K-State Regen Ag Podcast

On this episode of the K-State Regen Ag Podcast, we speak with Drs. Romulo Lollato and John Kirkegaard. Dr. Lollato is a professor and extension wheat and forage production specialist for the Kansas State University Department of Agronomy. Dr. Kirkegaard is a chief research scientist of farming systems for CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, and a visiting Fulbright distinguished chair...

On this episode of the K-State Regen Ag Podcast, we spoke with Dr. Gretchen Sassenrath and K-State ag extension agents James Coover and Lonnie Mengarelli. Dr. Sassenrath is a retired crop production agronomist who was based at K-State's Southeast Research and Extension Center in Parsons, KS. James Coover is the crop production agent for the Wildcat Extension District, which covers Crawford, La...

On this episode of the K-State Regen Ag Podcast, I am joined by Annie Rowell and Tod Bramble of King Arthur Baking Company, the oldest flour company in the United States and the top-selling branded family flour in the nation. We discuss their Grains for Good program and the partnership with K-State and Kansas farmers that has resulted from it. Tune in to learn more about how a consumer packaged go...

On this week's episode of the K-State Regen Ag Podcast, we spoke with Endy Lopes Kailer, a PhD Candidate in the K-State Department of Agronomy, whose research centers on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF). We discuss what AMF is, why it matters to regenerative agriculture, and the initial results of Endy's PhD research. Tune in to learn all about how these microscopic fungi are essential t...

On this week's episode of the K-State Regen Ag Pod, we speak with Scott Satterthwaite, Water Quality Coordinator for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s Watershed Management Section. We discuss the history of KDHE's work in the regen ag space, what projects they are currently pursuing, and the ways regenerative agriculture can bring together and serve the goals of both people...

On this week's episode of the K-State Regen Ag Podcast, we speak with Dr. Kraig Roozeboom, Professor Emeritus of Cropping Systems for the Kansas State University Department of Agriculture and currently a research consultant for the Kansas Soybean Commission. Kraig joins me to discuss his career and his research in Northeast and North-Central Kansas on regen ag adjacent topics such as cover cro...

On this episode of the K-State Regen Ag Podcast, we speak with Dr. Logan Simon, Southwest Area Agronomist for the K-State Department of Agronomy. We discuss how regenerative agricultural practices are applied in the cropping systems of the southwest and south-central regions of Kansas. We also discuss how cotton, a crop unique to this region of the state, interacts with regen practices, and the ea...

On this episode of the K-State Regen Ag Podcast, we speak with Dr. Augustine Obour of the K-State Agronomy Department. Dr. Obour is based out of the KSU Agriculture Research Center in Hays, KS and his research covers topics including tillage, cover crops, and crop-livestock integration in Western Kansas. Tune into to learn more about what Dr. Obour and his team have found through over a decade of...

On this episode of the K-State Regen Ag Podcast, we speak with Eric Purvis of E&H Farms in Weskan, KS. We discuss his operation, the unique challenges of trying to farm regeneratively in Western Kansas, and his partnership with the Kansas Soil Health Research Network. Tune in to learn more about how regenerative ag practices are applied in one of the driest areas of the state. E & H Farms...

On this episode of the K-State Regen Ag Podcast, we speak with Nick and Hayden Guetterman of Guetterman Brothers Family Farms in Bucyrus, KS. We discuss their farm's regenerative journey, what they learned about applying regenerative practices in their specific context of east-central Kansas, and the research they have conducted with the Kansas Soil Health Network. Tune in to learn more about...

This episode of the K-State Regen Ag podcast is a crossover episode with Dr. Jennifer Ifft's Smoke and Mirrors Ag Policy podcast. We speak with Mitchell Hora, a farmer from Washington County, Iowa, and the CEO of Continuum Ag, about the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit and its potential to incentivize the adoption of regenerative ag practices and to reward those already implementing regen...

On this episode of the K-State Regen Ag Pod, we speak with Dr. Maria Bowman, currently of Spark Climate Solutions, about a report titled "Economic Outcomes of Soil Health and Conservation Practices on U.S. Cropland" that she was the lead author of while working at USDA-ERS. This report examines a broad swath of data from the USDA's Agricultural Resource Management Survey to assess wh...

