The Peter Byck Show

A year ago, we started The Peter Byck Show with Roots So Deep scientist, educator, and force of nature Dr. Allen Williams. In his first episode, Dr. Williams discussed the limitations of current agricultural research, the incredible impact working with nature can have, and what growing food on healthy soils means for our quality of life. In this week's episode, we continue the conversation by...

Do you miss the sounds of quail and other birds? Peter sits down with Roots So Deep (you can see the devil down there) fan favorite bird specialist Mike McGraw for a wide-ranging conversation about their ten-year, ten-million-dollar research project to explore the impact of regenerative grazing practices on farmland in the Southeastern United States. As an ecologist and avid birder from Philadelph...

Meet Jason Rowntree, the "city boy from Houston raised by a dentist" who became a world-class cattle expert and groundbreaking research innovator. In this episode of The Peter Byck Show, Peter Byck dives deep with Jason, one of the key scientists from the Roots So Deep science team, on the science, economics, and nuance of regenerative grazing.  Jason moves beyond a polarizing "grai...

Ray Archuleta, featured in documentaries like Kiss The Ground and Common Ground, spent decades as a USDA employee working with farmers and ranchers. Despite his long career in the traditional system, which he describes as attempting to "manipulate, force, and control nature," Ray grew discouraged. He witnessed persistent soil erosion and struggling farmers. His perspective shifted dramat...

Peter sits down with Dr. Jon Lundgren, an ambitious scientist and a farmer who has been part of our team since 2013, when he worked with Peter to assemble  the research team featured in the docuseries Roots So Deep (you can see the devil down there).  Dr. Lundgren is an agroecologist, Director of the ECDYSIS Foundation, and CEO for Blue Dasher Farm. He received his PhD in Entomology from the Unive...

In this episode of The Peter Byck Show, Peter sits down with well known critic of Big Ag research Marion Nestle, a beacon of scrutiny when it comes to keeping a sharp eye on food industry funded research. Marion Nestle is Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, at New York University (NYU), and Visiting Professor of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell Univers...

We met regenerative rancher, consultant, and entrepreneur Silas Hedley-Lawrence after he found himself in an online debate with journalist George Monibiot - who believes animal agriculture must come to an end no matter how the cattle are raised. Our community knows cattle raised through AMP grazing are actually a benefit to the world, and Silas has seen the power of these regenerative practices fi...

Author, professor, and leader Fred Provenza has been studying how animals balance their own diets when given a choice. Over the course of 300 research papers, he has helped illustrate the fact that everything is connected - from the health of our soils to the health of plant life to the health of livestock to human health.  He has authored three books, including “Nourishment: What Animals Can Teac...

In our third drop-in for The Peter Byck Show, Peter and Russ Conser discuss Russ’s epiphany around soil health after meeting Peter over a decade ago.  As Russ said then, AMP grazing is like an oil well in reverse. Instead of extracting and burning carbon, regenerative grazers draw down carbon and incorporate it into the soil system. As Russ says “putting it back to work, investing it in the busine...

We already know regenerative practices work all around the globe leading to healthier food, better farmer finances, stronger local communities, and a brighter future. But what about the animals? Are they better off? In this episode of The Peter Byck Show, Peter catches up with “Roots So Deep” science team member Dr. Janice Swanson. Dr. Swanson has provided scientific service to government, industr...

Way back in 2023, CNN's Bill Weir reported on the launch of the Hometown Roadshow. As the chief climate correspondent, Bill had heard lots of folks claim cows were "eco-villains."  Luckily, he was open minded enough to listen to the most recent research. Over the years, Bill has been a consistent champion of regenerative agriculture - even including it in his book "Life As We K...

James Rebanks loves small farmers, and the struggles they face break his heart. That’s why he wants every farmer to know the incredible benefits of AMP grazing. James' books "The Shepherd's Life", "English Pastoral", and "The Place of Tides" have encouraged farmers from all over the world to consider working with nature. But did you know he counts legends li...

In a noisy market, what will actually lead to farmer wealth and soil health? In our second drop-in with “Roots So Deep” science team member Russ Conser, Peter and Russ discuss the difference between outsets and insets in carbon markets as the world works to value and support better agricultural practices.  You can learn more about Russ and the rest of the “Roots So Deep” science team on our websit...

Last Spring, Greg and his wife Jan invited Peter to screen “Roots So Deep (you can see the devil down there)” near their home in Missouri, and Greg took the time to record a podcast all about Greg’s childhood growing up on the farm, his passion for new farmers making the leap to regenerative practices, and the stakes we face if we don’t improve our food systems. Peter met Greg over ten years ago a...

Between longer episodes, we'll be sharing some shorter thoughts from great folks with interesting things to say. Our first drop-in is, as Peter says, "perfect because it's Russ Conser. Russ and I have known each other since March of 2013. If you've seen “Roots So Deep”, if you've seen the science in that, Russ is a key key key person in making that all happen. Russ is my s...

In Episode 2 of The Peter Byck Show, Peter sits down with Gabe Brown, the regenerative farming legend, co-founder of Understanding Ag, and star of “Kiss the Ground” and “Common Ground”, to discuss the need to regenerate - not just sustain - our soils, all over the world, at scale. Peter and Gabe first met when filming "soil carbon cowboys" in 2013 - the first of the original 10 carbon co...

We've been traveling the world for the past two years sharing “Roots So Deep” - and filming a new podcast called The Peter Byck Show with incredible guests like Greg Judy, James Rebanks, Bill Weir, Gabe Brown, Dr. Allen Williams, and many more talking about all the ways soil health impacts our lives - and what we can do to heal our lands. Sign-up for our newsletter: https://rootssodeep.org/ta...

After over a decade of working together, regenerative icon Dr. Allen Williams of Understanding Ag and Soil Health Academy and filmmaker Peter Byck sit down to dig into the incredible possibilities AMP grazing and regenerative agriculture offer our planet.   Watch “Roots So Deep (you can see the devil down there)” and read our peer-reviewed research today! rootssodeep.org Sign-up for our newsletter...