Plants Dig Soil™: Recent Episodes
Scott Gillespie
RealisticRegenAg | Critically thinking through regenerative agriculture claims to find proven & profitable practices for the Canadian Prairies.
RealisticRegenAg | Following up on the episode earlier this season borrowing a movie title (Dude, Where’s my nitrogen?), I’m going to focus on the elusive nutrient, phosphorus. This is an offshoot of a talk I gave this winter on using cover crops for break years between forages. It was delivered in person and to participants online. It was recorded so I’ll put a link to the talk in the description. The high-level summary – you need to replace what you export. No biostimulant or cover crop is going to make new phosphorus for you. Stay tuned as I dive into this topic.
Welcome to the sixth season of Plants Dig Soil, a podcast about #RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie, and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in climate-smart agriculture for farmers and agribusiness. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for information about my consulting services and my book “Practical Regeneration: Realistic Strategies for Climate Smart Agriculture”.
Resources mentioned:
Cover Crops for Break Years – my talk at the Alberta Forage Industry Network AGM
https://youtu.be/_3pHwncZI74?si=HI1Y80KIR62koFtK
Transcript is available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/o-phosphorus-where-art-though
Realistic Regen Ag Channel (WhatsApp):
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBofw37NoZxtgHSRl3S
My consulting packages:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#consulting
Speaking, Teaching, & Workshop Design:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/speaking
My funding service offerings:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork
SCAP overview: https://youtu.be/0icitHJR2lk
SCAP program details https://www.alberta.ca/sustainable-cap.aspx
My course: Profitable From the Start: Cover Crops for the Prairies:
https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
Newsletter signup:
https://mailchi.mp/plantsdigsoil/newsletter
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6944029544697802752
Email:
scott@plantsdigsoil.com
X (aka Twitter) (Scott):
https://twitter.com/scottcgillespie
X (aka Twitter) (Company): https://twitter.com/PlantsDigSoilLinkedIn (Scott): https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottcgillespie/LinkedIn (Company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/plants-dig-soilYouTube: (Company): https://www.youtube.com/@scottcgillespiePodcast Subscription Apps: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottcgillespie
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RealisticRegenAg | I love reading and staying up to date with agriculture news. I use Feedly, an RSS feed reader, that keeps track of news stories from over 75 agriculture news sites. I also employ an AI bot to help me find relevant information in climate and regenerative news from other sources that I might have missed.
With that being said, I’ve been thinking about how to refresh my newsletter. I’ve been sending it out for over five years now. It has changed over the years but lately it has primarily focused on my content and my business. However, I've decided to shift the focus more towards the regenerative agriculture news space, while reducing the emphasis on my business.
Welcome to the sixth season of Plants Dig Soil, a podcast about #RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie, and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the services I that I offer for farmers and agribusiness.
I’ve updated my website to more clearly list everything on the home page. In each monthly email I’ll highlight just one aspect of my business at the top, with the rest dedicated to sharing interesting content I come across. If you'd like near-daily updates on what I'm seeing, you can check out my WhatsApp channel. Almost everything I share there will also be included in this newsletter, although I aim to keep the email length manageable.
Transcript:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/putting-the-news-back-in-newsletter
Newsletter signup:
https://mailchi.mp/plantsdigsoil/newsletter
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6944029544697802752
Realistic Regen Ag Channel (WhatsApp):
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBofw37NoZxtgHSRl3S
Practical Regeneration: Realistic Strategies for Climate Smart Agriculture
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/books
My consulting packages:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#consulting
Speaking, Teaching, & Workshop Design:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/speaking
My funding service offerings:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork
SCAP program details https://www.alberta.ca/sustainable-cap.aspx
OFCAF program details https://rdar.ca/funding-opportunities/ofcaf
My course: Profitable From the Start: Cover Crops for the Prairies:
https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
Email: scott@plantsdigsoil.com
X (aka Twitter) (Scott): https://twitter.com/scottcgillespie
X (aka Twitter) (Company): https://twitter.com/PlantsDigSoil
LinkedIn (Scott): https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottcgillespie/
LinkedIn (Company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/plants-dig-soil
YouTube: (Company): https://www.youtube.com/@scottcgillespie
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RealisticRegenAg | Surviving another drought means making our plants the most water efficient we can. While some of the things can be done immediately, most of the things require a long-term plan. I’ve heard it said the best time to plan for a drought is when the last one breaks. We might be on the cusp of this one breaking with the recent snowfalls, but it’s too early to tell. In this episode I’ll go over all the ideas I have to make our plants more water efficient in hopes you can apply some of the easy practices now and start planning for the future this season.
Welcome to the sixth season of Plants Dig Soil, a podcast about #RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie, and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the services I that I offer for farmers and agribusiness.
Transcript is available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/water-efficient-plants
Newsletter signup:
https://mailchi.mp/plantsdigsoil/newsletter
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6944029544697802752
Realistic Regen Ag Channel (WhatsApp):
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBofw37NoZxtgHSRl3S
Practical Regeneration: Realistic Strategies for Climate Smart Agriculturehttps://www.plantsdigsoil.com/books
My consulting packages:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#consulting
Speaking, Teaching, & Workshop Design:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/speaking
My funding service offerings: https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork
SCAP program details https://www.alberta.ca/sustainable-cap.aspx
OFCAF program details https://rdar.ca/funding-opportunities/ofcaf
My course: Profitable From the Start: Cover Crops for the Prairies:
https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
Email: scott@plantsdigsoil.com
X (aka Twitter) (Scott):
https://twitter.com/scottcgillespie
X (aka Twitter) (Company): https://twitter.com/PlantsDigSoil
LinkedIn (Scott): https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottcgillespie/LinkedIn (Company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/plants-dig-soil
YouTube: (Company): https://www.youtube.com/@scottcgillespie
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RealisticRegenAg | My book is published! This has been a year long process of editing, book design, proofreading, and finally getting it set for distribution. I used a hybrid model of self publishing with the support of a team at FriesenPress. They are Canadian publishers and have all the distribution channels in place to get it availablen anywhere in the world.
The title is Practical Regeneration: Realistic Strategies for Climate Smart Agriculture. Here’s the elevator pitch:
Farmers are feeling the pressure to implement climate smart strategies from outside forces. Governments are making international commitments and agribusinesses are responding to consumer demands and shareholder resolutions. The hype of regenerative agriculture keeps growing. But what actually works? I have spent two decades working with farmers on the Western Canadian Prairies. I’ve seen what works and what doesn’t. I’ve spent the time critically reviewing the science behind the claims. Whether you are a farmer, an agronomist, or anyone that touches agriculture, this book will help you find the practices that help the planet and, just as importantly, farmers’ economic sustainability.
Welcome to the sixth season of Plants Dig Soil, a podcast about #RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie, and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the services I that I offer for farmers and agribusiness.
Transcript is available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/practical-regeneration
Realistic Regen Ag Channel (WhatsApp):
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBofw37NoZxtgHSRl3S
Practical Regeneration: Realistic Strategies for Climate Smart Agriculture
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/books
My consulting packages:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#consulting
Speaking, Teaching, & Workshop Design:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/speaking
My funding service offerings:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork
SCAP program details https://www.alberta.ca/sustainable-cap.aspxOFCAF program details https://rdar.ca/funding-opportunities/ofcaf
My course: Profitable From the Start: Cover Crops for the Prairies:
https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
Newsletter signup:
https://mailchi.mp/plantsdigsoil/newsletter
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6944029544697802752
Email: scott@plantsdigsoil.com
X (aka Twitter) (Scott):
https://twitter.com/scottcgillespie
X (aka Twitter) (Company): https://twitter.com/PlantsDigSoil
LinkedIn (Scott): https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottcgillespie/LinkedIn (Company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/plants-dig-soilYouTube: (Company): https://www.youtube.com/@scottcgillespiePodcast Subscription Apps: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottcgillespie
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RealisticRegenAg | February will be busy out meeting people and learning new things. Hey, what else is there to do in this climate? In this episode I’ll go over the places I’ll be in the upcoming month plus a new speaking engagement that has been added for March. And the book is on track to be ready for sale in March. More details in the March newsletter.
