Resilient Farming
7 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsDr. Steve Green is a professor of soil and water conservation and a promoter of agricultural management that improves soil health. On the Resilient Farming Podcast, he discusses farming practices that improve soil health and enhance resiliency in the farming enterprise. This podcast is for farmers, agriculture support personnel, and anyone interested in how food and fiber can be grown more sustainably. The episodes include interviews with farmers and agriculture industry support personnel and agricultural scientists.
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005 | ICL
August 10, 2021 07:00 - 10 minutes - 14.5 MBGrowing crops and raising animals on the same land was what our grandparents and great-grandparents did...out of necessity. After decades of specializing in either crops or livestock, we are learning that our grandparents and great-grandparents were on to something more than just necessity, putting crops and animals on the same ground does wonders for the health of our soils. Here we talk about some of the benefits of utilizing an ICL system. Check us out at http://www.resilientfarmingnow....
004 | Don't Farm Naked
March 03, 2021 09:00 - 16 minutes - 22.2 MBDon't farm naked, folks. This episode is all about the benefits of cover crops. Leaving the soil naked during any part of the year is detrimental and utilizing a cover crop has so many benefits. In this episode I highlight 14 benefits of cover crops. The phrase 'don't farm naked' is the slogan of the group, Practical Farmers of Iowa. Take a look at the book, Managing Cover Crops Profitably published by Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE). Check us out at http://www.resili...
003 | Diversity, Diversity, Diversity
February 03, 2021 09:00 - 12 minutes - 17.5 MBIn this episode of the Resilient Farming Podcast, we focus on the importance of diversity in our farming system. In this episode we focused on diversity in cropping systems, but the principle can be extended to any agricultural enterprise and we will share examples of diversity in other operations later. We also highlighted a book in this episode called, 'Building Soils for Better Crops.' It is published by SARE. You can access the pdf version of that book for free at www.sare.org You can ...
002 | Tillage: Friend or Foe?
November 24, 2020 06:00 - 14 minutes - 19.3 MBTillage is what opened up the US prairie to production farming. On this episode of the Resilient Farming Podcast, we discuss what plowing has done for agriculture and discuss some of the problems it has created. We discuss why reducing tillage and soil disturbance needs to become the new normal. http://www.resilientfarmingnow.com http://facebook.com/groups/resilientfarming
001 | Welcome to Resilient Farming
November 03, 2020 06:00 - 8 minutes - 12.3 MBWhat do you want your soil to do for you? What are you doing to enhance the resiliency of your soils so they do what you want them to do? Join the Resilient Farming Community and learn what other farmers are doing to enhance their farming operation to be more profitable and more sustainable. Welcome to Resilient Farming.
Resilient Farming Trailer
September 18, 2020 02:11 - 54 seconds - 1000 KBDr. Steve Green is a professor fo soil and water conservation and a promoter of agricultural management that improves soil health and farm resiliency. On the Resilient Farming Podcast, he discusses farming practices that improve soil health and enhance resiliency in the farming enterprise. This podcast is for farmers, agriculture support personnel, and anyone interested in how food and fiber can be grown more sustainably. The weekly episodes include interviews with farmers and agriculture in...