E145 Joe Stanley: How Farmers Can Actually Save the Planet

Joe Stanley has spent his life on the land, but this conversation isn’t about nostalgia. It’s about the brutal, beautiful, and misunderstood reality of modern farming.A farmer, writer, and NFU environmental representative, Joe joins Rich Stockdale PhD to dismantle the myths about what it means to feed the nation while fighting climate change. From soil carbon and silvopasture to biochar and bureaucracy, he lays out the uncomfortable truth: the people growing our food are being asked to fix the planet without the training, funding, or time to do it.Together they dive into the politics of sustainability, the pressure on farmers to become carbon accountants, and why the future of food security depends on honest conversations — not headlines.This is farming without filters. Policy without spin. Hope without naivety.