From The Soil Up Podcast

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/ 

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/

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/ 
 

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/ 

In episode 5 I speak with Dr Woody Lane a livestock nutritionist, a forage and grazing specialist, and an author of books From the Feed Trough, Capturing Sunlight 1 and 2.
We discuss his experiences, different types of grazing, the 5 day rule, dinosaur grazing and his books.
 
⁠https://www.woodylane.com/⁠

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 

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 

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/