AgEmerge Podcast 152: The Big Soil Health Event 2024

Guest host David Kleinschmidt joined us at the 2024 Big Soil Health Event in Cedar Falls, IA, where we had the privilege of connecting with some incredible attendees. It was a great event where hundreds of farmers and ranchers from all over the country gathered to learn, share, and encourage each other to continue to adopt soil health strategies. We asked attendees to join us in our “on the road" studio to share their soil health journey. Below is our BSHE podcast guest list showing where they are from and how you can connect: Tony Peirick Tony farms lives in south-central Wisconsin and he’s also the chairman of a farmer-led group in Wisconsin called Dodge County Farmers Healthy Soil, Healthy Water. Tony is also involved in the Fields of Sinsinawa. https://fishersandfarmers.org/groups/dodge-county-farmers-for-healthy-soil-healthy-water/ https://fieldsofsinsinawa.org/ Blake Vince Blake is a fifth-generation farmer from Merlin, Ontario, Canada. Blake will tell you that soil health is the focus of his farm practices. You may have heard Blake speak at other events - his wisdom and perspective on soil health is certainly an encouragement to growers striving to improve their systems. https://www.notill.org/blake-vince https://www.cpm-magazine.co.uk/sustainable-farming/conversations-with-blake-vince-roots-not-iron/ Grant and Dawn Breitkreutz Grant & Dawn operate Stoney Creek Farm near Redwood Falls, MN. They are also the inaugural Minnesota Leopold Conservation Award. You’ve seen them on Farmer’s Footprint and so many other places. Their story offers so much hope and sage advice to other growers. https://sandcountyfoundation.org/news/2024/dawn-and-grant-breitkreutz-receive-minnesota-leopold-conservation-award https://www.mnsoilhealth.org/mentors/dawn-and-grant-breitkreutz/ https://farmersfootprint.us/grant-and-dawn-breitkreutz/ Phil Smith Phil farms in Minnesota and has a great story of adopting a regenerative system on his farm and encourages growers to know it’s never too late to start! Adam Chappell Adam is from Cotton Plant, Arkansas. They grow about 2,500 acres of, corn, soybeans, rice, and occasionally cotton. You've probably seen Adam on YouTube and other avenues as he has been very transparent of their soil health journey and practices. https://farmersfootprint.us/adam-chappell/ Got questions you want answered? Send them our way and we’ll do our best to research and find answers. Know someone you think would be great on the AgEmerge stage or podcast? Send your questions or suggestions to [e-mail] we’d love to hear from you.