On this episode of the K-State Regen Ag Pod, we spoke with Dr. Dorivar Ruiz Diaz from the K-State Agronomy Department about his research on the relationship between regenerative agriculture practices and soil fertility, including how regenerative agriculture can impact farmers' nutrient management decisions. Dr. Ruiz Diaz is also currently serving as the interim head of the agronomy department...

On this episode of the K-State Regen Ag Podcast, we have a special crossover episode with Dr. Jennifer Ifft's Smoke and Mirrors ag policy podcast. Dr. Jennifer Ifft and Dr. Nathan Hendricks of the K-State ag econ department discuss their research and insights on how regenerative agriculture and ag policy interact and intersect. https://www.youtube.com/@SmokeMirrorsPod https://www.linkedin.com/...

On this episode of the K-State Regen Ag Podcast, we talk with Chad and Jennifer Simmelink. Chad is a farmer in southwest Jewell County, KS, and his wife, Jennifer, is the executive director of the Kansas Soil Health Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding the implementation of soil health practices across Kansas through education and partnerships among farmers across the regenerative agricult...

On this episode of the K-State Regen Ag Pod, we spoke with Professor of Sustainable Livestock Feeding, Dr. Logan Thompson, from the Kansas State University Department of Animal Science. Dr. Thompson discusses his research and expertise in regenerative grazing and crop-livestock integration. Logan Thompson | LinkedIn Thompson, Logan Rannells Ranch https://www.kstateregenag.org/ Intro Music - Jenny&...

On this episode of the K-State Regen Ag Podcast, we have a conversation with Justin Knopf. Justin is a 5th-generation farmer from Saline County, KS, near Gypsum. He is a K-State agronomy alum, one of the original farmers to participate in the Kansas Soil Health Network research partnership with K-State, and a leader and promoter of agricultural stewardship. We discuss Justin's farm, the resear...

On this episode of the K-State Regen Ag Podcast, we talk with Dr. Trisha Moore of the Kansas State University Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. We discuss her work on Life Cycle Assessments and Ecosystem Services, both of which are tools used by academics, corporations, and policymakers to quantify the environmental impacts and benefits of agricultural systems. Tune in to get...

In this episode of the K-State Regen Ag Podcast, we speak with Dr. Rachel Cott of the K-State Agronomy Department and her grad student Yuri Gross about their research on Relay Cropping opportunities in Kansas. Dr. Cott, who also coaches the K-State Crop Judging team, gives us some insights about what goes into crop judging and how the team brought home their 34th national championship this last fa...

In this episode of the K-State Regen Ag Podcast, we talk with K-State graduate students, Delide Joseph and Cesar Guareschi, who are lead authors on a new paper published in the journal Agricultural Systems. The paper, titled "Soil Health Investment and Financial Performance of Crop Farms", analyzes different ways for measuring the level of investment a farm has made into soil health prac...

On this episode of the K-State Regen Ag Podcast, we talked with K-State Agronomy Department professors Dr. Gaurav Jha and Dr. Deepak Joshi. We discussed how digital and precision ag tools, such as drones, sensors, and AI, can show the benefits of regenerative agriculture practices and aid farmers in making real-time decisions based on data as they implement regen practices. Email - gjha@ksu.edu Li...

On this episode of the K-State Regen Ag Podcast, we talked with Kansas State University Professor of Sociology and Geography, Dr. Matthew Sanderson. We discussed his research on why farmers choose to adopt regen ag practices, what barriers keep some farmers from making the transition, and how we can better support producers all across the regenerative agriculture continuum. Dr. Matthew Sanderson -...

In this episode of the K-State Regen Ag Podcast, we talked with Kansas State University Professor of Weed Ecology, Dr. Anita Dille. We discussed her research, her teaching, and how regenerative ag practices, such as cover crops and no-till, influence weed management. Dr. Anita Dille E-mail - dieleman@ksu.edu LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-dille-54b30918/ https://www.kstateregenag.org...

In this inaugural episode of the K-State Regen Ag Podcast, we talked with University Distinguished Professor of Soil Microbiology, Dr. Chuck Rice. We discuss Dr. Rice's background, an overview of the research he has conducted throughout his career, how that research led to the K-State Regenerative Agriculture Initiative, and all that is going on as a part of the K-State Regenerative Agricultur...