In this episode, grazing expert and longtime SGF contributor Jim Gerrish tackles a frequently overlooked threat to pasture health— soil compaction . While it’s easy to spot visible issues like weeds or bare patches, compaction is stealthy. It reduces infiltration, chokes out biology, and quietly erodes pasture productivity—even when everything above ground looks fine. The episode explores how compaction develops in both dry and wet conditions, why certain grazing practices (like overstocking or ...
Jul 23, 2025•9 min•Ep. 69
🎙️ Episode Title: Weak Links By Joel Salatin, Polyface Farm In this powerful episode, Joel Salatin challenges one of the most common assumptions in regenerative agriculture: that land access is the biggest barrier for aspiring farmers. With supply chain disruptions, regulatory overreach, and rising input costs, many well-intentioned investors are looking to help—but often target the wrong weak link. Joel draws on personal experience and hard-won lessons from decades of observation and mentorshi...
Jul 16, 2025•10 min•Ep. 68
In this episode, grazing expert and longtime SGF columnist Jim Gerrish shares decades of experience transforming worn-out cropland into productive pasture using adaptive grazing—not chemicals. The episode explores Jim’s approach to pasture renovation , weed control , and animal performance , emphasizing observation, timing, and biological principles over conventional inputs. Jim discusses practical strategies for improving pasture health, including managing pH , building soil biology , and intro...
Jul 09, 2025•23 min•Ep. 67
🎙️ Episode Title : Precision Agriculture ✍️ By Joel Salatin In this episode, Joel Salatin challenges the prevailing narratives around precision agriculture. While modern ag technologies promise efficiency and control, Joel asks whether these tools actually serve regenerative graziers—or if they erode the very principles that make biological farming successful. The episode explores the difference between mechanistic efficiency and biological intuition , calling graziers to think critically about...
Jul 02, 2025•10 min•Ep. 66
In this episode, Louisiana farmer and entrepreneur Grant Estrade shares a grounded, no-nonsense approach to running a regenerative farm business without sacrificing personal well-being or profitability. As the co-owner of Local Cooling Farms and Laughing Buddha Nursery, Grant has spent over two decades balancing the tension between growth and sustainability. He explores the internal tug-of-war many graziers feel between "saving the world" and simply maintaining a farm that works — financially, p...
Jun 25, 2025•6 min•Ep. 65
In this eye-opening episode, Steve Kenyon challenges the mainstream agricultural mindset around pest control—particularly flies—and invites us to step back and consider the whole ecosystem . Instead of waging war on flies with sprays, pour-ons, and chemicals, Steve asks: What if flies are part of the solution? By treating flies not as enemies, but as employees of the land, Steve explores how proper environmental balance—with the help of natural predators—can transform so-called pests into partne...
Jun 19, 2025•7 min•Ep. 64
In this episode, Carolyn Nation interviews regenerative grazing expert Tom Krawiec , who brings decades of experience in custom grazing, ranch management, and holistic livestock care. Now managing the grazing operations for the Pine Haven Hutterite Colony’s farm-to-plate beef program, Tom shares practical insights that blend data-driven planning with deep ecological awareness. Tom discusses his unconventional journey into agriculture, emphasizing how a passion for grass—not cows—led him to disco...
Jun 11, 2025•35 min•Ep. 63
In this episode, Tom Krawiec explores the art and science of maximizing forage production by grazing pastures at just the right time— the “sweet spot” —before forages enter the reproductive stage. Speaking from over 20 years of careful record-keeping and hands-on experience, Tom challenges some widely held assumptions in the grazing community and offers a compelling case for a more nuanced approach to pasture recovery and soil health. Drawing on insights from soil biologist Dr. Kris Nichols and ...
Jun 04, 2025•7 min•Ep. 62
🎥 Unlock Exclusive Grazing Education – Anytime, Anywhere! Get instant access to 100+ hours of expert-led grazing courses with SGF TV —all for our lowest monthly price ever! New titles added, price stays the same, cancel anytime. 📲 Tap the link to start streaming now! www.stockmangrassfarmer.digital/sgfv-podcast >>> In this episode, Will Winter, DVM shares practical and philosophical insights into the evolving world of pregnancy testing in livestock. From the tactile art of rectal palp...
