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This is series of conversations discussing global food sustainability with guests who bring a deep understanding of the environmental and cultural challenges facing our society and creative ideas on how to address them.

  1. Artificial intelligence is neither artificial nor intelligent? with Aidan Connolly

    5 NOV

    Artificial intelligence is neither artificial nor intelligent? with Aidan Connolly

    Our food systems are orders of magnitude more complex than other sectors of our economy so how can tools such as Artificial intelligence help farmers across the world make better decisions to improve the sustainability and productivity of our food systems.Today we are joined by Aidan Connolly a animal agtech entrepreneur, investor, and author of The Future of Agriculture who has spend his career working on agricultural innovation. Send us a text

    58 min
  2. Biosecurity with Andy Sheppard CSIRO

    28 OCT

    Biosecurity with Andy Sheppard CSIRO

    Today Ash Cloud is partnering with CSIRO to bring you Andy Sheppard, the Chief Research Scientist Biosecurity at CSIRO where he leads efforts to protect Australia, it’s neighbours, and trading partners from plant, animal and human pests and disease threats. Building local and global partnerships to understand the biology of the threats across their native and invaded range so intervention opportnities can be implemented is a key part of his work. Andy is also the Co-Executive Director o...

    1h 2m
  3. Climate change and national security with Sherri Goodman - International Military Council on Climate & Security

    17 OCT

    Climate change and national security with Sherri Goodman - International Military Council on Climate & Security

    The US military has recognized climate change as a national security threat for decades our guest today, Sherri Goodman, has been credited with educating a generation of US military officers and government officials about the complex interactions between climate change and national security. She is Secretary General of the International Military Council on Climate & Security and the author of Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership, and the Fight for Global Security. I...

    50 min
  4. Climate related violence, a messy marriage of climate stress and poor governance with Peter Schwartzstein Environmental Journalist

    24 SEPT

    Climate related violence, a messy marriage of climate stress and poor governance with Peter Schwartzstein Environmental Journalist

    The intersection between climate change and armed conflict is complex. For those who have not witnessed the difference between the devestation and social upheaval that results from war compared with any other form of social upheaval it is almost impossible to explain. This is why I see great importance in further understanding these intersections. Climate related violence is a messy marriage of climate stress and poor governance.ISIS profited from collapsing agricultural positions to bolster ...

    49 min
  5. How the livestock methane conversation has evolved with Frank Mitloehner UC Davis

    19 SEPT

    How the livestock methane conversation has evolved with Frank Mitloehner UC Davis

    Depending on who you speak with cattle can be vital to the sustainability of our food systems and our ability to provide health nutrition to humanity or they can be one of the largest sources of climate pollution. The culprit in this debate is methane, especially enteric methane emissions that is derived from the foregut of all ruminants including cattle. Frank Mitloehner is the Director of the UC Davis Clear Center that researches the intersection of animal agriculture and the environment an...

    42 min
  6. Regenerative ranching with Rich Bradbury

    13 SEPT

    Regenerative ranching with Rich Bradbury

    Regenerative ranching has recently gained traction across the main stream media but the idea of using livestock to mimic nature and managing a landscape holistically was largely led by Allan Savory from the 1980s. Rich Bradbury' parents attended the Savory Institute in the 1980's which was when he was first exposed to the holistic approach that Allan Savory brings to ranching. I recently caught up with Rich to hear how this has impacted his thinking and the way he manages his...

    55 min
  7. Nitrogen 2.0 with Eric Davidson University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and Spark Climate Solutions, and Charles Brooke from Spark Climate Solutions

    30 AUG

    Nitrogen 2.0 with Eric Davidson University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science and Spark Climate Solutions, and Charles Brooke from Spark Climate Solutions

    Nitrogen is absolutely essential for all forms of life, plants, animals and microbes. Nitrogen is the basis for making amino acids, and amino acids are the basis for making proteins, enzymes. The historic nitrogen system was balanced and based on microbial activity transforming atmospheric nitrogen into soluble forms usable by plants and microbes. Eric Davidson's has been working to transform our food systems through better understanding terrestrial nutrient cycling, cycling, greenhouse gas e...

    1h 5m
  8. Tripling the impact of methane reducing feed additives with decentralized AI with Yaniv Altshuler MIT and Metha AI

    6 AUG

    Tripling the impact of methane reducing feed additives with decentralized AI with Yaniv Altshuler MIT and Metha AI

    The efficacy of methane reducing feed additives constantly varies between cows and herds because the rumen microbiome is constantly changing. Certain feed additives that worked really well at that one given her may stop working, or the other way around. Feed additives that were not working can become effective. Using AI based on the genome sequences within the microbiome so that the right additive is used at the right time can triple the impact of feed additives. Yaniv Altshuler has been work...

    42 min
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This is series of conversations discussing global food sustainability with guests who bring a deep understanding of the environmental and cultural challenges facing our society and creative ideas on how to address them.

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  • Creator
    Ash Sweeting
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    51
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2024 ASH CLOUD
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