terry's story starts as a young boy on a dairy farm in Queensland, where he experienced how painfully entwined local farming can be with international trade.&nbsp; He'll share how his life led from working as a biologist and airplane pilot to a grazer and finally, to a leading voice in the Australian regenerative movement. Along the way, we'll learn about how regenerative agriculture arrived in Australia, the challenges he faced spreading the message over the decades, new breakthroughs in our understanding of the relationship between microbial life and living roots that feed the plants that feed the animals that feed us, and how AMP grazing fits into his world."When you stand on healthy soil, there's a universe beneath your feet."

Can regenerative agriculture work in Australia? Dr. Terry McCosker says YES.

Author, professor, and leader Fred Provenza has been studying how animals balance their own diets when given a choice. Over the course of 300 research papers, he has helped illustrate the fact that everything is connected - from the health of our soils to the health of plant life to the health of livestock to human health.  He has authored three books, including “Nourishment: What Animals Can Teach Us about Rediscovering Our Nutritional Wisdom”, “Foraging Behavior: Managing to Survive in a World of Change”, and “The Art & Science of Shepherding: Tapping the Wisdom of French Herders” - we encourage you to look them up! It is a joy to see the world the way Fred does. In this wide ranging conversation, Fred and Peter discuss the importance of soil health, the connection between the health of our foods and our own thriving, and the challenges facing a world that overlooks how interconnected things truly are. Sign-up for our newsletter: https://rootssodeep.org/take-action/newsletter-sign-up Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboncowboys/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carboncowboys/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carbon_cowboys"When you stand on healthy soil, there's a universe beneath your feet."

Author, professor, and leader Fred Provenza has been studying how animals balance their own diets when given a choice. Over the course of 300 research papers, he has helped illustrate the fact that everything is connected - from the health of our soils to the health of plant life to the health of livestock to human health. He has authored three books, including “Nourishment: What Animals Can Teach Us about Rediscovering Our Nutritional Wisdom”, “Foraging Behavior: Managing to Survive in a World of Change”, and “The Art & Science of Shepherding: Tapping the Wisdom of French Herders” - we encourage you to look them up! It is a joy to see the world the way Fred does. In this wide ranging conversation, Fred and Peter discuss the importance of soil health, the connection between the health of our foods and our own thriving, and the challenges facing a world that overlooks how interconnected things truly are. Sign-up for our newsletter: https://rootssodeep.org/take-action/newsletter-sign-up Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboncowboys/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carboncowboys/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carbon_cowboys "When you stand on healthy soil, there's a universe beneath your feet."

Author, professor, and leader Fred Provenza has been studying how animals balance their own diets when given a choice. Over the course of 300 research papers, he has helped illustrate the fact that everything is connected - from the health of our soils to the health of plant life to the health of livestock to human health.&nbsp; He has authored three books, including “Nourishment: What Animals Can Teach Us about Rediscovering Our Nutritional Wisdom”, “Foraging Behavior: Managing to Survive in a World of Change”, and “The Art &amp; Science of Shepherding: Tapping the Wisdom of French Herders” - we encourage you to look them up! It is a joy to see the world the way Fred does. In this wide ranging conversation, Fred and Peter discuss the importance of soil health, the connection between the health of our foods and our own thriving, and the challenges facing a world that overlooks how interconnected things truly are. Sign-up for our newsletter: https://rootssodeep.org/take-action/newsletter-sign-up Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboncowboys/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carboncowboys/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carbon_cowboys"When you stand on healthy soil, there's a universe beneath your feet."

Fred Provenza: Healthy Soils, Healthy Animals, Healthy People

In our third drop-in for The Peter Byck Show, Peter and Russ Conser discuss Russ’s epiphany around soil health after meeting Peter over a decade ago.  As Russ said then, AMP grazing is like an oil well in reverse. Instead of extracting and burning carbon, regenerative grazers draw down carbon and incorporate it into the soil system. As Russ says “putting it back to work, investing it in the business of life.” After a long career in the oil and gas industry searching for carbon-rich “source rocks” that indicated rich deposits, Russ immediately saw the correlation between those ancient deposits and the carbon-rich soil of AMP grazers.  As Russ says, “this is the way nature works!” Sign-up for our newsletter: https://rootssodeep.org/take-action/newsletter-sign-up Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboncowboys/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carboncowboys/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carbon_cowboys"When you stand on healthy soil, there's a universe beneath your feet."

In our third drop-in for The Peter Byck Show, Peter and Russ Conser discuss Russ’s epiphany around soil health after meeting Peter over a decade ago. As Russ said then, AMP grazing is like an oil well in reverse. Instead of extracting and burning carbon, regenerative grazers draw down carbon and incorporate it into the soil system. As Russ says “putting it back to work, investing it in the business of life.” After a long career in the oil and gas industry searching for carbon-rich “source rocks” that indicated rich deposits, Russ immediately saw the correlation between those ancient deposits and the carbon-rich soil of AMP grazers. As Russ says, “this is the way nature works!” Sign-up for our newsletter: https://rootssodeep.org/take-action/newsletter-sign-up Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboncowboys/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carboncowboys/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carbon_cowboys "When you stand on healthy soil, there's a universe beneath your feet."