May 28, 2025•8 min•Ep. 61
🎥 Unlock Exclusive Grazing Education – Anytime, Anywhere! Get instant access to 100+ hours of expert-led grazing courses with SGF TV —all for our lowest monthly price ever! New titles added, price stays the same, cancel anytime. 📲 Tap the link to start streaming now! www.stockmangrassfarmer.digital/sgfv-podcast >>> In this episode, Dr. Jordan Thomas shares a mindset shift that many commercial cattle producers need to hear: Your livestock are investments— live stock—and should be manag...
May 21, 2025•6 min•Ep. 60
🎥 Unlock Exclusive Grazing Education – Anytime, Anywhere! Get instant access to 100+ hours of expert-led grazing courses with SGF TV —all for our lowest monthly price ever! New titles added, price stays the same, cancel anytime. 📲 Tap the link to start streaming now! www.stockmangrassfarmer.digital/sgfv-podcast >>> In this episode of Regenerative Wisdom , grazing expert Jim Gerrish continues his exploration of strategies for year-round grazing. Building on last month’s focus on aligni...
May 14, 2025•7 min•Ep. 59
🎥 Unlock Exclusive Grazing Education – Anytime, Anywhere! Get instant access to 100+ hours of expert-led grazing courses with SGF TV —all for our lowest monthly price ever! New titles added, price stays the same, cancel anytime. 📲 Tap the link to start streaming now! www.stockmangrassfarmer.digital/sgfv-podcast >>> In this episode, Joel Salatin joins Becky Szarzynski of Ember Cattle Company for a powerful conversation recorded at SGF’s 2024 Gathering at Polyface. They explore the stat...
May 07, 2025•11 min•Ep. 58
🎥 Unlock Exclusive Grazing Education – Anytime, Anywhere! Get instant access to 100+ hours of expert-led grazing courses with SGF TV —all for our lowest monthly price ever! New titles added, price stays the same, cancel anytime. 📲 Tap the link to start streaming now! www.stockmangrassfarmer.digital/sgfv-podcast >>> In this episode of Insights from the Pasture , full-time grazier Abram Bowerman shares a refreshing and practical look at how to build resilient forage systems using the sp...
Apr 30, 2025•9 min•Ep. 57
🎥 Unlock Exclusive Grazing Education – Anytime, Anywhere! Get instant access to 100+ hours of expert-led grazing courses with SGF TV —all for our lowest monthly price ever! New titles added, price stays the same, cancel anytime. 📲 Tap the link to start streaming now! www.stockmangrassfarmer.digital/sgfv-podcast >>> 🎙️ Episode Title: Silvopasture Strategies with Greg Brann In this episode, Greg Brann shares how he integrates trees into his pasture-based livestock operation in Adolphus...
Apr 23, 2025•22 min•Ep. 56
🎥 Unlock Exclusive Grazing Education – Anytime, Anywhere! Get instant access to 100+ hours of expert-led grazing courses with SGF TV —all for our lowest monthly price ever! New titles added, price stays the same, cancel anytime. 📲 Tap the link to start streaming now! www.stockmangrassfarmer.digital/sgfv-podcast >>> 🎙️ Episode Title : Better Fencing, Better Water, Better Grazing by Greg Brann In this episode, grazing consultant and experienced farmer Greg Brann breaks down two of the ...
Apr 16, 2025•8 min•Ep. 55
🎥 Unlock Exclusive Grazing Education – Anytime, Anywhere! Get instant access to 100+ hours of expert-led grazing courses with SGF TV —all for our lowest monthly price ever! New titles added, price stays the same, cancel anytime. 📲 Tap the link to start streaming now! www.stockmangrassfarmer.digital/sgfv-podcast >>> Better Grazing With the Three Rules of Adaptive Stewardship by Dr. Allen Williams In this episode, Dr. Allen Williams shares a powerful framework for improving land health,...