Welcome to the sixth season of Plants Dig Soil, a podcast about #RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie, and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the services I that I offer for farmers and agribusiness.
Transcript is available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/meet-me-winter-2024-reminder
Realistic Regen Ag Channel (WhatsApp):
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBofw37NoZxtgHSRl3S
My consulting packages:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#consulting
Speaking, Teaching, & Workshop Design:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/speaking
My funding service offerings:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork
SCAP overview: https://youtu.be/0icitHJR2lk
SCAP program details https://www.alberta.ca/sustainable-cap.aspx
My course: Profitable From the Start: Cover Crops for the Prairies:https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
Newsletter signup:
https://mailchi.mp/plantsdigsoil/newsletter
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6944029544697802752
Email:scott@plantsdigsoil.com
X (aka Twitter) (Scott): https://twitter.com/scottcgillespie
X (aka Twitter) (Company): https://twitter.com/PlantsDigSoil
LinkedIn (Scott): https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottcgillespie/LinkedIn (Company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/plants-dig-soil
YouTube: (Company): https://www.youtube.com/@scottcgillespiePodcast Subscription Apps: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottcgillespie
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RealisticRegenAg | Nitrogen is a challenging nutrient to rely on. In wet climates, it can easily leach deep into the soil. If tile drains are present, it can even run off into ditches and water bodies. In dry climates, nitrogen usually cannot be lost to depth, but it can become tied up in residue and may not be released until well after the crop needs it. For this month's regenerative agriculture news, I have selected articles that specifically address finding and retaining nitrogen in place.
Welcome to the sixth season of Plants Dig Soil, a podcast about #RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie, and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the services I that I offer for farmers and agribusiness.
Articles mentioned:
https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/3025-podcast-can-we-count-the-nitrogen-credits-of-cover-crops-for-the-following-cash-crop
https://fieldcropnews.com/2023/06/when-do-cover-crops-with-and-without-manure-applied-release-nitrogen-that-can-be-used-for-my-corn-crop/
https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/crso.20334
Transcript is available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/dude-wheres-my-nitrogen
Realistic Regen Ag Channel (WhatsApp):
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBofw37NoZxtgHSRl3S
My consulting packages:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#consulting
Speaking, Teaching, & Workshop Design:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/speaking
My funding service offerings:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork
SCAP overview: https://youtu.be/0icitHJR2lk
SCAP program details https://www.alberta.ca/sustainable-cap.aspx
My course: Profitable From the Start: Cover Crops for the Prairies:https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
Newsletter signup:
https://mailchi.mp/plantsdigsoil/newsletter
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/694402954469780275
Email: scott@plantsdigsoil.com
X (aka Twitter) (Scott): https://twitter.com/scottcgillespie
X (aka Twitter) (Company): https://twitter.com/PlantsDigSoilLinkedIn (Scott): https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottcgillespie/LinkedIn (Company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/plants-dig-soilYouTube: (Company): https://www.youtube.com/@scottcgillespiePodcast Subscription Apps: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottcgillespie
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RealisticRegenAg | It’s conference season so I’m hoping to meet a bunch of you at in person and online events this winter. I’ll be listing off all the places I’ll be later on in the episode. I’ll also be talking about the new WhatsApp channel that I have created, a new Speaking, Teaching, & Workshop Design service plus, for those that go to the site posting or watch the video, you’ll see a sneak peak of my new book cover: Practical Regeneration: Realistic Strategies for Climate Smart Agriculture. I’ll have all of this plus content summaries and information about the services that I offer in this audio, and video, newsletter update. If you want to get this to your email or on LinkedIn, check out the links in the description as well.
Welcome to the sixth season of Plants Dig Soil, a podcast about #RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie, and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the services I that I offer for farmers and agribusiness.
Transcript is available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/meet-me-winter-2024
Realistic Regen Ag Channel (WhatsApp):
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBofw37NoZxtgHSRl3S
My consulting packages:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#consulting
Speaking, Teaching, & Workshop Design:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/speaking
My funding service offerings:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork
SCAP overview: https://youtu.be/0icitHJR2lk
SCAP program details https://www.alberta.ca/sustainable-cap.aspx
My course: Profitable From the Start: Cover Crops for the Prairies:https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
Newsletter signup:
https://mailchi.mp/plantsdigsoil/newsletter
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6944029544697802752
Email: scott@plantsdigsoil.com
X (aka Twitter) (Scott): https://twitter.com/scottcgillespie
X (aka Twitter) (Company): https://twitter.com/PlantsDigSoilLinkedIn (Scott): https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottcgillespie/LinkedIn (Company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/plants-dig-soilYouTube: (Company): https://www.youtube.com/@scottcgillespie
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RealisticRegenAg | In several episodes of this podcast, I've shared my experiences teaching Precision Agriculture to diploma and degree students at Lethbridge College. Teaching is a reciprocal process, and through it, I've gained valuable insights into the future of agriculture and the evolving landscape of agronomy in the upcoming years and decades. Join me in this final episode of the season as we delve into the key takeaways from the past semester.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil, a podcast about #RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie, and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the services I offer.
Transcript is available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/precision-agronomy
Realistic Regen Ag Channel (WhatsApp):
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBofw37NoZxtgHSRl3S
My consulting packages:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#consulting
My funding service offerings:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork
SCAP overview: https://youtu.be/0icitHJR2lk
SCAP program details https://www.alberta.ca/sustainable-cap.aspx
My course: Profitable From the Start: Cover Crops for the Prairies:https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
Newsletter signup:
https://mailchi.mp/plantsdigsoil/newsletter
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/694402954469780275
Email:scott@plantsdigsoil.com
X (aka Twitter) (Scott): https://twitter.com/scottcgillespieX (aka Twitter) (Company): https://twitter.com/PlantsDigSoil
LinkedIn (Scott): https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottcgillespie/LinkedIn (Company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/plants-dig-soil
YouTube: (Company): https://www.youtube.com/@scottcgillespie
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RealisticRegenAg | A chance discovery in a used bookstore in Winnipeg introduced me to Seager Wheeler. He shared similarities with many settlers who arrived in the Canadian Prairies during the late 19th century, but he stood out above others as Western Canada’s Wheat King, gaining international recognition. What set him apart even more was the fact that he documented his experiences in a book. I stumbled upon a copy of "Profitable Grain Growing," dating back to the first printing in 1919. Join me in this episode as I delve into his life, his methods, and how you can access the entire book online if you're interested.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil, a podcast about #RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie, and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the services I offer.
Transcript is available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/seager-wheeler
Free copy of the book:
https://archive.org/details/cu31924003320680/page/n7/mode/2up Also search “Seager Wheeler Profitable Grain Growing” on your favourite book app or bookstore. It’s been reprinted by many publishers of late.
