58 episodes

Welcome to Roots + Ruminants, your podcast for creative and innovative use of farm pasture and rangeland. We're going back to the basics of raising and grazing livestock to growing your own forage. Join us as our hosts Jared Knock and Justin Fruechte visit with special guests to explore practical land use.

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    • 5.0 • 27 Ratings

Welcome to Roots + Ruminants, your podcast for creative and innovative use of farm pasture and rangeland. We're going back to the basics of raising and grazing livestock to growing your own forage. Join us as our hosts Jared Knock and Justin Fruechte visit with special guests to explore practical land use.

    Answering all your forage and cover crop questions at the Renovo Rally plot day

    Answering all your forage and cover crop questions at the Renovo Rally plot day

    All your questions will be answered on July 2nd at the Renovo Rally plot day in Brookings, South Dakota. The event will feature sessions on incentive programs, product info, breakthrough crop strategies, and more. And of course, there will be plot tours, warehouse tours, and a great meal. Get all the details and register to attend at www.renovoseed.com/plot/.

    • 37 min
    Spring Catch-Up

    Spring Catch-Up

    No guest this week, there are too many spring things to catch up on! Jared and Justin are filling us all in on where their own operations sit this spring, what they're hearing from other farmers and ranchers, and how they prioritize when everything needs to be done at once. Just two farmer friends chatting about everyday farm things - what more could you want?

    • 44 min
    Christof Just: Believing in the system that built our topsoil

    Christof Just: Believing in the system that built our topsoil

    “We're believing in a system that's been here for millennia. We’re just trying to learn some lessons from natural systems that have always been here, and that built the topsoil we're farming now.” Mic drop. Christof Just shifted his operation in 2019 when a heavy prevent plant year changed his plans. Tune in for his insight on what he’s learned, what he’s trying next, and why he thinks we can all learn from the past.

    • 1 hr 8 min
    Graeme Finn: Sustainable Agriculture or Survival Agriculture?

    Graeme Finn: Sustainable Agriculture or Survival Agriculture?

    Graeme Finn is an Australian native who brought his extensive agriculture knowledge and livestock background to Canadian agriculture. He is a huge proponent for year-round grazing, but he questions whether practices like this are considered sustainable agriculture, or simply survival agriculture? Tune in!

    • 1 hr 6 min
    Herbivory | Ducks Unlimited at Commodity Classic

    Herbivory | Ducks Unlimited at Commodity Classic

    "At what point do the ducks become limited?" - a real question asked by our hosts on this episode. Spoiler alert: never. Ducks Unlimited joined Roots + Ruminants at Commodity Classic to talk through their mission, incentive programs available in the ag space, and to enlighten Jared with a new word - herbivory. Tune in! You won't want to miss this lighthearted episode.

    • 35 min
    LIVE From Commodity Classic 2024

    LIVE From Commodity Classic 2024

    We're live at Commodity Classic 2024! Jared and Justin chat with four guests from the show - a Tennessee farmer, a Kansas farmer, a national sorghum board member, and a soil and water conservation employee. This lively episode gives a quick view of all facets of ag across the country.

    • 47 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
27 Ratings

27 Ratings

aaron57248 ,

Graeme Finn

I really enjoyed the last episode with Australian-Canadian Graeme Finn. He’s might be one of the most interesting guests you’ve had. I can’t wait to hear him again after he returns from Mongolia.

Will from MI ,

Always thought engaging

Be interested to hear more about the rye grazing in the spring.

Interesting to hear about the different forages and how they can fit into different scenarios. Would be interesting to hear more about Cactus Feeders and what they are doing with forage grazing on irrigated pivots

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