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Roots + Ruminants — 95 episodes

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An intro to the RANCH Act, plus Jared’s twin calves experiment

2

Summer Snapshot

3

Mexico & Market Talk

4

Spring State of Mind

5

Less Fence, More Grazing with Ryan Gravenhof

6

Markets, Meat, and Warmer Weather

7

Building a Successful Herd with Garrett Masat

8

Fueling the Herd Through Winter

9

2026 Predictions

10

Fall Roundup

11

Snakes & Seed with Reed Feller

12

James Holz Returns: Banter and the Big Beautiful Bill

13

Forage for the Future with John Holman

14

Feeding Roots to Ruminants with Justin Pettit

15

Cattle Market Chit-Chat with Rich Blair

16

Grass-based Dairying with Alexandre Farms

17

Spring Catch-Up: 2025

18

The Story of the Stockyards with Doug Crowell

19

Ranching from Ground Zero with Jay Algiere

20

Diverse Crop Rotations: Not Such a Steep Mountain to Climb

21

Live from Commodity Classic 2025

22

Farming & Wakeboarding with Quentin Connealy

23

Drones, Cattle, and Farm Opportunities with Cole Sonne from Sonne Farms

24

Bale Grazing, Wagyu Beef, & YouTube Channels with Matt Feldhaus from Ranching Sodak

25

2025 Predictions

26

The Chicken Nugget Challenge, Shark Soup, and the Meat Industry

27

The Future of Farming and the Food Industry

28

Lessons learned from fighter pilot turned farmer Karl Palmberg

29

Swath Grazing 101 with Jolene Noble

30

A deep dive into beef genetics with Ohlde Cattle Company

31

Back to Bison Production with Kadyn Nolz

32

Ag Policy and Fall Debrief with Jared and Justin

33

Grass, Cows & Money with Will Harris

34

Covering crop rotations and the cattle industry with Craig Bieber

35

Fun Facts about Millet (and lots of other forage crops)

36

Mississippi hogs, hooves, and honeybees with Rob Dowdle

37

Bison production and (temporarily) quitting farming with Dodge Slead

38

Answering all your forage and cover crop questions at the Renovo Rally plot day

39

Spring Catch-Up

40

Christof Just: Believing in the system that built our topsoil

41

Graeme Finn: Sustainable Agriculture or Survival Agriculture?

42

Herbivory | Ducks Unlimited at Commodity Classic

43

LIVE From Commodity Classic 2024

44

Jared Luhman of the Herd Quitter podcast on diversification, carbon movements, and quitting the herd

45

AJ Munger of Eagle Pass Ranch on staying relevant through six generations, calving in May, and thinking differently

46

Van Mansheim on using crop diversity to increase water infiltration, decrease equipment needs, and improve livestock quality

47

2024 Predictions

48

The Stock Cropper | Zack Smith on rural communities, autonomous grazing, and adapting agriculture

49

Lynn Fahrmeier on Cover Crops, Solar Farms, and Katahdin Sheep

50

All things forage with Sara Bauder of SDSU Extension

51

Added Income for Farms and Ranches

52

Steven Bennett on brassica breeding, New Zealand agriculture, and a brassica-only graze it, harvest it, rent it

53

And the award for the most creative graze it, harvest it, or rent it scenario goes to...

54

Farm to Fork with Walker Farms

55

LIVE from World Dairy Expo

56

Rye hybrids, rye cover crops, and rye whiskey

57

Spray it, spread it, or hit the eject seat with Wilde Air

58

Brian Fruechte on improving yield with compost tea

59

Silage harvest, state fair, and graze it | harvest it | rent it

60

Racey Padilla on Triticale Breeding

61

Exciting Announcement | Renovo Seed

62

Roy Thompson | A soil + gut health transformation

63

Jared's TEDx Talk | Circular Systems

64

Growing potatoes for McDonalds in the Netherlands

65

Carolyn King | Big Impacts from Small Changes

66

LIVE From Commodity Classic

67

Ilse Kohler-Rollefson | Traditional Herding and Grazing

68

Dale Strickler | Modern Agriculture: How We Got Here

69

2023 Predictions

70

The In's and Out's of a Diversified Crop & Livestock Operation

71

New Income Sources for Farmers

72

Craig Moss | Make It Last for the Long Term

73

Ian & Richard Cunningham | Pick a Spot & Give It a Shot

74

Jim Wulf | Grazing Cattle for Profit in Minnesota

75

David Bruene | Cows: Mother Nature's Eraser

76

Special Episode | Joe Reints - Prevent Plant Facts for You

77

Ruminations with Justin + Jared | Ep. 3

78

Ben Culver | Is Rye Bread the New IPA?

79

Ruminations with Justin + Jared | Ep. 2

80

Allen Deutz | Roots, Ruminants, and Monogastrics

81

Mike Velde | Growing with the Alfalfa Industry One Cut at a Time

82

Shawn Freeland | Regenerative Ag With a Side of Pasture Pork

83

Special Episode | South Dakota Farm and Ranch Conference

84

Clay Conry | Working Cows Podcast

85

Jim Faulstich | Cows, Crops, + Changing Times

86

Brian + Jamie Johnson | Sowing Seeds + Reaping Values

87

Ruminations with Justin + Jared | Ep. 1

88

Sterling Eschenbaum | Leasing Bulls and Keeping Tradition

89

Ben Dwire | The Johnny Appleseed of Red Clover

90

Special Episode | Laura Wood Peterson + Vivian Georgalas

91

Britton Blair | Virtual Fencing and Leasing Cattle: Which is the Future of the Industry?

92

Joel Reagan | Growing Grasses for Gains

93

Jason Schley | Taking Community, Livestock and Soil Health to the Next Level

94

Luke Perman | Ranch Management, the Craft Beer of the Beef Industry

95

James Holz | Comfort, Support and Nutrition for Cattle