Realistic Regen Ag Channel (WhatsApp):
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBofw37NoZxtgHSRl3S
My consulting packages:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#consulting
My funding service offerings:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork
SCAP overview: https://youtu.be/0icitHJR2lk
SCAP program details https://www.alberta.ca/sustainable-cap.aspx
My course: Profitable From the Start: Cover Crops for the Prairies:
https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
Newsletter signup:
https://mailchi.mp/plantsdigsoil/newsletter
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6944029544697802752
Email: scott@plantsdigsoil.com
X (aka Twitter) (Scott): https://twitter.com/scottcgillespie
X (aka Twitter) (Company): https://twitter.com/PlantsDigSoilLinkedIn (Scott): https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottcgillespie/LinkedIn (Company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/plants-dig-soil
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RealisticRegenAg | You've heard me mention that enhanced efficiency fertilizers (EEFs) can reduce greenhouse gas emissions, yet they seldom boost yields. But what if we adjusted their usage rates? This approach might make them more economically viable for farmers and more beneficial for the planet. In other news, I'll explore how long-term crop rotations benefit cash crops, the cost-benefit analysis of cover crop rotations, and a contentious issue in organic farming: Should organic growers facing unsolvable problems be permitted to temporarily revert to conventional methods to resolve these issues, and subsequently regain their organic certification? I'll delve into these stories, along with a few brief updates, in this month's roundup of regenerative agriculture news.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil, a podcast about #RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie, and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the services I offer.
Transcript is available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/from-EEFs-to-organic-challenges
Articles mentioned in the podcast:
https://www.producer.com/news/research-makes-case-for-superu/https://www.realagriculture.com/2023/11/corn-school-how-rotation-impacts-yield-and-crop-resilience/https://www.topcropmanager.com/flax-underperforms-on-canola-stubbl/https://www.topcropmanager.com/cover-crops-a-powerhouse-tool-for-building-carbon/https://www.futureecologies.net/listen/fe-4-8-ground-truthinghttps://www.futureecologies.net/listen/fe-5-6-making-a-livinghttps://soilhealthinstitute.org/news-events/soil-health-institute-launches-slakes-a-free-smartphone-app-to-measure-soil-aggregate-stability/https://www.agcanada.com/2023/12/are-buffer-strips-right-for-your-farmhttps://mailchi.mp/organicfederation/alternating-between-organic-and-conventional?e=6cca96f713
Realistic Regen Ag Channel (WhatsApp):
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaBofw37NoZxtgHSRl3S
My consulting packages:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#consulting
My funding service offerings:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork
SCAP overview: https://youtu.be/0icitHJR2lkSCAP program details https://www.alberta.ca/sustainable-cap.aspx
My course: Profitable From the Start: Cover Crops for the Prairies:
https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
Newsletter signup:
https://mailchi.mp/plantsdigsoil/newsletter
https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6944029544697802752
Email:
scott@plantsdigsoil.com
X (aka Twitter) (Scott): https://twitter.com/scottcgillespie
X (aka Twitter) (Company): https://twitter.com/PlantsDigSoilLinkedIn (Scott): https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottcgillespie/LinkedIn (Company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/plants-dig-soil
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RealisticRegenAg | You may have wondered where I gotto? Or perhaps you didn’t notice I missed the November email. I was just getting ready to work on the email when I got sick. It seems to be a cold going around the area. It set me back for a few weeks which also set my teaching and client work back. I decided rather than rush a newsletter out I’d just skip November and go with December.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil, a podcast about #RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie, and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the services I offer.
Transcript is available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/end-of-season-wrap
Articles mentioned in the podcast:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/n20-cover-crops-manure-tillagehttps://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/plants-dont-read-our-manualshttps://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/buffalo-bird-woman-book
My consulting packages:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#consulting
My funding service offerings:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork
SCAP overview: https://youtu.be/0icitHJR2lkSCAP program details https://www.alberta.ca/sustainable-cap.aspx
My course: Profitable From the Start: Cover Crops for the Prairies:
https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
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RealisticRegenAg | In this month's regenerative agriculture news, I have six stories. I'll start with some new research that shows that cover crops may not be a net benefit to the nitrogen loss equation. While they can prevent leaching, they may contribute more to nitrous oxide emissions. On the topic of nitrous oxide emissions, work in the Prairies is continuing to show that inhibitors work to reduce emissions. However, the yield impacts for producers are not worth the cost of using them. On the disease front, promising work shows how a specific combination of compost inputs may tackle one of our toughest potato diseases. This dovetails well into another story about biodiversity. It's not about putting everything into the system and looking for resilience; it's more about finding the right combinations that lead to the desired outcomes. This principle has been used by a farmer in Ontario who has gone back to tillage. As I've talked about before, it's not about no-till or reducing tillage; it's about using it properly. Finally, I'll point you to an article that discusses future forecasting and the problem of assumptions.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil, a podcast about #RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie, and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the services I offer.
Transcript is available:https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/n20-cover-crops-manure-tillage
Articles mentioned in the podcast:
https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ael2.20103
https://canadianagronomist.ca/reduced-emissions-with-eef-fertilizer-but-little-agronomic-benefit
https://www.potatoesincanada.com/poultry-manure-and-potato-early-die
https://csanr.wsu.edu/whats-so-good-about-biodiversity-in-crop-production
https://organicalberta.org/article/well-chosen-tillage-part-of-organic-familys-innovative-crop-system
https://tdaynard.com/2023/10/26/serious-flaws-in-new-ontario-report-on-climate-change-and-ontario-agriculture-and-food
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RealisticRegenAg | Rick from the GardenFork podcast frequently remarks, "Bees don't read our manuals," when he discusses beekeeping. I've found this to be equally true for plants. In this episode, I'll share a year-end review of what I learned over the summer in the fields and my garden.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil, a podcast about #RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie, and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com,for resources and information about the services I offer.
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RealisticRegenAg | Buffalo Bird Woman was one of the last Indigenous farmers in what is now North Dakota. Fortunately, her story was preserved. I've referred to a book about her many times in my podcast and in presentations to farmers. In this episode, I'd like to introduce you to her and hopefully inspire you to read thebook yourself.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil, a podcast about #RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie, and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com,for resources and information about the services I offer.
Resources mentioned:
https://www.amazon.ca/Buffalo-Bird-Womans-Garden-Agriculture/dp/0873512197NOTE: The Minnesota Historical Society Press no longer lists this book on their site. This is the only link to the book that I can find other than many free versions (as it is out of copyright).
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RealisticRegenAg | This week’s episode is an audio and video version of my monthly newsletter. If you want to receive it to your email or to LinkedIn, check out the links in the episode description. If you’ve got behind on listening to episodes, I’ll be summarizing the past month’s work of episodes.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil, a podcast about #RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie, and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the services I offer.
Resources mentioned:https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/root-microbes-farmer-innovationshttps://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/making-drip-irrigation-workhttps://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/deep-work
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https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/research-innovations
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https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperworkSCAP overview: https://youtu.be/0icitHJR2lkSCAP program details https://www.alberta.ca/sustainable-cap.aspx
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RealisticRegenAg | In this month’s roundup of regenerative agriculture news, I'll begin with a story about new research that delves deep into root architecture. The researchers conducted studies on intact samples of both single species and diverse mixtures of cover crops to understand how root systems behave in their natural environment.
Next, I'll discuss an article that explores the challenges of bringingmicrobial inoculants to the field. While these inoculants may work well in the lab, they often fail to deliver results in real-world agricultural settings. However, one team is making progress in understanding why this happens.
Following that, I'll highlight some innovative approaches by farmers who are using plants as strip tillers and employing sheep as solar panel vegetation managers. To wrap it up, I'll share a story about reimagining kochia, normally considered a weed, as animal feed that can thrive on your harshest land.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil, a podcast about #RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie, and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com,for resources and information about the services I offer.
Resources mentioned:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/012-simplicity-in-cover-crop-mixes
https://phys.org/news/2023-09-agriculture-crops-mixtures-unexpected-results
https://www.producer.com/news/study-examines-how-competing-microbes-access-plants
https://www.agcanada.com/2023/09/getting-plants-to-do-your-tillage
https://www.realagriculture.com/2023/09/profitable-practices-solar-grazing-with-shady-creek-lamb-co
https://www.beefconsultant.com/post/including-kochia-in-cattle-rations-1
Transcript is available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/root-microbes-farmer-innovations
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https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
My funding service offerings:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork
SCAP overview: https://youtu.be/0icitHJR2lk
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RealisticRegenAg | Drip irrigation holds great promise as the most efficient method for delivering water to plants with minimal losses. Unlike traditional sprinkler systems that can be affected by wind and heat, drip irrigation offers a precise way to water plants. However, one of its main challenges lies in the amount of infrastructure required for its implementation. In this episode, I'll share my insights into maximizing the effectiveness of drip irrigation, exploring innovative approaches and local research that could potentially revolutionize its use, especially as we face dwindling water supplies and prolonged droughts.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil, a podcast about #RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie, and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com,for resources and information about the services I offer.
