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In this episode we chatted about antibiotics and antibiotic resistance. What was the world like before the miracle of antibiotics was discovered? The unfolding of an epic drama: microbe versus man. How antibiotics (used to treat people and food animals) has helped humanity flourish from 2 billion people to 8 billion and how our average life expectancy rose from 35 years to 80 years. We cover the t...

In this episode we discuss methane emissions form ruminants and why you shouldn’t be alarmed by 'cow farts'. We chat about methane emissions from cattle and put it into an historical perspective of the massive North American buffalo, elk and deer herds. In a wide ranging discussion we cover The Plains Indians, the clearing of the Great American Prairie, the great cattle drives from Texas to Montan...

In this podcast we discuss The Malthusian Catastrophe and why it never came true. Why the alarmists like Malthus, Erhlich, Club of Rome and Green Peace were wrong and how modern agriculture coupled with fossil fuels, synthetic nitrogen and the Green Revolution allowed humanity to escape "the trap" and feed 8 billion people. We also discuss the miracle of the rumen digestive physiology and converti...

In this podcast we discuss a wide variety of topics: GMO’s and genetic engineering – from milking camels and pig domestication to insect-resistant crops and the Dust Bowl; double standards for organic farming and how regenerative farming ideology has “taken the torch” from organic;  And questioning the novelty of regenerative practices and its impact if adopted at a large scale.  This is a convers...

Welcome to our podcast! In this first episode we discuss topics including supporting the developing world through technology in ag, feeding 10 billion people, the myopic war on CO2, Trojan Horses, the critical need for Abundance Agriculture, the dangers of utopian pursuits, the implications of organic farming and much more.  Books referenced include: The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley More From...