Working Cows - Regenerative Ranching to Maximize Profitability and Soil Health

Alex Johnston a land manager from the UK joined me to discuss his perspective on the American Landscape and American Regenerative Agriculture. We talk about the differences and similarities between American and UK agriculture as well as the process he has been going through to adapt a herd of beef cattle to their environment in the UK.

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Alan Newport a journalist and rancher from Oklahoma joined me to discuss his experiences with Ultra High-Density Grazing. We talk about the benefits, the challenges, and the lessons he has learned as he has journeyed into this style of management.

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*Note: Sorry about the connectivity issues in this episode.

Jeremy Sweeten, part of the team at Understanding Ag and a farmer from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, joined me to talk about what they are doing to add value to lower value land. We talk about the benefits of moving from custom grazing to an owned herd as well as some of the benefits of bale grazing.

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Attend a Soil Health Academy:Regenerative Farming at High Meadows of Hoosick, NY *psst* New York in Peak Fall Colors, Cider Donuts, and Caramel Apples

Taking a little different approach this week and sharing with you some recent Bonus Content I have released to Patreon Supporters. These are just four episodes that are fairly indicative of what you get as a Patreon Supporter. Maybe someday I will do another episode with Patreon Greatest Hits. Check out the link below if you are interested in getting access to this content which is recorded after each episode and released exclusively through Patreon.

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Relevant Links:Patreon.com/WorkingCows

Sea-90 Episodes:Ep. 261 Robert Cain and Michael Sileck – The Sea Salt RevolutionEp. 282 Lynn Hoover and Michael Sileck – Using Ocean Minerals on the LandEp. 312 Lynn Hoover – All Natural Soil and Herd Health

Jeremia Markway joined me to discuss his experiences regarding adding hair sheep to their existing livestock operation. We talk about the advantages of hair sheep from a soil health perspective as well as how they compliment a cow herd. We also discuss the challenges and managing parasites as well as Jeremia’s unique approach to finding animals adapted to his environment.

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Relevant Links:MarkwayRanch.com/School

Sea-90 Episodes:Ep. 261 Robert Cain and Michael Sileck – The Sea Salt RevolutionEp. 282 Lynn Hoover and Michael Sileck – Using Ocean Minerals on the LandEp. 312 Lynn Hoover – All Natural Soil and Herd Health

Chuck Schembre, a soil scientist and consultant with Understanding Ag, joined me to talk about the application of soil health principles to gardening. We talk about the seasons of a healthy garden as well as cover crops, mulching, the need for grasses, and diversity.

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Rep. Harriet Hageman (WY) joined me to discuss some of the things she has been working on since being elected as a Representative in Wyoming’s only legislative district. We discuss the Electronic Animal Identification and Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling issues and how they could potentially effect producers.

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Relevant Links:Rep. Hageman on EID Ear TagsHarriet Hageman Wyoming’s Congresswoman

Kate Sabino, a grazing intern at Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture and the Environment, joined me to discuss a laborer’s perspective on the changes they have been making in the Dairy Division at Wolfe’s Neck. We discuss the changes that have been made, the fallout from those changes, as well as how they include everyone in the decision making process.

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Relevant Links:Kate’s Article

Monte Bottens of the Ag Emerge Podcast joined me to discuss his soil health journey. We discuss his experiences with consolidation, integrating livestock, and adopting soil health principles.

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At Home Continuing Ed:Regen Ag 101 by Understanding Ag

Austin Maness, COO of Harvest Returns, joined me to talk about the unique way that they are approaching agricultural funding. We talk about how the process works, who can participate on the investment side as well as who is best suited to participate as a producer.

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Relevant Links:HarvestReturns.com