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RealisticRegenAg | The book "Deep Work" by Cal Newport is what has enabled me to reach my current position. Concepts like entering a state of flow, scheduling dedicated work time, and maintaining clear boundaries between work and leisure have been instrumental in my journey. In this episode, I'll delve deeper into these ideas and hopefully inspire you to invest your time in reading or listening to this book.Welcome to Plants Dig Soil, a podcast about #RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie, and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the services I offer.Deep Work:https://calnewport.com/writing/ Community Survey:https://us17.list-manage.com/survey?u=875b5f3fc9fdab835b8659fc4&id=aa960c779e Transcript is available:https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/deep-work My course: Profitable From the Start: Cover Crops for the Prairies:https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies My funding service offerings: https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork SCAP overview: https://youtu.be/0icitHJR2lk SCAP program details https://www.alberta.ca/sustainable-cap.aspx My consulting packages:https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#consulting Newsletter signup: https://mailchi.mp/plantsdigsoil/newsletter https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/6944029544697802752 Email: scott@plantsdigsoil.com X (aka Twitter) (Scott): https://twitter.com/scottcgillespieX (aka Twitter) (Company): https://twitter.com/PlantsDigSoil LinkedIn (Scott): https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottcgillespie/ LinkedIn (Company): https://www.linkedin.com/company/plants-dig-soil YouTube: (Company): https://www.youtube.com/@scottcgillespie Podcast Subscription Apps: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottcgillespie--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scottcgillespie/message
RealisticRegenAg | This past month, the
seasonal demands overwhelmed me, so I decided to hit the reset button and start fresh for September. I'm sure you can relate. Let me know how you deal with overwhelm by sharing this episode with your thoughts or commenting on one of my posts. I’ll update you on all things that are going on and give you a summary of the content from this past month. Stay tuned.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil, a podcast about #RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie, and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the services I offer.
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RealisticRegenAg | Is the slow grind of progress better than the grand schemes we see postulated now? A new article says yes. They advocate for starting at the end goal and working towards what is needed most. I’ll be covering this and seven other articles that I came across this month in this episode. Stay tuned.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil, a podcast about#RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie, and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the services I offer.
News article links:
https://csanr.wsu.edu/agronomic-engineering-and-incremental-transformation/
https://www.producer.com/news/farmers-call-fuzzy-sustainability-definition-a-barrier-to-emissions-progress/
https://spudsmart.com/keeping-spuds-healthy-with-a-wide-rotation/
https://www.producer.com/news/grasslands-seen-as-answer/
https://www.ruralrootscanada.com/good-habitat/
https://www.topcropmanager.com/with-a-little-help-from-our-friends/
https://decode6.org/articles/can-remote-sensors-measure-soil-carbon/
https://organicalberta.org/article/law-to-boost-soil-health-back-on-eu-agenda/
Transcript isavailable:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/transformational-agronomy
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https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
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| Have you heard about Meta (formerly known as Facebook) blocking Canadian news? They had previously warned that they would take this action if a new law was passed in Canada, and it seems they are now following through. Join me in this episode covering my monthly newsletter and I’ll explain it’s relevance to my business.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil, a podcast about #RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie, and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the services I offer.
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https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/farming-with-soil-life
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/testing-soil-health
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/breeding-research-policy
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https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/big-tech-blocking-news
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| From crop breeding, to agronomy research, to policy, there’s a lot to cover in this month regenerative agriculture news. Join me in this episode as I cover the important news that I saw come across my news feeds this month.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil, a podcast about #RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie, and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the services I offer.
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
https://spudsmart.com/late-blight-found-in-ontario-potato-fields/ https://www.producer.com/crops/novel-soybean-variety-now-contains-pork-protein/
https://www.producer.com/news/researchers-encourage-plants-to-be-co-operative/
https://csanr.wsu.edu/breeding-better-food/
https://www.seed.ab.ca/the-first-cut-the-deepest-for-alberta-winter-wheat-agronomy-research/
https://fieldcropnews.com/2023/06/when-do-cover-crops-with-and-without-manure-applied-release-nitrogen-that-can-be-used-for-my-corn-crop/
https://fieldcropnews.com/2023/07/how-to-make-annual-ryegrass-easier-to-kill/
https://www.producer.com/news/research-project-studies-nitrogen-fixing-bacteria/
https://www.producer.com/news/spiders-can-pay-significant-dividends-in-pest-control/
https://ipcm.wisc.edu/blog/2023/07/high-input-systems-and-ipm-practices-compared-in-soybean-production/
https://canadianagronomist.ca/intercropping-chickpea-flax-reduces-ascochyta-blight/
https://www.topcropmanager.com/soil-health-indicators-and-faba-bean-intercrops
https://www.producer.com/news/sustainability-index-unveiled-for-agriculture/
https://www.producer.com/news/companies-collaborate-on-intercropping-research/
https://www.producer.com/news/study-warns-of-more-simultaneous-crop-failures/
https://www.realagriculture.com/2023/06/sustainability-standards-board-established-for-canada-why-agriculture-should-pay-attention/
https://spudsmart.com/growers-want-to-share-the-bigger-picture-when-it-comes-to-regen-ag/
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https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/breeding-research-policy
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https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
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RealisticRegenAg | In the very first season of Plants Dig Soil I talked about soil health tests. Has anything changed since then? In my opinion no, not really. There are tests that are getting closer to wide scale adoption, but I just don’t see any of them worthwhile yet. In this episode I’ll cover the thinking I had then as tohow to approach evaluating them and I’ll cover how I assess soil health in myconsulting.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil, a podcast about #RealisticRegenAg. I’m your host, Scott Gillespie, and I’m an agronomist from the western Canadian prairies specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the services I offer.
Resources mentioned in this podcast:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/005-soil-health-tests-are-they-worth-it
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/504-insurance-organic-matter
https://www.realagriculture.com/2023/01/how-to-measure-soil-health/ http://csanr.wsu.edu/whats-the-problem-with-my-soil/
Transcript is available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/testing-soil-health
My course: Profitable From the Start: Cover Crops for the Prairies:
https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
My funding service offerings:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork
SCAP overview: https://youtu.be/0icitHJR2lk
SCAP program details https://www.alberta.ca/sustainable-cap.aspx
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https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#consulting
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RealisticRegenAg
| I was taught to kill the life in the soil. After all, we wanted to grow crops and we needed to get rid of the pests. That view is shifting, and books like “Farming with Soil Life” help move the needle on this important topic. Join me in this episode where I review this new resource put out by the Xerces Society through the SARE publishing program.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil. My name is Scott Gillespie and I’m an agronomist specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit both the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the services I offer.
Download Farming with Soil Life for free at:
https://www.sare.org/resources/farming-with-soil-life/
Transcript is available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/farming-with-soil-life
My course: Profitable From the Start: Cover Crops for the Prairies:
https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
My funding service offerings:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork
SCAP overview: https://youtu.be/0icitHJR2lk
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RealisticRegenAg
| A board position for the Prairie Certified Crop Advisors is open and I’ve decided to run for it. If you’re a CCA check your emails and look for the announcement. The voting is done by email and needs to be in by Friday July 14th (not the 4th as originally stated in the email). If you didn’t get the email send one to Mary-Jane Debreuil. This is what I’m running on. Let me know if you agree with this:
Scott has a Masters degree in Plant Science and has been practicing agronomy in Alberta for 16 years. He runs his own consulting company focusing on regenerative agriculture and sees it being the future of agriculture as consumers and food processors focus on climate smart agriculture. CCAs will need to learn this new way of doing things to become trusted advisers to farmers.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil. My name is Scott Gillespie and I’m an agronomist specializing in climate-smart agriculture. I discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit both the planet and, just as importantly, farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the services I offer.
