Soil Sense

Advancing Regenerative Practices in Ukraine

Fertile soil is something Ukraine has always been known for. But wind and water erosion are causing a soil loss of approximately 15 tons per hectare every year. Today we’

Precision Agriculture For Soil Health In Argentina

Soil health on a large scale, can really be enhanced through data and digital tools. It’s pretty incredible to hear how that is being applied to farms like the one you’re

The Pursuit of Regenerative Potatoes in Canada

Farmers and agronomists have a lot on their plate just to produce a profitable crop every year. So what happens when their buyers start requesting they also change practi

Preventing Erosion and Boosting Fertility in China

In order for soil health to go from words and ideas to actions and outcomes, there needs to be support at the farm level - whether that’s a corn farmer in the U.S. or a p

Soil Health and Biodiversity on a Costa Rican Coffee Farm

Costa Rica is home to an incredible amount of natural biodiversity. But it’s also an ideal spot to grow some of the world’s favorite crops, like coffee. How can farmers c

Soil Health Increases Farm Efficiencies in the USA

Oftentimes soil health practices may be thought of as “one more thing” to incorporate on the farm. But in this episode, producer Matt tells us that it would be very diffi

Keeping People at the Center of Soil Health in India

Despite a lot of exciting momentum behind regenerative agriculture, it remains necessary that that enthusiasm reaches farmers and leads to real outcomes. But how does tha

Collaborating on Biodiversity and Technology in Germany

 For a long time, Europe has had very high standards for environmental sustainability and is really concerned about biodiversity. So how does a multi-generational family

Building Soil Health in Degraded Soils

In this episode of Soil Sense, co-hosts Tim Hammerich and Dr. Abbey Wick explore how Brazilian farmers, like Cézar, and Syngenta's Grazielle Parenti, are innovating soil

The Art of the Possible With Jeff Rowe and Matt Wallenstein

Introducing: season eight of Soil Sense! Co-hosts Tim Hammerich and Dr. Abbey Wick are excited to bring another season to the show, this time sponsored by Syngenta. Seaso

Building Soil Health for Soil Function

In this episode we wrap up season seven of the soil sense podcast with a well known and well respected farmer and long-time soil conservationist, Barry Fisher. Barry rece

Farmer-to-Farmer Soil Health Education with Mike Lewis

Throughout this series, we have featured a lot of large scale commercial farming operations, but soil health is just as important to farms that operate on smaller acreage

Theory vs Practice in Soil Health with Frank Rademacher

Eisenhower famously said “Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you're a thousand miles from the corn field.” That resonates with a lot of farmers who

The Swine to Soil Connection with Jamie Burr

When you think about soil health, you might picture a soybean field or a corn field.  It may not be immediately apparent how many other industries rely on soil health, l

Diversity in Crops and Business Models with Jay Baxter

There is a lot more information about soil health available today than there was a decade ago, but it’s still up to each individual farmer to figure out what works best f

Seven Generations of Stewardship with Susan Watkins

When it comes to sustainability, it’s hard to argue with results. For Virginia farmer Susan Watkins that means seven generations and counting of stewarding highly product

Beef and Cover Crops with Ed Lammers

Fine-tuning any system that involves biology and mother nature is going to take time, especially when all of those changes have to happen while also running a business. N

Building Soil Health as a First Generation Farmer with Ryan Bivens

It’s always neat to hear of farms that have been with a family for generations, but is it still possible for a first generation farmer to get started? Ryan Bivens is proo

Learning and Sharing About Soil Health With Jennifer Simmelink

Sometimes in agriculture we are so consumed by work that needs to happen on the farm that we don’t get much of a chance to share what we’re doing or visit others to see w

Bio Strip-Till with Donn Branton

One of the valuable aspects of this series is that it has given us a chance to talk to farmers at all different stages of their soil health journey. It’s particularly ins