Apr 09, 2025•12 min•Ep. 54
🎥 Unlock Exclusive Grazing Education – Anytime, Anywhere! Get instant access to 100+ hours of expert-led grazing courses with SGF TV —all for our lowest monthly price ever! New titles added, price stays the same, cancel anytime. 📲 Tap the link to start streaming now! www.stockmangrassfarmer.digital/sgfv-podcast >>> How to Inflation Proof Your Farm with Greg Judy In this episode of Regenerative Wisdom , brought to you by The Stockman Grass Farmer Podcast , Greg Judy shares practical, f...
Apr 02, 2025•7 min•Ep. 53
🎥 Unlock Exclusive Grazing Education – Anytime, Anywhere! Get instant access to 100+ hours of expert-led grazing courses with SGF TV —all for our lowest monthly price ever! New titles added, price stays the same, cancel anytime. 📲 Tap the link to start streaming now! www.stockmangrassfarmer.digital/sgfv-podcast >>> 🎙️ Episode Title: Is There Enough Acreage to Finish All of America’s Cattle on Pasture? This episode of Regenerative Wisdom , brought to you by The Stockman Grassfarmer , ...
Mar 26, 2025•8 min•Ep. 52
🎥 Unlock Exclusive Grazing Education – Anytime, Anywhere! Get instant access to 100+ hours of expert-led grazing courses with SGF TV —all for our lowest monthly price ever! New titles added, price stays the same, cancel anytime. 📲 Tap the link to start streaming now! www.stockmangrassfarmer.digital/sgfv-podcast >>> 🎙️ Episode Title: The Business of Grazing: Education for Profitability In this episode of Insights from the Pasture , brought to you by The Stockman Grassfarmer , Travis f...
Mar 19, 2025•43 min•Ep. 51
🎥 Unlock Exclusive Grazing Education – Anytime, Anywhere! Get instant access to 100+ hours of expert-led grazing courses with SGF TV —all for our lowest monthly price ever! New titles added, price stays the same, cancel anytime. 📲 Tap the link to start streaming now! www.stockmangrassfarmer.digital/sgfv-podcast >>> 🎙️ Episode Title: The Curious Farmer—Matt Walter’s Journey in Regenerative Farming In this episode of Regenerative Wisdom , Carolyn Nation, one of the managing editors of ...
Mar 12, 2025•26 min•Ep. 50
🎥 Unlock Exclusive Grazing Education – Anytime, Anywhere! Get instant access to 100+ hours of expert-led grazing courses with SGF TV —all for our lowest monthly price ever! New titles added, price stays the same, cancel anytime. 📲 Tap the link to start streaming now! www.stockmangrassfarmer.digital/sgfv-podcast >>> 🎙️ Regenerative Wisdom: How Regenerative Grazing Boosts the Environment & Ranch Economics In this episode of Regenerative Wisdom , we dive into the inspiring story of ...
Feb 26, 2025•10 min•Ep. 49
🎥 Unlock Exclusive Grazing Education – Anytime, Anywhere! Get instant access to 100+ hours of expert-led grazing courses with SGF TV —all for our lowest monthly price ever! New titles added, price stays the same, cancel anytime. 📲 Tap the link to start streaming now! www.stockmangrassfarmer.digital/sgfv-podcast >>> 🎙️ Episode Title: Smart & Special: The Big Picture with Joel Salatin (Part 3) In this episode of The Stockman Grass Farmer Podcast , Joel Salatin wraps up this three-p...
Feb 19, 2025•17 min•Ep. 48
🎥 Unlock Exclusive Grazing Education – Anytime, Anywhere! Get instant access to 100+ hours of expert-led grazing courses with SGF TV —all for our lowest monthly price ever! New titles added, price stays the same, cancel anytime. 📲 Tap the link to start streaming now! www.stockmangrassfarmer.digital/sgfv-podcast >>> 🎙️ Episode Title: Multi-Species Grazing and Fencing By Russ Wilson In this episode, Russ Wilson shares four decades of experience managing a 220-acre adaptive grazing syst...