Transcript is available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/alberta-rep-cca-board
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https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
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SCAP overview: https://youtu.be/0icitHJR2lk
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RealisticRegenAg
| I’ve noticed more and more research that is directed at solving real world problems with regenerative practices. Stay tuned for this and other news in regenerative agriculture this month.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil, where I, Scott Gillespie, an agronomist specializing in climate-smart agriculture, discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit both the planet and farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the services I offer.
Articles mentioned in the podcast:
https://www.potatoesincanada.com/slow-release-fertilizer-research-shows-no-reduction-in-potato-yield
https://canadianagronomist.ca/urea-fertilizer-strategies-for-winter-wheat/
https://www.topcropmanager.com/how-the-legacy-of-phosphorus-can-assist-farmers-reduce-fertilizer-applications/
https://www.topcropmanager.com/making-the-most-of-a-bug-eat-bug-world/
https://www.topcropmanager.com/whats-in-a-wetland/
https://spudsmart.com/starting-with-seed-for-regen-ag/
https://spudsmart.com/new-research-finds-gene-editing-can-aid-fight-against-potato-blight/
Transcript is available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/regenerative-research-results
My course: Profitable From the Start: Cover Crops for the Prairies:
https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
My funding service offerings:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork
SCAP - https://www.alberta.ca/sustainable-cap.aspx
OFCAF - https://rdar.ca/ofcaf/
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RealisticRegenAg | Twenty-seven inches of precipitation is what is required to make cover crops successful. This was the conclusion of an article I came across from a post by Dr. Andrew McGuire a few months ago. I downloaded the journal article and read it. It makes so much sense to me. Join me as I discuss this important new rule of thumb for cover crops.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil, where I, Scott Gillespie, an agronomist specializing in climate-smart agriculture, discuss scientifically proven practices that benefit both the planet and farmers' economic sustainability. Be sure to visit my website, www.plantsdigsoil.com, for resources and information about the services I offer.
Transcript is available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/the-27-inch-precipitation-threshold
Water Use Limitations of Cover Crops in Dryland Cropping
https://csanr.wsu.edu/wateruselimitationscovercrops/
Cover crop legacy impacts on soil water and nitrogen dynamics, and on subsequent crop yields in drylands: a meta-analysis
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13593-022-00760-0
026 Cover Crops in a Drought
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/026-cover-crops-in-a-drought
30-year precipitation normal map
https://prism.oregonstate.edu/normals/
My course: Profitable From the Start: Cover Crops for the Prairies:
https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
My funding service offerings:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork
SCAP - https://www.alberta.ca/sustainable-cap.aspx
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RealisticRegenAg | Usually, I try to avoid cow patties when walking in a pasture.
This time, however, the rancher was stopped in his tracks because there were holes in the top, and he thought he saw something scurry back into it. If we had the new book "Cow Patty Critters," we may have been able to figure out exactly what was going on. Stay tuned for the rest of this episode as I review this new resource published specifically for Western Canada.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil. My name is Scott Gillespie and I work with farmers and agribusiness on climate smart agriculture. This kind of agriculture has to be scientifically proven to be good for the planet now and in the future. Just as importantly, it also must make economic sense for the farmer, both now and in the future. I invite you to check out my website www.plantsdigsoil.com for resources and to learn about the services I offer.
Transcript is available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/523-cow-patty-critters
Cow Patty Critters free e-book download:
https://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/9.913866/publication.html
018 Three Pillars Propping Regen Ag
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/018-three-pillars-propping-regen-ag
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RealisticRegenAg | There
are times when it's best to scale back. The community that I was trying to get going didn’t take off, so we decided to shut it down. I tried one many years ago and the same thing happened. Although there we interest, there seemed to be hesitation in commitment.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil. My name is Scott Gillespie and I work with farmers and agribusiness on climate smart agriculture. This kind of agriculture has to be scientifically proven to be good for the planet now and in the future. Just as importantly, it also must make economic sense for the farmer, both now and in the future. Go to my website www.plantsdigsoil.com or check the links in the description for to learn about the services I offer.
Transcript is available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/522-scaling-back
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https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
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(Sorry – the camera wasn’t working so I just recorded with my laptop facing a sound barrier!)
RealisticRegenAg | It’s
always bugged me that regenerative is portrayed as a win-win-win system for the farmer, the soil, and the planet. Farmers that don’t do it can be seen as farming in a backwards way. However, if it were so simple and did so much, I’m sure they’d be doing it already. The overall theme of the regenerative agriculture news this month is deflating the hype from some of the practices. It’s not to say they aren’t worth it, but it’s not all blue skies and roses. Stay tuned, I’ll cover this in the upcoming episode.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil. My name is Scott Gillespie and I work with farmers and agribusiness on climate smart agriculture. This kind of agriculture has to be scientifically proven to be good for the planet now and in the future. Just as importantly, it also must make economic sense for the farmer, both now and in the future. Go to my website www.plantsdigsoil.com or check the links in the description for to learn about the services I offer.
Transcript is available:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/521-building-soil-costs-cash
Resources mentioned in the podcast:
https://www.producer.com/news/rotational-grazing-merits-questioned/
https://www.producer.com/opinion/recalling-the-short-unhappy-history-of-carbon-sequestration/
https://www.agriculture.com/crops/carbon-markets/the-truth-about-soils-ability-to-sequester-carbon
https://www.futureecologies.net/listen/fe-4-8-ground-truthing
https://www.topcropmanager.com/spruce-ing-up-the-farm/
https://organicbiz.ca/cover-crop-management-trade-off-between-carbon-benefits-crop-yield/
https://www.topcropmanager.com/the-future-of-herbicide-resistant-weed-control/
https://www.producer.com/news/killing-pea-leaf-weevils-with-trap-crops/
https://www.potatoesincanada.com/ll-atlantic-environmental-and-yield-benefits-of-cover-crops/
https://www.producer.com/crops/there-is-no-magic-in-crop-biology/
https://www.producer.com/crops/seal-a-seed-within-a-droplet/
Profitable From the Start: Cover Crops for the Prairies:
https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
Funding service offerings:
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork
SCAP - https://www.alberta.ca/sustainable-cap.aspx
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RealisticRegenAg | I hadn’t really thought of AI Assisted Agronomy until FarmersBusiness Network came out with Norm. ChatGPT was trained on their own very wellstructured data and was able to answer common questions farmers had. I thinkthis is an exciting development. I’ll tell you why, coming right up.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil. My name isScott Gillespie and I work with farmers and agribusiness on climate smartagriculture. This kind of agriculture has to be scientifically proven to begood for the planet now and in the future. Just as importantly, it also must makeeconomic sense for the farmer, both now and in the future. Go to my website www.plantsdigsoil.com or check thelinks in the description for the services I offer.
