Farmer led research – embracing complexity

Soils For Life

Agricultural scientific research is really good at honing in on specific issues in the sector to investigate targeted solutions. But nature doesn’t always work that way. A fundamental principle of regenerative agriculture is to observe landscapes as a whole system and to build resilience by embracing ecological complexity.

The importance of farmer and researcher collaboration is highlighted in this episode with the need for research models and questions to meet with the complexity of farming with a whole systems and holistic approach.

In this episode we ask how the experience of regenerative farmers can contribute to research and build a strong evidence base for regenerating agricultural soils and landscapes. We will hear from two farmers that have transitioned to regenerative farming practices and two researchers working in the space.

Hosted by Susannah Kable, Grow Love Project and James Diack, Soils for Life

Thank you to all our guests:

David Marsh: https://soilsforlife.org.au/david-marsh-the-regenerative-farmer

Colin Seis: https://soilsforlife.org.au/winona-pasture-cropping-the-way-to-health/

Kirsty Yates: https://soilsforlife.org.au/about-soils-for-life/our-people/

Liz Clarke: Senior Executive Designer and Consultant https://www.thinkplace.com.au/

The book David Marsh refers to is Andre Voisin the French farmer scientist who wrote Grass Productivity