Soil Talks™ Podcast

Why Soil Stops Working (And How Fungi Bring It Back) | Dan Grotsky, Groundwork BioAg

What if the biggest limitation in agriculture isn't fertilizer... What if it's a function? In this episode of Soil Talks™ Podcast, Brandon Kail sits down with Dan Grots

Beyond the No-Till Drill: A Blueprint for Living Soil with Jay Fuhrer

No-till is a great start, but it isn't the whole solution. In this episode of Soil Talks, we sit down with regenerative pioneer Jay Fuhrer to discuss the transition from

The Rhizophagy Revolution: Why Plant Roots are Microbial Farmers with Dr. James White

What if everything we knew about nutrient uptake was only half the story? In this episode of Soil Talks™, we dive deep into the Rhizophagy Cycle with world-renowned exper

Jeff Lowenfels | Rhizophagy, Microplastics, and the Biological Revolution

In this episode of Soil Talks™, we sit down with the "Lord of the Roots" himself, Jeff Lowenfels. As the author of the legendary Teaming with Microbes series, Jeff has sp

Beyond NPK |The Soil Architect's Blueprint for Doubling Yields with Neal Kinsey

In this episode, we dive deep into the "Blueprint of the Earth" with the soil architect himself, Neal Kinsey. Neal shares over 50 years of wisdom inherited directly from

Unlocking the Soil Vault: Beyond NPK with Matt Slaughter

Is your soil a locked vault? Most farmers are sitting on a fortune of nutrients they can't actually use. In this episode of Soil Talks, we’re joined by Matt Slaughter, o

Matt Powers: The Rhizophagy Cycle & Why Plants Eat Bacteria

What if everything we knew about how plants "eat" was only half the story? In this episode of Soil Talks, we are joined by world-renowned permaculture educator Matt Power

Your Soil Test is Already Outdated. (Here’s Why) | Laura Decker

Stop waiting weeks for lab results while your crop’s window of opportunity closes. Most soil recommendations are based on samples that are days or even weeks old. But so

Your Crops Aren’t Sick, They’re Dependent | John Kempf

For decades, agriculture has been built on a simple idea: If something goes wrong… apply more inputs. More fertilizer. More chemicals. More control. But what if that e

What Soil Tests Miss: The Biology Driving Real Soil Fertility | Dr. Lance Gunderson

If soil is the engine of agriculture, how do we measure its performance? For decades, agriculture has treated soil like a chemistry set. Measure nitrogen. Adjust phosph

Why Modern Agriculture Keeps Failing the Soil | Jon Stika on Soil Biology

For decades, agriculture has treated soil like a chemical system. Add fertilizer to correct deficiencies. Increase yield. But what if the real problem isn’t nutrients,

Is Modern Agriculture in Model Collapse? | Mark Shepard

Modern agriculture isn’t just under pressure; it may be experiencing model collapse. In this episode of the Soil Talks™ Podcast, Mark Shepard, author of Restoration Agri

Chip Osborne: The Chemical Treadmill | Organic Turf vs Synthetic | Soil Biology, PFAS & Beyond NPK

For decades, turf and landscape management has relied on synthetic fertilizers and chemical pesticides. But is that system sustainable? In this episode of Soil Talks™, C

The Death of NPK: Why Lazy Soils and Broken Yields Start with Modern Agronomy

Every farmer knows the frustration following the book, applying the right NPK, investing in chemistry, only to watch soil resilience disappear. In this powerful episode

Guessing Is Over: Real-Time Plant ‘Lie Detector’ With Picketa Systems CEO Xavier Hebert-Couturier

For decades, farmers and agronomists have been forced to guess what’s happening inside the crop or wait days to weeks for tissue results that can change before the lab re

The Green Philosophy: Why Lawns Fail Without Soil Biology

For decades, lawn care has been built on schedules, products, and chemical fixes, yet lawns continue to decline, thin out, struggle with disease, and require more inputs

Biology Feeds Everything | Why Soil Function Determines Profitability

Some farms are sitting on thousands of pounds of nutrients, and their crops are still starving. Why? Because the missing link isn’t fertilizer. Its function. In this ep

NPK Was Never the Engine: Why Soil Biology Determines Yield, Resilience, and ROI

Most agricultural systems weren’t designed to fail. They were designed around inputs instead of engines. For decades, fertility conversations have centered on NPK. But

The Farm Debt Trap: Why Regenerative Ag Must Pencil Out

Regenerative agriculture only works when the economics are in place. In this episode of Soil Talks™ Podcast, we sit down with Taylor Henry, CEO of Acres U.S.A., to discu

Biology Wasn’t Optional: How Betteravia Farms Reduced Nitrogen

In this episode of the Soil Talks™ Podcast, we sit down with Josue Diaz (Betteravia Farms / BoniPak Produce) and Dr. Christopher Height to unpack what actually happens wh