Feb 12, 2025•9 min•Ep. 47
🎥 Unlock Exclusive Grazing Education – Anytime, Anywhere! Get instant access to 100+ hours of expert-led grazing courses with SGF TV —all for our lowest monthly price ever! New titles added, price stays the same, cancel anytime. 📲 Tap the link to start streaming now! www.stockmangrassfarmer.digital/sgfv-podcast >>> 🎙️ Show Notes: From Farm to Freedom – Legal Support for Small Producers In this episode of Insights from the Pasture , Becky sits down with Alexia from the Farm to Consume...
Feb 05, 2025•36 min•Ep. 46
🎥 Unlock Exclusive Grazing Education – Anytime, Anywhere! Get instant access to 100+ hours of expert-led grazing courses with SGF TV —all for our lowest monthly price ever! New titles added, price stays the same, cancel anytime. 📲 Tap the link to start streaming now! www.stockmangrassfarmer.digital/sgfv-podcast >>> 🎙️ Episode Title: From the Sea to Your Soil: The Power of Fish Fertilizer In this episode of Insights from the Pasture , Becky Szarzynski of Ember Cattle Company sits down...
Jan 29, 2025•33 min•Ep. 45
🎥 Unlock Exclusive Grazing Education – Anytime, Anywhere! Get instant access to 100+ hours of expert-led grazing courses with SGF TV —all for our lowest monthly price ever! New titles added, price stays the same, cancel anytime. 📲 Tap the link to start streaming now! www.stockmangrassfarmer.digital/sgfv-podcast >>> 🎙️ Episode Title : Epigenetics and Regenerative Grazing: The End Result by Allen Williams, Ph.D. In this episode of Regenerative Wisdom , Dr. Alan R. Williams presents a g...
Jan 22, 2025•13 min•Ep. 44
🎥 Unlock Exclusive Grazing Education – Anytime, Anywhere! Get instant access to 100+ hours of expert-led grazing courses with SGF TV —all for our lowest monthly price ever! New titles added, price stays the same, cancel anytime. 📲 Tap the link to start streaming now! www.stockmangrassfarmer.digital/sgfv-podcast >>> 🎙️ Episode Title: Darren Doherty: Designing Your Landscape (Part 4 of 4) In this episode, Darren Doherty wraps up his insightful series on designing landscapes for agricul...
Jan 15, 2025•31 min•Ep. 43
🎥 Unlock Exclusive Grazing Education – Anytime, Anywhere! Get instant access to 100+ hours of expert-led grazing courses with SGF TV —all for our lowest monthly price ever! New titles added, price stays the same, cancel anytime. 📲 Tap the link to start streaming now! www.stockmangrassfarmer.digital/sgfv-podcast >>> 🎙️ Episode Title: Building a Sustainable Grass-Based Ranch with Pharo Cattle Company In this episode, our guest—an expert in cattle genetics and sustainable ranch manageme...
Jan 08, 2025•30 min•Ep. 42
🎥 Unlock Exclusive Grazing Education – Anytime, Anywhere! Get instant access to 100+ hours of expert-led grazing courses with SGF TV —all for our lowest monthly price ever! New titles added, price stays the same, cancel anytime. 📲 Tap the link to start streaming now! www.stockmangrassfarmer.digital/sgfv-podcast >>> 🎙️ Episode Title: Own No Land, No Cattle, No Risk: Why Custom Grazing Works by Steve Kenyon In this episode, Steve Kenyon from Busby, Alberta, shares the innovative busine...
Dec 18, 2024•7 min•Ep. 41
🎥 Unlock Exclusive Grazing Education – Anytime, Anywhere! Get instant access to 100+ hours of expert-led grazing courses with SGF TV —all for our lowest monthly price ever! New titles added, price stays the same, cancel anytime. 📲 Tap the link to start streaming now! www.stockmangrassfarmer.digital/sgfv-podcast >>> 🎙️ Episode Title: Top 10 Myths (& Lies) About Livestock Mineral Supplements by Will Winter 📝 by Will Winter In this enlightening episode of Regenerative Wisdom , sour...
Dec 12, 2024•9 min•Ep. 40