In our third drop-in for The Peter Byck Show, Peter and Russ Conser discuss Russ’s epiphany around soil health after meeting Peter over a decade ago.&nbsp; As Russ said then, AMP grazing is like an oil well in reverse. Instead of extracting and burning carbon, regenerative grazers draw down carbon and incorporate it into the soil system. As Russ says “putting it back to work, investing it in the business of life.” After a long career in the oil and gas industry searching for carbon-rich “source rocks” that indicated rich deposits, Russ immediately saw the correlation between those ancient deposits and the carbon-rich soil of AMP grazers.&nbsp; As Russ says, “this is the way nature works!” Sign-up for our newsletter: https://rootssodeep.org/take-action/newsletter-sign-up Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboncowboys/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carboncowboys/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carbon_cowboys"When you stand on healthy soil, there's a universe beneath your feet."

Drop-in #3: Oil Well In Reverse - Closing the Carbon Cycle Using the Carbon Cycle with Russ Conser

After over a decade of working together, regenerative icon Dr. Allen Williams of Understanding Ag and Soil Health Academy and filmmaker Peter Byck sit down to dig into the incredible possibilities AMP grazing and regenerative agriculture offer our planet.   Watch “Roots So Deep (you can see the devil down there)” and read our peer-reviewed research today! rootssodeep.org Sign-up for our newsletter: https://rootssodeep.org/take-action/newsletter-sign-up Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboncowboys/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carboncowboys/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carbon_cowboys"When you stand on healthy soil, there's a universe beneath your feet."

After over a decade of working together, regenerative icon Dr. Allen Williams of Understanding Ag and Soil Health Academy and filmmaker Peter Byck sit down to dig into the incredible possibilities AMP grazing and regenerative agriculture offer our planet. Watch “Roots So Deep (you can see the devil down there)” and read our peer-reviewed research today! rootssodeep.org Sign-up for our newsletter: https://rootssodeep.org/take-action/newsletter-sign-up Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboncowboys/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carboncowboys/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carbon_cowboys "When you stand on healthy soil, there's a universe beneath your feet."

After over a decade of working together, regenerative icon Dr. Allen Williams of Understanding Ag and Soil Health Academy and filmmaker Peter Byck sit down to dig into the incredible possibilities AMP grazing and regenerative agriculture offer our planet. &nbsp; Watch “Roots So Deep (you can see the devil down there)” and read our peer-reviewed research today! rootssodeep.org Sign-up for our newsletter: https://rootssodeep.org/take-action/newsletter-sign-up Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboncowboys/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carboncowboys/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carbon_cowboys"When you stand on healthy soil, there's a universe beneath your feet."

Cows Can Help Save the World with Dr. Allen Williams

We've been traveling the world for the past two years sharing “Roots So Deep” - and filming a new podcast called The Peter Byck Show with incredible guests like Greg Judy, James Rebanks, Bill Weir, Gabe Brown, Dr. Allen Williams, and many more talking about all the ways soil health impacts our lives - and what we can do to heal our lands. Sign-up for our newsletter: https://rootssodeep.org/take-action/newsletter-sign-up Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboncowboys/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carboncowboys/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carbon_cowboys"When you stand on healthy soil, there's a universe beneath your feet."

We've been traveling the world for the past two years sharing “Roots So Deep” - and filming a new podcast called The Peter Byck Show with incredible guests like Greg Judy, James Rebanks, Bill Weir, Gabe Brown, Dr. Allen Williams, and many more talking about all the ways soil health impacts our lives - and what we can do to heal our lands. Sign-up for our newsletter: https://rootssodeep.org/take-action/newsletter-sign-up Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboncowboys/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carboncowboys/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carbon_cowboys "When you stand on healthy soil, there's a universe beneath your feet."

We've been traveling the world for the past two years sharing “Roots So Deep” - and filming a new podcast called The Peter Byck Show with incredible guests like Greg Judy, James Rebanks, Bill Weir, Gabe Brown, Dr. Allen Williams, and many more talking about all the ways soil health impacts our lives - and what we can do to heal our lands. Sign-up for our newsletter: https://rootssodeep.org/take-action/newsletter-sign-up Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carboncowboys/ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carboncowboys/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@carbon_cowboys"When you stand on healthy soil, there's a universe beneath your feet."

Series Teaser: "Can Beef be a Health Food?" with Dr. Allen Williams

Peter Byck, director of "Roots So Deep (you can see the devil down there" hosts in-depth and personal conversations withscientists, farmers, educators, artists, and intriguing individuals worldwide.For the past two years, we’ve been traveling the world with Roots So Deep — and filming a brand-new podcast along the way.

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