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e30. Matt Sparacio - From Teaching to Farming

FromGrazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag

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Jun 9, 2021

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Show notes available at https://grazinggrass.com/episodes/30

Released:

Jun 9, 2021

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Helping grass farmers learn from grass farmers. Topics include rotational grazing, multi-species grazing and discussion about grazing systems. Each episode features a different guest.

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e6. Grazing Goats on Leased Land: Ben Habig of Habig Livestock discusses an innovative approach to obtaining land for grazing goats as well as management of his goats. by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
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e11. Raising Hogs in the Woods While Grazing Grass with a Flerd: Scott Hauck of Sacred Song Farm discusses the rotational grazing of pigs, cattle, sheep, and chickens. We discuss raising hogs in the woods as well as breeds and management. Among the topics covered are flerds, leasing land and Katahdin hair sheep. by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
38 min listen
e15. Cold Turkey for Regenerative Agriculture: With deep roots for a first generation regenerative agriculturist, August Horstmann went cold turkey on old practices as he implement regenerative practices. It hasn't been a easy journey as each success was met with wrong steps. However, he is noticing by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
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e8. Grazing and Milking Water Buffalo in Colorado: Jose of Rocking TT Bar discusses his journey of grazing grass with Water Buffalo. We talk Water Buffalo management, milking, and beef. Jose utilizes a mobile milking area and uses it to improve his pastures. by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
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e1. Introducing the Grazing Grass Podcast and Myself: An introduction to the Grazing Grass Podcast and myself. This episode answers why am I starting this podcast and the plans for it followed by information about my farm. by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
21 min listen
e4. 30 Years of Grazing Grass with Sheep: In this episode, we interview Bill Fosher of Edgefield Farm. Bill has over 30 years of experience grazing sheep and shares about his operation. You can find out more about Edgefield Farm at https://edgefieldsheep.com and http://www.nhacd.net. Bill encour by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
46 min listen
e7. Peri-urban Grass Farming with Dual Purpose Livestock: John Lakey of Lakey Farm in Australia talks about how they are converting CO2 into soil carbon by regenerative farming and their plans for the future. by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
40 min listen
e24. Austin Troyer - Low input Ranching: In this episode of The Grazing Grass Podcast, Cal talks with Austin Troyer of Crossroads Land and Livestock. Austin, Maggie, and Harrison Troyer are first generation farmers making a living doing what they love. They strive to produce high quality livesto by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
50 min listen
e23. Loyd Borntrager - Grassfed Dutch Belted Dairy: In this episode of The Grazing Grass Podcast, Cal talks with Loyd Borntrager of Borntrager Dairy about transitioning from a conventional dairy to a grass-fed dairy, utilizing Dutch Belted cows and pastured rabbits. He is a second-generation dairy farmer a by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
52 min listen
e16. Transition of a Multigenerational Farm to Regenerative Agriculture: Ryan Keeling of Keeling Farm in north central Kansas joins me on the Grazing Grass podcast to discuss his journey into regenerative agriculture since discovering Greg Judy. Their farm has been in the family for generations but only stated their regenerat by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
41 min listen
e58. Grazing on the Wild Side with Christina Traeger by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
43 min listen
e3. Cow-calf Operation utilizing Rotational Grazing: Ben Hepler of Hepler Beef describes his beef operation. by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
38 min listen
e5. Holistic Journey with Multiple Livestock Species: In this episode, Cal talks with Eli Mack of Mack Farms. Eli grazes a variety of livestock and poultry while building his holistic management knowledge. by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
44 min listen
e17. Daniel Griffith - Wild Like Flowers: This episode features an interview with Daniel Griffith of Timshel Wildland. We discuss his journey to holistic management and the happenings on Timshel Wildland. Then we dive into his forthcoming book Wild Like Flowers.⠀ by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
65 min listen
e9. Grazing 500 Paddocks in a Semi-Arid Environment: Jeffers Cattle Company grazes Angus cows in Mexico. Marcos Jeffers joins us to discuss their regenerative approach to their semi-arid environment and how they've reacted to having a drought this year. Also, Marcos explains how he manages his records for by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
