From The Soil Up Podcast
From the Soil Up is a podcast about performance in farming, food systems, business, and life. Hosted by Conan Moynihan, it explores what it really takes to build resilient, high-performing systems by getting the fundamentals right from soil health and farm profitability to leadership, mindset, and human health. No trends or dogma. Just honest conversations with farmers, scientists, advisors, and thinkers about what actually works. Because real performance isn’t built on shortcuts. It’s built from the soil up.
From the Soil Up is a podcast about performance in farming, food systems, business, and life. Hosted by Conan Moynihan, it explores what it really takes to build resilient, high-performing systems by getting the fundamentals right from soil health and farm profitability to leadership, mindset, and human health. No trends or dogma. Just honest conversations with farmers, scientists, advisors, and thinkers about what actually works. Because real performance isn’t built on shortcuts. It’s built from the soil up.
Episodes

Friday Apr 26, 2024
Friday Apr 26, 2024
In episode 4 I speak to Silas Hedley Lawrence also known as Grassfed Farmer on Instagram. Silas is FAI’s Farm Manager, overseeing the commercial farming enterprise and coordinating the farm with its research obligations near Oxford.
Silas’ has eight years of experience managing farms regeneratively, with an emphasis on organic year-round grazing systems. With ties to New Zealand through his family dairy farm and kiwi fruit orchards, he maintains an emphasis on lean, profitable farming systems that also deliver on increasing biodiversity and soil health gains.
https://www.instagram.com/grassfed_farmer/?hl=en

Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
In episode 3 I talk with Pablo Gregorini about his research on designing future grazing systems and browsing systems for grasslands and human health as well as dietary variety as opposed to diversity and monotony.
Pablo is the Professor of Livestock Production & Agricultural Systems at Lincoln University, as well as the director of the Lincoln University Pastoral Livestock Production Lab’ and Head of the Lincoln University Centre of Excellence for Designing Future Productive Landscapes.
To contact Pablo directly follow this link:https://researchers.lincoln.ac.nz/pablo.gregorini

Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Ep 2 - Total Grazing with Jim Elizondo Part 2
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
Thursday Mar 14, 2024
In episode 2 we pick up the second half of our chat with Jim Elizondo from Real Wealth Ranching to learn about his Total Grazing Program and what he has observed over his career.
https://www.rwranching.com/

Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Ep1 - Total Grazing with Jamie Elizondo (Part 1)
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
In this first episode I interview Jaime (Jim) Elizondo from Real Wealth Ranching based in Texas to hear about his background and learn more about his Total Grazing Program. My interview with Jaime has been broken into two episodes as he had so much knowledge and value to share.
https://www.rwranching.com/

Monday Mar 04, 2024
Introductory Podcast
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
A short episode to introduce The Force of Nature Podcast, who I am and what it is all about.