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Resources mentioned in the podcast:
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2107525699612
https://www.thecreativepenn.com/2023/05/05/ai-assisted-artisan-author/
https://www.futureofag.com/podcast-1/episode/37339b96/foa-361-meet-norm-fbns-ai-powered-ag-advisor-with-kit-barron-and-charles-baron
https://www.fbn.com/en-ca/norm
https://upstreamaginsights.substack.com/
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https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
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https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork
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RealisticRegenAg | With thecurrent plans to expand irrigation capacity in Southern Alberta I’m highlightinga book I read a year and half ago that covers what happened the last time a majorproject happened in Alberta. Join me as I discuss “Who Speaks For The River?”by Robert Girvan.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil. Thepodcast that supports my consulting business of the same name. I focus on#RealisticRegenAg. This means it has to be proven & profitable, benefitingfarmers now and in the future. The podcast is free but if you want to go alittle deeper, I encourage you to check out the community and the online course(links are in the description). If you farm in Alberta, Canada, I can help youwith funding that helps you try new practices on your farm. In many cases, thecost of my consulting can be included in the application. Consulting packagesstart from a simple Q&A to full farm planning. Pricing reflects theindependent structure of the business. You pay for the advice and that’s it. Ido not sell any products. I will recommend them where I see fit but I make nomoney from your use of anything I recommend. We can work remotely or in-person,or a combination of the two. You are not tied to long term commitments. I giveyou everything and you are free to implement on your own or with anothercompany. Of course, I always love to work with people over the long term.
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https://www.robertgirvan.com/who-speaks-for-the-river/
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When I decided to do a four week cycle of episodes I knew therewould be one extra week every three months. Welcome to the gap week where Italk about the format change, addressing audio quality, and ask for your feedbackon how things are going.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil. Thepodcast that supports my consulting business of the same name. I focus on#RealisticRegenAg. This means it has to be proven & profitable, benefitingfarmers now and in the future. The podcast is free but if you want to go alittle deeper, I encourage you to check out the community and the online course(links are in the description). If you farm in Alberta, Canada, I can help youwith funding that helps you try new practices on your farm. In many cases, thecost of my consulting can be included in the application. Consulting packagesstart from a simple Q&A to full farm planning. Pricing reflects theindependent structure of the business. You pay for the advice and that’s it. Ido not sell any products. I will recommend them where I see fit but I make nomoney from your use of anything I recommend. We can work remotely or in-person,or a combination of the two. You are not tied to long term commitments. I giveyou everything and you are free to implement on your own or with anothercompany. Of course, I always love to work with people over the long term.
Transcriptis available on the YouTube video by enabling captions or transcript.
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The latest funding to be announced is called S-CAP, which is the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. Every province has its own dealand Alberta has finally announced what they are doing. I will cover this new funding, how it is relevant to your farm, what you might be able to get fromit, and how I can help you receive this funding.
Welcome to Plants Dig Soil. The podcast that supports my consulting business of the same name. I focus on #RealisticRegenAg. This means it has to be proven & profitable, benefiting farmers now and in the future. The podcast is free but if you want to go a little deeper, I encourage you to check out the community and the online course (links are in the description). If you farm in Alberta, Canada, I can help you with funding that helps you try new practices on your farm. In many cases, the cost of my consulting can be included in the application. Consulting packages start from a simple Q&A to full farm planning. Pricing reflects theindependent structure of the business. You pay for the advice and that’s it. I do not sell any products. I will recommend them where I see fit but I make no money from your use of anything I recommend. We can work remotely or in-person, or a combination of the two. You are not tied to long term commitments. I giveyou everything and you are free to implement on your own or with another company. Of course, I always love to work with people over the long term.
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RealisticRegenAg | From early research on cover crops in drylandsituations, to a cold turkey approach to going regenerative, to a farm that wasregenerative organic all of them seemed to thrive on early success, but thenthings changed. Those themes came up in the news I looked at this month. I’llcover those stories plus other ones in this episode.
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https://csanr.wsu.edu/wateruselimitationscovercrops/
https://www.noble.org/regenerative-agriculture/crops/cover-crop-confessions-mistakes-we-made-and-lessons-we-learned-and-what-were-still-learning/
https://regenorganic.org/
https://www.producer.com/news/natures-path-walks-away-from-organic-farm/
https://www.npr.org/2023/04/09/1168446621/businesses-face-more-and-more-pressure-from-investors-to-act-on-climate-change
https://www.country-guide.ca/crops/crop-insurance-considering-coverage-on-intercrops/
https://upstreamaginsights.substack.com/p/tracking-biostimulants-farmer-survey
https://www.topcropmanager.com/study-suggests-marginal-land-boosts-beneficial-insect-population/
https://spudsmart.com/mustard-21-is-bringing-back-mustard-for-biofumigation/
https://onvegetables.com/2023/04/03/sfr/
https://www.potatoesincanada.com/the-potato-vine-crusher/
https://www.realagriculture.com/2023/04/wheat-school-cultural-practices-as-effective-as-a-new-mode-of-action/
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RealisticRegenAg | Regenerative insect management takes a mindset shift. There's no silver bullets for it, but there's things that you can do to set yourself up for less pressed pressure. I'll be covering this in this upcoming episode.
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RealisticRegenAg | I fell in love with the Prairies as soon as I moved out here nearly two decades ago. When I saw this book, it immediately called to me. She goes back to geological history to set the stage for who lives here now and what the future of this area is. Join me in this episode where I review this book and hopefully encourage you to read it yourself.
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RealisticRegenAg | Have you ever thought you'd like to have me as a resource, but you don't need the full consulting package? I’d like to introduce you to the Realistic Regen Ag Community. I’ll be covering this in my newsletter update for April of 2023.
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RealisticRegenAg | The first plant to see the light of day is theone that gets ahead. This has huge implications in crop establishment and inusing cover crops to suppress weeds. I'll be covering an article about this andmany other things in regenerative ag news in this episode
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Articles mentioned:
https://www.topcropmanager.com/u-of-g-light-signals-from-nearby-weeds-affect-crop-plant-growth-and-yield/
https://wiscweeds.info/posts/waterhempsuppressionwithcerealryecovercrop/
https://www.potatoesincanada.com/cover-cropping-strategies-for-the-prairies/
https://www.topcropmanager.com/microbial-efficiency-of-crop-residue-decomposition/
https://www.topcropmanager.com/pea-cereal-intercrop-improves-forage-production/
https://www.topcropmanager.com/whats-the-best-way-to-go-from-forests-to-crops/
Report referred to:
https://fableconsortium.org/publications/aligning-regenerative-agricultural-practices-with-outcomes-to-deliver-for-people-nature-and-climate/
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RealisticRegenAg | Disease suppressive soils are ones that would fend off diseases before they even had a chance to get into your crop plants. I think this is a worthwhile goal to work towards in regenerative agriculture. But of course, it's not going to be simple and it's not going to cover everything. In this episode, I'm going to go over all of the different ideas that I have seen come up over the years and talk about the plausibility of them. Stay tuned. I will cover this all in this episode
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RealisticRegenAg | Braiding Sweetgrass is a book that covers two very different views of the world: The European way and the Indigenous way. Robin Wall Kimmerer applies her scientific understanding of the world with the indigenous teachings to bring them both together in a very interesting way in this book. Stay tuned to this episode where I'll cover some of the things that I have learned from this.
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027 Cash Crop Intercropping
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/027-cash-crop-intercropping
028 Cover Crop Intercropping
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RealisticRegenAg | There is money out there for the taking for things like seeding cover crops, the cost of the cover crop seed, soil mapping, soil testing, splitting your nitrogen applications using inhibitors and even for hauling and applying manure, compost and digestate. You can also get money to establish perennials or top up legumes in your perennial stands. And if you want to get into rotational grazing, you can get your internal fencing and water supplies covered. Stay tuned to the rest of this episode for more details as I cover this and the other interesting things that are happening in my world.
