Green Cover Podcast

Welcome to the Green Cover podcast, where we have really interesting conversations with some of the top regenerative farmers and experts. Join our host Green Cover co-founder and co-owner Keith Berns and our guests as they discuss how we can help people regenerate God’s Creation for future generations.

Green Cover Podcast is a science podcast hosted by Keith Berns, with 41 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Keith Berns hosts Green Cover Podcast, a science show with 41 episodes published.

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  Episode #41

  Episode #41: The Fertility Hiding in Your Crop Residue — And How to Unlock It with David Olson

  Aug 13, 20261h 2mS1

  A single Nebraska field trial revealed that fall-applied biology can fix nitrogen straight out of the air and unlock phosphorus already locked in the soil — turning $30 worth of product into over $450 in nutrient value. Keith Berns sits down with David Olson of Sustainable Growing Solutions to break down the science behind the Decomposer and HyprCycle+ program, from how saprophytic fungi break down lignin and cellulose to why fall is the best window all year to build a fungal population in your soil. If you're tired of paying for fertility your residue could be generating for free, this episode walks through the data. Learn more about the Decomposer product: https://greencover.com/products/metagrow%E2%84%A2-d-comp?_pos=1&_sid=7f44692af&_ss=r Learn more about HyprCycle+: https://greencover.com/products/hyprcycle

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  Episode #40

  Episode #40: Cutting the Nitrogen Bill with Legumes and Microbes

  Jul 31, 202652 minS1

  Nitrogen fertilizer costs U.S. farmers $5 billion a year — but a good chunk of it is sitting in the atmosphere for free. Zach Lauck joins Keith to break down which legumes actually pull their weight (hairy vetch, winter peas, clovers), why timing and planting depth make or break them, and how new inoculants and free-living microbes can fix nitrogen even without a legume in the mix. If you're looking to cut input costs without cutting corners, this one's for you.

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  Episode #39: Why You Should Be Running On-Farm Test Plots

  Jul 24, 202656 min

  Green Cover's Nathan Choat joins Keith to explain why the company runs hundreds of test plots every year — and why every farmer should be running small trials on their own ground, too. They dig into corn and soybean interseeding, nutrient cycling data, and why what works at someone else's field day might not work on your farm. Green Cover's summer field days are August 4th and 5th in Bladen, Nebraska — sign up free: https://greencover.com/pages/events/green-cover-summer-field-day-1

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  Episode #38

  Episode #38: The Forages Behind Steakhouse-Quality, Medicinal Beef with Karl Palmberg

  Jul 16, 20261h 3mS1

  In this episode of the Green Cover Podcast, host Keith Berns talks with Karl Palmberg, a former F-16 pilot turned grass-fed beef producer in Larchwood, Iowa, about building a regenerative cattle operation from the ground up. Karl breaks down how he uses cover crops, baleage, and even carefully-timed corn silage to hit a 1:1 omega-6 to omega-3 ratio in his beef (versus roughly 10:1 for typical feedlot beef), along with his approach to genetics, herd size, and direct-to-consumer marketing. He also shares hands-on experience with virtual fencing including trialing collars from two different companies and the time saved from implementing the collars.You can purchase beef directly from Karl and his family through their website: https://sunlightandrain.com/ Learn more about nutrient density from Dr. Stephan van Vliet: https://stephanvanvliet.com/nutrient-... Check out Green Cover's SmartMix Calculator to design custom cover crop mixes: https://smartmix.greencoverseed.com/ Speak with a Green Cover sales representative at 402-469-6784.

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  Episode #37

  Episode #37: 45Z Explained: How Farmers Can Get Paid for Soil Health Practices with Mitchell Hora

  Jul 9, 20261 hourS1

  After nearly four years of delays, the USDA has finalized guidance for the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit, and it's opening up real financial opportunities for corn and soybean farmers. Mitchell Hora, seventh-generation Iowa farmer and founder of Continuum Ag, breaks down how a farm's Carbon Intensity (CI) score works and how lowering it through cover crops, no-till, and better nitrogen management can add up to premiums of 10-50 cents per bushel on corn. We cover what documentation you need, how the audit process actually works, and why farmers who already delivered 2025 crop into the biofuel supply chain need to act now. Mitchell also shares how to calculate your farm's CI score for free at https://topsoil.ag/, so you can find out if this program is worth pursuing on your own operation. As Mitchell notes, the program is still in its early stages, with real uncertainties around exactly how much ethanol plants will share with farmers, whether nearby plants will participate at all and other risks but overall the program opens up new opportunity that could radically increase adoption of soil health practices across the US.

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