Soil Solutions with Jessica Gnad - HPJ Talk

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HPJ Talk is a weekly podcast featuring commentary and news for farmers, ranchers, and those who live and work in the High Plains. Soil Solutions with Jessica Gnad emphasizes the importance of producing healthy soil, and provides important tips and insights from industry leaders on the topic of soil health and regenerative agriculture. #RideWithUs #HighPlainsJournal #GreatPlainsRegeneration #SoilHealth

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A Thirst for Knowledge Drives Regenerative Agriculture feat. Trisha Jackson of PrairieFood

Nov 07 2022 24 mins  
Trisha Jackson, Ph.D. is the Director of Regenerative Agriculture for PraireFood™. She hails from central Kansas, where she learned to value prairies and rural communities. Her educational and personal adventures took her around the world, where she admired diverse cultures, foods, landscapes, and agriculture. Through her graduate studies in soil science, environmental studies, a

How Soil Health Sustainability Helps Producers Build for the Future feat. Erin Silva, Ph.D.

Nov 07 2022 34 mins  
Dr. Silva is an Associate Professor in the Plant Pathology Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her research and extension program focuses on sustainable and organic cropping systems, including cover crops and cover crop-based no-till production, variety selection in organic environments, and the impact of organic management on soil biological and physical properties

Leading with Soil Health to Achieve Balance with Mother Nature feat. Rick Clark

Jul 04 2022 30 mins  
Rick Clark is a 5th generation farmer from Williamsport, IN. The main goal on the farm is to build soil health and achieve balance with Mother Nature. Rick has developed and constantly improves a systematic approach to regenerative farming. The farm strives to be a low cost input producer, while maintaining an increase in yield year over year. The farm is 100% NGMO, 100% no till, a

Precision Farming Tech, Crop Diversity with Livestock, and Regenerative Ag Principles feat. Monte Bottens

May 09 2022 30 mins  
Welcome back to Soil Solutions with Jessica Gnad. This episode features Monte Bottens, a fifth-generation Illinois farmer who owns and operates Bottens Family Farm, Grateful Graze, is the Founder and CEO of Ag Solutions Network Inc., and host of the AgEmerge Podcast. Monte shares what regenerative ag means to him and how producers can get started with it themselves, focusing on wha

KDA Division of Conservation: Central Region feat. Chad Basinger

Apr 25 2022 25 mins  
Welcome back to Soil Solutions with Jessica Gnad. This is the third of three episodes highlighting the Kansas Dept. of Agriculture's Division of Conservation. Chad Basinger is a KDA Divison of Conservation representative for the Central Kansas region. In this episode, Chad shares how he got started farming and developed interest in soil health practices, the unique challenges farm

KDA Division of Conservation: Western Region feat. Michael Thompson

Apr 18 2022 31 mins  
Welcome back to Soil Solutions with Jessica Gnad. This is the second of three episodes highlighting the Kansas Dept. of Agriculture's Division of Conservation. MIchael Thompson is a KDA Divison of Conservation representative for the Western Kansas region. In this episode, Michael shares his thoughts on why and how we can better manage our soil, mitigating erosion and declining wat

KDA Division of Conservation: Eastern Region feat. Rod Vorhees and Daryl Donohue

Apr 11 2022 30 mins  
Welcome back to Soil Solutions with Jessica Gnad. This is the first of three episodes highlighting the Kansas Dept. of Agriculture's Division of Conservation. Rod Vorhees and Daryl Donohue are KDA Divison of Conservation representatives for the Eastern and Southeastern regions of the state of Kansas. In this episode, they share their thoughts on the importance soil conservation an

You Can't Buy Soil Health: Focusing on the Principles, Integrating Livestock, and More feat. Macauley Kincaid

Mar 28 2022 26 mins  
Macauley Kincaid joins us on the Soil Solutions podcast to discuss how focusing on the pricinciples of soil health is vital for your operation, how integrating livestock helps produce healthier soil, the importance of self-education, how soil health impacts life beyond farming, and more. This episode is jam-packed with tons of great knowledge and info you certainly don't want to

Water Infiltration, Crop Diversity, and The Impact of Your Soil feat. Christie Apple

Mar 14 2022 34 mins  
Today Christie Apple joins us on Soil Solutions to discuss the importance of soil health and regenerative ag education, how your decisions impact your operation's soil, and her thoughts about water infiltration, cover crops, and crop diversity. Christie Apple, also known as 'CropScout Christie' on social media platforms, has been serving the agricultural community for the past 13 y

Is Soil Health Fake News? feat. Gail Fuller

Feb 28 2022 27 mins  
Welcome back to Soil Solutions with Jessica Gnad. Today's episode features Gail Fuller. Gail shares his experience with using cover crops and soil health practices over the years. He shares the importance of the process of learning (and unlearning) farming practices that promote healthy soil, putting soil health ideas into practice, and educating others on the importance and valu