The Grow Down on Soil Health

Welcome to “The Grow Down on Soil Health” podcast, where we dive deep into sustainable farming practices designed to enhance both your land and your bottom line. Join host Ben West, Ph.D., executive director of Farmers for Soil Health, and a diverse lineup of guests from various agricultural backgrounds as they share entertaining stories, invaluable soil health management techniques, and the incredible benefits cover crops can bring to your farm. Farmers for Soil Health is a program created by farmers for farmers. It is committed to enhancing soil health practices, such as planting cover crops, to improve the environment and increase farmers' profitability. Check out FarmersforSoilHealth.com for more information. This podcast is brought to you in partnership with the Soy Checkoff, Pork Checkoff, National Corn Growers Association and the Soil Health Institute.

The Grow Down on Soil Health is a education podcast hosted by Farmers for Soil Health, with 23 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.

Farmers for Soil Health hosts The Grow Down on Soil Health, a education show with 23 episodes published.

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  Episode #23

  The Risks and Rows Between Intention and Adoption

  Aug 12, 202637 minS1

  Today’s episode features Maria Teresa Tancredi, Ph.D., a senior soil health specialist with the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) and a Farmers for Soil Health Minnesota technical advisor. She’s here to share what she’s learned from both her research and her direct work with farmers on the technical and social barriers to cover crop adoption. From equipment concerns to community pressures, Tancredi shares personal insights to help advisors better guide farmers on their unique cover crop journeys. Meet the Guest: Maria Teresa Tancredi, Ph.D., a senior soil health specialist with the Conservation Technology Information Center and a Farmers for Soil Health Minnesota technical advisor, has been around farming her entire life. Having grown up on her family’s small homestead in Italy and now working with CTIC, she went on to study both the technical and psychological influences farmers face, not just to understand them but to help farmers find ways to overcome them. Read more about Tancredi’s research here . As mentioned in the episode, the CTIC Conservation Connector is an easily accessible resource for farmers, ranchers and advisors to find different conservation programs and technical support in their area to help them get started. Visit their website to get started: Connector.ag/home Farmers for Soil Health is a program created by farmers for farmers. It is committed to enhancing soil health practices, such as planting cover crops, to improve the environment and increase farmers' profitability. Check out FarmersforSoilHealth.com for more information. This podcast is brought to you in partnership with the Soy Checkoff, Pork Checkoff, and the National Corn Growers Association.

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  Episode #22

  Satellites to Soil: Understanding the MRV Process

  Jul 27, 202627 minS1

  On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with Blake Sullivan, senior product manager with our technology partner, DTN. Blake has helped lead the Farmers for Soil Health platform for the past four years and brings valuable insight into the technology and innovation supporting the program. He’s here to provide more information on how the Measurement, Verification and Reporting (MRV) platform and remote sensing work within the Farmers for Soil Health program, and how they also benefit the future of agriculture and conservation as a whole. Meet the Guest: Blake Sullivan is the senior product manager at DTN, the technology partner for Farmers for Soil Health. His work focuses on leveraging and improving the MRV system to advance and scale conservation programs that benefit farmers and their bottom lines. As an avid storm chaser, he recognizes the importance and impact of usable data and carries that with him in his work. Farmers for Soil Health is a program created by farmers for farmers. It is committed to enhancing soil health practices, such as planting cover crops, to improve the environment and increase farmers' profitability. Check out FarmersforSoilHealth.com for more information. This podcast is brought to you in partnership with the Soy Checkoff, Pork Checkoff, and the National Corn Growers Association.

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  Episode #21

  Adopting the Cover Crop Mindset

  Jul 16, 202632 minS1

  Today, we’re joined by Zeb Winslow, a fifth-generation farmer who has been utilizing cover crops on his 900-acre operation for the last 13 years. He’s here to share what he’s learned along the way, from the transition from a single species to a multi-species blend to the importance of giving the practice time to work and supply the benefits you’re trying to achieve. Meet the Guest: Zeb Winslow is a fifth-generation farmer based in Scotland Neck, North Carolina, a small community of about 2,500. As someone who has been planting cover crops for 13 years, he’s seen the benefits since the very beginning. He’ll be detailing the important aspects to keep in mind, such as treating cover crops like a cash crop in your rotation and ensuring you have a plan for different scenarios or leaning on fellow farmers who have experience doing what you’re trying to do. Farmers for Soil Health is a program created by farmers for farmers. It is committed to enhancing soil health practices, such as planting cover crops, to improve the environment and increase farmers' profitability. Check out FarmersforSoilHealth.com for more information. This podcast is brought to you in partnership with the Soy Checkoff, Pork Checkoff, and the National Corn Growers Association.

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  Episode #20

  The Blend That Builds Yield

  Jun 30, 202653 minS1

  On this episode, Carl Coleman, a farmer with 36 years of experience who also joined the seed business, is here to share his story of starting cover crops and the benefits he, his neighbors and his customers have seen. He’ll explain the importance of changing his mindset on cover crop use, how they improved the longevity of soil biological life and reduced the need for synthetic inputs. Meet the Guest: Carl Coleman of Dillon, South Carolina, spent 36 years as a farmer before joining the seed industry with his son-in-law and forming Choice Ag. He is dedicated to working with farmers on their cover cropping journey, ensuring they have what they need to achieve their goals. Farmers for Soil Health is a program created by farmers for farmers. It is committed to enhancing soil health practices, such as planting cover crops, to improve the environment and increase farmers' profitability. Check out FarmersforSoilHealth.com for more information. This podcast is brought to you in partnership with the Soy Checkoff, Pork Checkoff, and the National Corn Growers Association.

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  Episode #18

  Understanding the Why and How of Cover Crops with Rob Myers, Ph. D.

  Jun 2, 202636 minS1

  <p>Today’s episode features Rob Myers, Ph.D., a well-known figure in regenerative agriculture. He’s here to share his cover crop knowledge on topics like getting started, species selection before row crops, grazing and how farmers can experience continued success.</p><p>Meet the Guest:</p><p>Rob Myers, Ph.D., is the director of the Center for Regenerative Agriculture at the University of Missouri. Through his latest book, Cover Crops: Improving Life on the Land, and maintaining working relationships with agronomists or extension specialists, Myers’ work focuses on helping farmers move beyond the “trial run” stage of cover crop...

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