32 min listen
e30. Matt Sparacio - From Teaching to Farming: In this episode of The Grazing Grass Podcast, Cal talks with Matt Sparacio of Cove Creek Farm. Cove Creek Farm specializes in premium-quality GMO free, pasture-raised pork, GMO free eggs, and grassfed, grass-finished beef. For the Overgrazing Section, w by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
61 min listen
e25. Ronel Visser - Cow-Share Dairy and Other Livestock in Tennessee: In this episode of The Grazing Grass podcast, Cal talks with Ronel Visser of Zebulon Heritage Farm. Ronel provides fresh raw A2A2 milk from Jersey cows through a cow-share program. Their cows are primarily grass fed and are pastured 24/7. In addition to by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
35 min listen
e12. Swales, Trees, and Livestock in the High Desert of Colorado: On today’s interview, we have Jake Takiff. Jake and his family operates Cedar Springs Farm where they are utilizing rotational grazing and regenerative practices to promote healthy soils and ecosystems. On today’s episode we discuss swales, trees, cattl by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
41 min listen
e10. Making More with 2 Cows than 100 Cows: Jay and Michelle operate Spirited Rose Farm in Eastern Washington. On their small farm, they demonstrate you can use regenerative practices no matter your farm size. by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
39 min listen
e22. Logan Karcher - Raising Healthy Livestock and Building Healthy Soils: In this episode of The Grazing Grass Podcast, Cal talks with Logan Karcher of Burnt Hill Cattle Company about getting started with beef cattle and hair sheep. The cattle and sheep on The Hill are raised antibiotic and hormone free with minimum inputs usin by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
62 min listen
e21. Daniel Rose - You Can Farm to a Diversified Ranch: In this episode of The Grazing Grass Podcast, Cal talks with Daniel Rose of Grassroots Ranch about his journey from the city to his farm. He didn't grow up on a farm, but he found his passion on a farm. Daniel, with his wife runs the Grassroot Ranch Farm by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
52 min listen
e2. Multiple Species Grass-Finished for Direct Marketing: In this episode, we talk with Jonathan Kilpatrick of Bent Tree Farms about their operation and grass management. by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
31 min listen
e44. Getting Started on Ten Acres with Calahan Maynard: In this episode of The Grazing Grass Podcast, Cal talks with Calahan Maynard! Calahan and his family are new to raising grass finished beef. They have ten acres and have purchased a few calves. We discuss getting started, rotational grazing, and other by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
82 min listen
e26. Travis Ellis - From Wool Sheep to St. Croix Sheep: In this episode of The Grazing Grass podcast, Cal talks with Travis Ellis of Ellis Sheep Company. Travis started with wool sheep in high school but is raising St. Croix breeding stock now. The OverGrazing Section focuses on perimeter and interior fencing by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
50 min listen
e13. Multiple Ranches in Multiple Countries: Jim Elizondo of Real Wealth Ranching discusses his ranches in Mexico and United States. Jim has over 30 years experience regenerating land. by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
37 min listen
e19. Will Harris - Five Species of Livestock for Meat Production: As a fourth-generation cattleman, Will Harris, manages the land that his great-grandfather settled in 1866. White Oak Pastures raises ten species of livestock and poultry. For this episode we discuss the five species used for red meat production as wel by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
39 min listen
e39. The Foggy Bottoms Boys Story: In this episode of The Grazing Grass Podcast, Cal talks with Thomas & Cody Nicholson Stratton of Foggy Bottoms Boys! Another must listen episode! We talk their journey and what they are doing now with a dive into fiber production for the Overgrazing Secti by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
86 min listen
e33. Alex Bates - Chickens, Turkeys, and Wool Sheep, Oh My: In this episode of The Grazing Grass Podcast, Cal talks with Alex Bates of Chapel Ford Farm. We discuss brooding chicks for others, pastured poultry, pastured turkeys and wool sheep. For the Overgrazing Section, we discuss how his off-the-farm job makes by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
57 min listen
e18. Austin Unruh - Silvopasture for Graziers: Austin Unruh discusses the Silvopasture for graziers including why you would want to add trees and how to start. by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
61 min listen
e48. Overcoming Challenges in Regenerative Agriculture: Christian Carreon's Story by Grazing Grass Podcast : Sharing Stories of Regenerative Ag
46 min listen

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e30. Matt Sparacio - From Teaching to Farming

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Titles in the series (100)

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