Episode 107: Sustainable and Profitable Agric...

Jeff Kleypas is Distribution Manager and Senior Agronomist at Advancing Eco Agriculture, based in South Texas. He began his career 20 years ago as a crop consultant walking South Texas vegetable fields that were sprayed weekly with insecticides and fungicides. He started working ...  Show more

Wendy Mariko Johnson farms in Floyd County, Iowa, near Charles City. She grew up on an Iowa farm, left at 18 in the 1990s for an 18-year career in the Los Angeles fashion industry, and returned in 2010 with her husband Johnny Rafkin. Having watched farms close across Iowa in the ...  Show more

In this episode, farmer Becky Hume of VRDNT Farm drills down on the importance of sustainability as a key in keeping  a farm running for years to come. 

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In this episode, we dive into the world of entrepreneurship and explore the skills that employers are seeking today. Our guest, Michael Kilpatrick from Growing Farmers, shares his journey in sustainable farming and how he's helping his community eat more awesome foods. From turni ...  Show more

Tom Ryan, President of Truterra, discusses how the company is working to support the profitability and resilience of farmers, while also protecting our natural resources.  Hosts: Carol Massar and Matt Miller. Producer: Sara Livezey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat ...  Show more

Is industrial farming bad for us? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly learn about the future of food production, regenerative agriculture, and greenwashing with herdsman, land steward, and author Will Harris. 

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