521 Building the Soil Comes at a Cost (Regen Ag News May 2023)

Plants Dig Soil™

(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

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https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#paperwork
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OFCAF - https://rdar.ca/ofcaf/

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https://www.plantsdigsoil.com/pricing/#consulting

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