The Force of Nature Podcast

Ep13 - Farmers as Carbon Sequestration Superheroes with Siobhan Griffin

Siobhan Griffin has managed and owned farms for 30 years in New York State and Vermont where she delved into organic and holistic regenerative management of dairy cattle and finishing beef. With the goal of producing healthy food for families, she built a solar powered cheese plant on her farm and learned quickly that healthy cows on healthy, diverse grassland supported the best tasting cheese and meat.  She relocated to New Zealand in 2017 and now lives at Ridgepark Farm with her partner and 4200 ewes on 400 hectares. She plans to spend the next chapter of her life keeping pastoral farmers on the land by helping them be more profitable and teaching them how to use their livestock to heal the land and build carbon in the soil as grazing coach.
https://www.nextlevelgrazing.com/

Ep12 - The Soil Carbon Opportunity for NZ Farmers with Verdi

In this episode I have the pleasure of speaking with two of the founders of Verdi, Nic Conland and Jason Cruise. Verdi provides New Zealand farmers the opportunity to improve soil health and earn income through soil carbon credits. We cover the importance of soil carbon, their verification process, the opportunity for NZ farmers and the country and a whole lot more.
https://verdi.nz/

Ep11 - Understanding NLP and Mindset in Farming with Andrew Savage

Andrew Savage is today's guest on the podcast who has created Savage Rural Consulting to help agribusinesses simplify and optimise their business and goals. The conversation covers a wide range of topics, including farming experiences, agribusiness consulting, NLP, money mindset, and the challenges faced by farmers. We discussed the impact of values, beliefs, and biases on decision-making and the importance of recognizing and addressing these factors.
https://savageruralbusiness.com/ 

Ep 10 - The Power of Making Decisions (Solo Podcast)

For episode 10, I decided to celebrate my first year in business by recording a podcast sharing a bit of insight into what I have learnt or aim learning as a business owner and how that applies to agricultural businesses. 
I discuss the importance of making decisions, embracing failure as a learning opportunity, responding rather than reacting to situations, and investing in personal development.
 

Ep 9 - Utilizing young dairy beef can create low-carbon, high-value beef market products with Daniel Carson

In this episode I talk to the creator of the Miti Beef Bar and founder of Alps to Ocean Foods, Daniel Carson. Daniel explains the concept behind Alps to Ocean Foods, which focuses on utilizing young dairy beef to create a low-carbon, high-value meat snack and protein bar. He highlights the opportunities for scale and innovation in the manufacturing beef market and the potential benefits for farmers and the environment and the potential for New Zealand to capture more value in the meat snacks market.
Contact Daniel here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-carson-1670451aa/ https://miti.nz/ 

Ep 8 - Empowering Farmers to Govern Their Data with Tim Gieseke

In episode 8 I speak with Tim Gieseke EcoCommerce company in Minnesota, USA. Tim discusses the concept of eco-commerce and the Natural Capital Unit (NCU) as a way to account for ecosystem services in agriculture. He emphasizes the need for a singular accounting system that allows farmers to govern their own data and integrate it with market demands. Giesicki proposes the NCU as a geospatial bushel basket for the 21st century, providing a standardized unit for measuring natural capital. He also highlights the importance of including all landscapes, including oceans and parking lots, in the accounting system. The biggest challenge in the agricultural industry is the lack of a coherent and accountable accounting system. The conversation explores the need for an accounting system that encompasses all aspects of the ecosystem, not just carbon. The Natural Capital Unit (NCU) is proposed as a solution to account for the value of different natural resources and ecosystem services. The NCU can be used to create markets that incentivize sustainable practices and reward farmers for their environmental stewardship. The conversation also touches on the importance of governance in implementing such a system and the potential for cryptocurrencies to play a role in the future of the agricultural industry.
 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-gieseke-215392239/

Ep 7 - Innovative Farmers: Challenging Tradition and Finding Success with John King

In episode 7 I speak with John King from Succession. John is a certified Holistic Management® educator who travels throughout New Zealand to talk with and teach groups and individuals to manage holistically and tap into regenerative farming techniques. 
John has also written a book "Curiosity" about real experiences of farmers confronted and confused by outcomes of their actions and decisions and what they did to bring things back on track while challenging conventional beliefs about farming, business and resource management.
https://succession.co.nz/?file=home-page 
 
Johns Book: https://www.facebook.com/people/Curiosity-Farmers-Discovering-What-Works/100090138104100/ 
 

Ep 6 - Mastering Your Mind and Making Conscious Choices with Sarah Robb

In episode 6 I speak with Sarah Robb from Spring with Sarah. Sarah is a certified coach, NLP Master Practitioner, speaker and author. She helps her clients retrain the brain and breakthrough beliefs and patterns that keep them stuck.
https://springwithsarah.com/  https://www.instagram.com/springwithsarah/