Growing the Future

Regenerative Agricultural Soil with Lana Shaw

Episode Summary

The soil is a living ecosystem. Learn how to regenerate it.

Episode Notes

In this episode of Growing the Future Podcast, Dan chats with Lana Shaw. Lana is an agronomist, crop researcher who specializes in pulse agronomy. Have you heard about regenerative agricultural soil? Did you know that understanding the soil and changing farming practices can give your soil more longevity? In this episode, Lana answers some key questions to understand the importance of research, science, and technology to take care of our living and most precious soil. Also, stay tuned until the end of the episode where Lana answers questions directly from producers on Twitter.

Get ready to learn:

Why producers should get curious and start caring about research in the agricultural space ( hop on the research train)
Don't understand how you can benefit from all the compiled data and research? Lana explains why it's important to learn from other farmers' trials, mistakes, and results.
Lana's advice on what percentage of land and resources producers should dedicate to research
Why you should care about the current state of your topsoil.
What are some of the things producers can start doing to regenerate their soil to retain profitability and production?
Why producers are reluctant to embrace research and switch to practices that will improve their soil longevity
Why agronomist are not able to provide definitive answers when it comes to agriculture
Soil biology? Producers the soil is a whole ecosystem and adopting practices to maintain all of its parts healthy and balanced is your mission
What are the implications of continuing wholesale of synthetic fertilizer and chemical reduction of diversity?
Why understanding that the soil is a living organism is key to keep its longevity and productivity
What are some of the regenerative practices you should be adopting?
Twitter Lightning Round Q&A

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