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RealisticRegenAg | The chickpea-flax intercrop has been something studied and used in Saskatchewan for quite a while now. This past season of variable weather has really tested it and it seems that it has done much better than the monocrop. I will be discussing this more in the rest of this episode and talking about other regenerative agriculture news that I found interesting
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Linked Articles
https://www.producer.com/crops/chickpea-flax-combo-delivers-in-the-field/
https://csanr.wsu.edu/potato-cropping-systems-soilborne-disease/
https://canadianagronomist.ca/soil-health-scorecard-developed-for-saskatchewan/
https://www.realagriculture.com/2023/02/assessing-how-landscapes-can-sequester-carbon/
https://farmingsmarter.com/news-articles/soil-health-and-government-policy/
https://www.producer.com/news/senators-want-early-no-till-adopters-recognized/
OFCAF RDAR Program (Alberta):
https://rdar.ca/ofcaf/
Tree program
https://www.awes-ab.ca/
Future Ecologies - Ground Truthing
https://www.futureecologies.net/listen/fe-4-8-ground-truthing
027 Cash Crop Intercropping
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/027-cash-crop-intercropping
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RealisticRegenAg | Manure is not regenerative. Now, I admit that is a little bit of a click-baity title, but I'm gonna go into this because it's seems to be misunderstood that manure or for that matter compost and digestate are these free fertilizer sources that farmers are just not using, but they're not as simple as it seems to be portrayed them. Listen further and episode for more details.
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Go more in depth on this: Can manure sustain soils?
https://csanr.wsu.edu/can-manure-sustain-soils/
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RealisticRegenAg | What happens when the person that you look up to for inspiration turns out to not really be the person you thought they were? Well, this is a very interesting book, Why Fish Don't Exist, and I'm going to talk about my takeaways from it in this upcoming episode.
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Future Ecologies – 4.8 Ground Truthing (not related to the book but this is the episode I was in, and it was through the Discord server as a Patron that I found out about this book):
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RealisticRegenAg | Can tillage and carbon be compatible? That's a question that I'm going to be addressing in an upcoming workshop. If you're in Alberta, you'll be able to come to this in person event in central and southern Alberta. Stay tuned and I'll tell you about this and all the other updates in my monthly newsletter.
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References in podcast:
https://organicalberta.org/organic_agronomy/
https://farmingsmarter.com/event/farming-smarter-conference-trade-show/
https://ag-expo.ca/
https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork
https://plantsdigsoil.thinkific.com/courses/cover-crops-prairies
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RealisticRegenAg | Could the level of organic matter in your soil be tied to your insurance premiums in the future? This is just one of the many articles that I came across this month as I was looking for regenerative agriculture news. Stay tuned for this and many more.
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https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/504-insurance-organic-matter
References in podcast:
https://www.realagriculture.com/2023/01/knowledge-is-power-combing-the-data-to-support-building-organic-matter/
https://mitchrubin.substack.com/p/raising-the-flag-on-soil-carbon-credits
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/future-of-agriculture/id1137767458?i=1000595163880
https://www.producer.com/news/measuring-soils-lost-carbon/
https://www.realagriculture.com/2023/01/how-to-measure-soil-health/
https://www.albertawheatbarley.com/plot2farm/protocols?year=2022&setcommission=alberta-wheat
https://www.gardenmyths.com/mycorrhizal-inoculant-products/
https://www.quantamagazine.org/holly-moeller-finds-keys-to-ecology-in-cells-that-steal-20221219/
Honorable Mentions:
https://www.producer.com/livestock/biochar-helps-cut-manure-emissions/
https://www.producer.com/crops/enhanced-fertilizer-can-cut-emissions/
https://grainswest.com/2023/01/living-proof/
https://praisetheruminant.com/foragesgrasslandsruminants/regenerative-grazing-series-introduction
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RealisticRegenAg | Have you struggled with how to interpret a soil test? Do you want to challenge the recommendations that are given? Well, stay tuned. In this episode we're going to cover this.
References in podcast:
Building Soils for Better Crops.
https://www.sare.org/resources/building-soils-for-better-crops/
Soil Health Institute Announces Recommended Measurements for Evaluating Soil Health
https://soilhealthinstitute.org/news-events/soil-health-institute-announces-recommended-measurements-for-evaluating-soil-health
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RealisticRegenAg |
The Next Great Migration | Sonia Shah (NOT an affiliate link):
https://soniashah.com/the-critics-on-the-next-great-migration/
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RealisticRegenAg | January 2023 Newsletter Update
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https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/501-upcoming-in-person-conferences
Irrigated Crop Production Update
https://give.lethbridgecollege.ca/event/irrigated-crop-production-update-2023/e455348
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https://farmingsmarter.com/event/farming-smarter-conference-trade-show/
Ag Expo - Booth 409 Main Pavilion near Heritage Hall
https://ag-expo.ca/
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RealisticRegenAg | December 2022 Video Update (for those on Spotify & YouTube)
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RealisticRegenAg | For anyone listening from Alberta, there is an important deadline coming up for funding for cover crops, nitrogen stabilizers/management, soil sampling/mapping, manure/compost hauling & application, perennial legume establishment, and getting setup with fencing & watering systems for multi paddock grazing. Also, there is an episode of another podcast that I am guest producing and should be released this month. In it we cover natural climate solutions for agriculture and whether carbon credits are something that should be pursued. Subscribe with the link below.
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RealisticRegenAg | This past season covered a lot of topics that are pertinent to agriculture right now and that have been stewing in my mind for a while. At the end of each season, I like to do a review episode to wrap things up. It’s also a good starting point for anyone coming in later to get up to speed on what I’ve covered each season.
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RealisticRegenAg | There are many “bio” products out there. In this episode I’ll distill them down to their essence and help you to determine where they may, or may not, fit on your farm.
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https://anchor.fm/scottcgillespie/episodes/008-No-Stats--No-Effect-ecoajp
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RealisticRegenAg | Marginal areas may not pay to farm. What can be done to help them benefit the farm and society as a whole? In this episode I'll explore the ways they can be made to be a profitable part of your operation.
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RealisticRegenAg | Instead of trying to get more from the land from over yielding of intercropped cash crops, I advocate for focusing on intercropping cover crops instead. Cover crops growing with the cash crops can be implemented without losing yield and will build long term profitability instead of short term gains.
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RealisticRegenAg | Intercropping has been gaining popularity on the Prairies lately. If you haven’t heard of it, or are still trying to figure it out, the basic concept is to grow two or more crops at the same time on the same piece of land. In this episode I cover the theory behind it and where it may fit into our agricultural systems.
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https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/018-three-pillars-propping-regen-ag
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RealisticRegenAg | What if, instead of trying to find a solution that fits every year, we expand our planning to include the current water cycle? In a drought, fallow with cover crops and cash crops on alternate years may be the best solution. In rainy cycles continuous cropping with cover crops interseeded at weed control time may be the best option.
The basis for this episode is fascinating study I came across last year:
https://projects.sare.org/project-reports/gw18-151/
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RealisticRegenAg | Hello! This is Scott Gillespie and welcome to Plants Dig Soil. There is a lot of hype in the regenerative agriculture space right now. My goal in this podcast is to cut through the noise and get to the realistic practices that will work for farmers. The practices have to be profitable and they have to be proven to get past my filters.
The episodes are short and to the point with critical thought put into what is claimed and what is real. I tackle topics such as cover crops, carbon credits, soil health, and new and emerging practices such as relay interseeding cover crops, biological amendments, and how to make it all work in systems that still need some tillage, such as potatoes. Subscribe now and check out some of the back catalogue. I’m sure you’ll learn a lot, and with episodes only fifteen minutes long and only once a month, you won’t be overwhelmed with too much information. Newsletter signup: https://mailchi.mp/plantsdigsoil/newsletter Website: https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast Email: scott@plantsdigsoil.com Click for Twitter and LinkedIn or search scottcgillespie
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RealisticRegenAg | Hello! This is Scott Gillespie and welcome to Plants Dig Soil. There is a lot of hype in the regenerative agriculture space right now. My goal in this podcast is to cut through the noise and get to the realistic practices that will work for farmers. The practices have to be profitable and they have to be proven to get past my filters.
