Soil Talks™ Podcast
By: Brandon Kail
Language: en
Categories: Science, Earth
Soil Talks™ Podcast cuts through the slogans and gets straight to decisions that matter. Each week, we sit down with producers, agronomists, researchers, and product builders shaping the next decade of agriculture. We go beyond theory into timing, placement, risk, and verification. So you hear exactly how people are solving tough problems: compaction that returns, salinity and sodicity, nutrient “access vs. supply,” microbe persistence, drought-time irrigation tactics, and when it’s safe to pull inputs back without risking the crop.You won’t hear hype. You’ll listen to what worked, where it stalled, and the single change that restarted progress...
Episodes
The Farm Debt Trap: Why Regenerative Ag Must Pencil Out
Jan 09, 2026Regenerative agriculture only works when the economics are in place.
In this episode of Soil Talks™ Podcast, we sit down with Taylor Henry, CEO of Acres U.S.A., to discuss the aspect of regenerative farming that many people tend to overlook: finances, debt, and decision-making.
Taylor shares his unconventional journey from law enforcement into agriculture and breaks down why regenerative systems often fail, not because the biology is wrong, but because the economic model is misunderstood.
This conversation goes beyond soil...
Duration: 01:10:09Biology Wasn’t Optional: How Betteravia Farms Reduced Nitrogen
Jan 02, 2026In this episode of the Soil Talks™ Podcast, we sit down with Josue Diaz (Betteravia Farms / BoniPak Produce) and Dr. Christopher Height to unpack what actually happens when a large-scale operation transitions from conventional inputs to biological systems, under real-world pressure.
This isn’t a conversation about ideology.
And it’s not “biology vs fertilizer.”
It’s a conversation about constraints.
• Increasing regulatory pressure on nitrogen
• Water scarcity and efficiency
• Input volatility
• Yield protection under stress
• And the reality that soil heal...
Soil Talks™ Podcast: How to Build Crop Resilience (N-Efficiency, Silica, Real-World Bio)
Dec 26, 2025Can biology really pay? Dr. Curt Livesay (Alchemy BioScience, Dynamite Ag) breaks down the data behind crop stress mitigation with silica, nitrogen efficiency, and post-harvest nutrient removal testing. We dig into nutritional density trends, ROI, manure’s real value, and how to separate useful biologicals from marketing—using independent testing and fieldproof.
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What you’ll learn
• Why silica matters for stress...
PhycoTerra's Microalgae vs Traditional Amendments: The Results Are Clear
Dec 22, 2025Microalgae, Microbes & Measurable Gains with Cassidy Million, VP Ag Sciences @ PhycoTerra®
What this episode delivers: a clear, field-ready look at how photosynthetically-derived microalgae feed native microbes, improve aggregation, and lift yield without overhauling your program. We separate myth from mechanism, show where microalgae fit in the regen stack, and outline how to verify results fast.
Guest: Cassidy Million, M.S. (Plant Pathology), VP of Ag Sciences at PhycoTerra®. Cassidy translates peer-reviewed biology into practical agronomy: microbial activation, carbon flow, water handling, an...
Duration: 00:42:01Soil Talks™ Podcast with Joel Leman GM of Ballantine Farms , CO
Dec 19, 2025What does it actually look like to take a conventional, hay-focused operation and turn it into a resilient, biology-led system in one season? In this episode, Brandon sits down with Joel Leman, GM of Ballantine Farms (Durango, Colorado), to unpack the full transition: rotational/mob grazing in arid conditions, using goats to knock out thistle without herbicides, deploying virtual fencing (GPS collars) to increase stock density, and partnering with RMBA to add biology only when habitat is ready.
Duration: 00:38:36