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EPISODE · Mar 31, 2026 · 37 MIN

🌾 Around the Fencepost / Episode 7 Brad Evans Cub Creek & Jacob Leach Wet Meadows Seed

from Around the Fencepost · host Jacob Leach

The conversation covers Brad Evans' farming background, transition to sheep farming, challenges in marketing and pricing, pork marketing, grazing cycles, pasture management, farm transformation, fertilizer use, input refusal, biologicals, succession planning, equipment, and temporary fencing. Key takeaways include the impact of multi-species grazing and the role of fertilizers in soil health. The conversation with Brad Evans from Cub Creek Pastures covers the transition to a new approach, balancing purity and practicality, direct marketing and market changes, engaging with customers and social media, future vision for Cub Creek, utilizing Tennessee Ag equipment, advice for young farmers, managing capital and equipment, and changing perceptions and ecological systems.TakeawaysMulti-species grazingImpact of fertilizers on soil health Balancing purity and practicalityThe value of gradual changeChapters00:00 Introduction and Farming Background07:42 Grazing Rotation and Pasture Management14:13 Input Refusal and Soil Management20:09 Equipment and Grazing Operations25:37 Balancing Purity and Practicality32:00 Future Vision for Cub Creek38:37 Changing Perceptions and Ecological Systems

The conversation covers Brad Evans' farming background, transition to sheep farming, challenges in marketing and pricing, pork marketing, grazing cycles, pasture management, farm transformation, fertilizer use, input refusal, biologicals, succession planning, equipment, and temporary fencing. Key takeaways include the impact of multi-species grazing and the role of fertilizers in soil health. The conversation with Brad Evans from Cub Creek Pastures covers the transition to a new approach, balancing purity and practicality, direct marketing and market changes, engaging with customers and social media, future vision for Cub Creek, utilizing Tennessee Ag equipment, advice for young farmers, managing capital and equipment, and changing perceptions and ecological systems.TakeawaysMulti-species grazingImpact of fertilizers on soil health Balancing purity and practicalityThe value of gradual changeChapters00:00 Introduction and Farming Background07:42 Grazing Rotation and Pasture Management14:13 Input Refusal and Soil Management20:09 Equipment and Grazing Operations25:37 Balancing Purity and Practicality32:00 Future Vision for Cub Creek38:37 Changing Perceptions and Ecological Systems

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