The episodes are short and to the point with critical thought put into what is claimed and what is real. I tackle topics such as cover crops, carbon credits, soil health, and new and emerging practices such as relay interseeding cover crops, biological amendments, and how to make it all work in systems that still need some tillage, such as potatoes.
I’m based in the Canadian Prairies and so that is where my expertise lies. However, many of the principles can apply to farming outside of this area and across the world. I have a B.Sc. (Agr.) with an agronomy focus and a M.Sc. with a focus on Plant Science. Beyond my formal education, I have attained, and maintained, my Certified Crop Advisor designation and am a member in good standing with the Alberta Institute of Agrologists.
Subscribe now and check out some of the back catalogue. I’m sure you’ll learn a lot, and with episodes only fifteen minutes long and only once a month, you won’t be overwhelmed with too much information.
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RealisticRegenAg | We’re all tired of hearing the phrase “supply chain issues.” But we need to be ready. What do we do if we cannot get what is essential for our farm? In this episode I cover how to work through this.
Key points:
- Soil tests will be critical for helping to allocate fertilizer.
- Crop plans may need to altered to grow crops that are less dependent on seasonal applications.
- If you have built your soil over the past 5-10 years you may be able mine the lower priced nutrients this year.
- Biological stimulants may be able to get you out of bind this year, but they are not sustainable over the long run.
- Cover crops will not help you this spring, but they can be a tool used for next year
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RealisticRegenAg | Pre-Launch pricing until January 9, 2022
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Cover crops are a tool to be used on the farm. They are not the goal. At the end of this course you will have plan for when, and when not, to implement them. They will only be used to solve a problem when they give a positive return on investment.
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Profitable From the Start: Cover Crops for the Prairies
Cover crops are a tool to be used on the farm. They are not the goal. At the end of this course you will have plan for when, and when not, to implement them. They will only be used to solve a problem when they give a positive return on investment.
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RealisticRegenAg | Feedback before the end of the month requested on an online course & review of Season 3.
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RealisticRegenAg | Cover crops need to pay in the immediate, short, and long-term. Join me as I discuss how treating cover crops as another input on the farm that is expected to give results will pay now and in the future.
Episode link: https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/023-cover-crop-roi
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Are Cover Crops Worth the Work?
– A Spud Smart Roundtable Webinar & Podcast
https://spudsmart.com/are-cover-crops-worth-the-work-a-spud-smart-roundtable-webinar-podcast/
Pulse School: Targeted cover crop use could reduce soil erosion
https://www.realagriculture.com/2021/09/pulse-school-targeted-cover-crop-use-could-reduce-soil-erosion/
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RealisticRegenAg | Given this new idea that tillage does not cause organic matter loss and my idea that cover crops are basically just putting carbon in its proper place, it follows that potatoes are not inherently bad for the soil. Their problem is they disturb this layering of organic matter that protects the surface. The goal, then, is to do what we can to keep as much organic matter in place as possible while growing the potatoes.
Episode link: https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/022-potatoes-tillage-soil-health
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RealisticRegenAg Now that we have a way to maximize the ground cover with green plants and having living roots growing as much as the heat and the moisture will allow, we can look at ways to supercharge the system. In this episode I’ll cover ways with and without animals to increase the capacity of the system.
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RealisticRegenAg Relay cover cropping is simply deciding what we want to grow on the land rather than letting nature decide for us. Join me on this episode where I explain why I am convinced this is the best way to make cover cropping work in short growing seasons. To end the episode I'll go through an example rotation to help you get started while using existing equipment and inexpensive seed.
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RealisticRegenAg Sequestering carbon is not natural, it's there to be used. In this episode I'll cover what organic matter actually is, how it is useful to your soil in its proper place, and why it's hard to get it to stay in the soil.
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The soil particles can only produce a small amount of the nutrients that we export in a year. The legacy nutrients can prop you up for a little while, but eventually you need nutrients brought back into the system. The dust bowl of the 1930s showed that tillage was not a source of inexhaustible nutrients. In this episode I will be arguing that we will be seeing the same thing show up in the 2030s – Only this time we will not be seeing soil blowing, we will be seeing crops fail as the nutrient supplying power of the soil is once again depleted.
Episode link: https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/018-three-pillars-propping-regen-ag
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Many times something appears to work initially, only to be proven wrong later. In this episode, I take a step back, and take the long view on soil development from a geological and an anthropological perspective.
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Through use of the story of discovering footwear outside of the mainstream I will attempt to answer the question: What is Regenerative Agriculture?
Episode link: https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/016-what-is-regenerative-agriculture
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RealisticRegenAg Join me as I look at what the realistic expectations are for regenerative nutrient management in the semi-arid brown soils of the Canadian Prairies. This bonus episode was originally presented to a group of farmers and ranchers in the southern area of Alberta, Canada on February 16, 2021.
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RealisticRegenAg Join me as I look at what the realistic expectations are for carbon building in the semi-arid brown soils of the Canadian Prairies. This bonus episode was originally presented to a group of farmers and ranchers in the Medicine Hat area of Alberta, Canada on January 27, 2021.
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In this episode, I’m going to review the season so you can remember all that I’ve covered and give you - my listeners - a chance at getting a hat and mug sent anywhere in the world, just for giving me some feedback on the future direction of the podcast.
Episode link: https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/015-season-review-future-feedback
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For the past decade I've tried to make drip irrigation work in my garden. In this episode I'll talk about the many iterations of my design and why I'm pulling it out next year and going back to overhead sprinklers.
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The idea of paying farmers to store carbon in their soils has been around for decades. The next frontier is now looked upon to be regenerative agriculture. In this episode, I’d like to work through a series of questions you should be able to answer before you sign up for a carbon payment plan.
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Cocktail cover crops are all the rage in cover crop discussions. Farmers and seed companies have their own special blend that is purported to have all the benefits you need for your farm. But do they work?
Episode link: https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/012-simplicity-in-cover-crop-mixes
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Regenerative practices are often messy, at least in the early stages of the transition. In this podcast I discuss my problems with community standards as my yard moves towards a more regenerative management style.
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Planting green means planting your crop into a living cover crop. In this episode I take a step back and look at what it is trying to accomplish and look at where it fits and where it does not.
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Add soil crops, companion crops, intercrops, and relay crops to your repertoire.
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You don't need to understand the mathematics behind statistics to be able to use them. Learn how to spot product claims that aren't worth your time and money. Load up this example to follow along with in the episode: http://michigansoybean.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2016-Radiate-Trial.pdf
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When most people think of amendments for their garden they think of bringing in something from the outside. In this episode I'll explore ways that you can get plants working for you instead. This topic was originally intended to be a presentation at Environment Lethbridge's 2020 Seedy Saturday event. However, as with most events this past month, and for the foreseeable future, it was cancelled.
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In this podcast I’m going to cover starting something new, creating and establishing cover crop mixtures, and thoughts on regenerative and sustainable agriculture. Transcript available at: https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/006-lessons-learned-in-2019
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In this podcast I’m going to review the current soil health tests available, look into the scientific evaluations of these tests, and suggest ways to approach monitoring your soil. Transcript available at: https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/005-soil-health-tests-are-they-worth-it
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In this podcast, I’m focusing on the rotational years between potato years. Transcript available at: https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/004-soil-health-leading-up-to-potato-production
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In this podcast, I’m going go through some of the common hurdles and potential solutions to building or maintaining soil health in the year that potatoes are grown. Transcript available at: https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/003-re-thinking-potato-production-for-soil-health
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In this podcast I’m going to take you through my decade long journey in building healthy soil in my garden. Transcript available at: https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/002-how-i-build-healthy-garden-soil
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In this podcast, I lay out a framework for how we can easily evaluate and compare agricultural systems. I’ll also share some of my current thoughts on how we should approach agriculture, horticulture, and growing food in our own backyards. Transcript available at: https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/podcast/001-evaluating-agricultural-systems
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