Best Lancaster Farming Podcasts (2024)

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Seed to Sovereignty: Voices from Lower Sioux 1:08:25

1d ago1:08:25

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MORTON, Minn. — The Lower Sioux Indian Community celebrated the opening of its new hemp-processing facility with a full day of hemp education and demonstrations on September 5, 2024. This processing plant brings the tribe one step closer to what it calls “Seed to Sovereignty,“ where the tribe creates its own supply chain: growing the hemp to be pro…

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The massive potential of marine permaculture, with Brian Von Herzen 1:00:30

4h ago1:00:30

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Continuing today with this ongoing series on waterway regeneration and a deep dive into marine ecosystems, I had the pleasure of speaking with Brian Von Herzen. Brian is an ocean scientist, engineer and entrepreneur, though much of his career has been in Silicon Valley where he developed innovative technical solutions for companies like Pixar, Dolb…

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Diving deep into ocean farming, with Joost Wouters 45:29

7d ago45:29

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Today I want to continue with a deeper dive into the topic of water, literally, by going to the furthest point downstream, where terrestrial water enters the ocean. Marine ecosystems are much less understood by the general public for a variety of reasons, but our actions on land have a direct effect on the health of our oceans too. Luckily there ar…

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Lancaster County Hemp Circuit, Part Two 51:45

8d ago51:45

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This week's podcast is Part Two of our Lancaster County Hemp Circuit Coverage. Editor's note: Hey there, it's me Eric. I'm traveling this week to Minnesota for the Field Day at the Lower Sioux Indian Reservation, so in order to get the podcast out to you in a timely manner, I gave the transcript of the audio to my ChatGPT buddy and asked for a brea…

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S2E8: Visit to Becker Farms! 41:42

11d ago41:42

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Join us this episode as we close out Summer memories and begin to transition into Fall with a friendly visit at our local apple orchard! Marnie and Bethany speak with the owner of Becker Farms in Gasport, NY and catch a glimpse of their operations and why they have been so successful for the past 130 years!…

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Why regenerating our oceans makes both public health and economic sense, with Dr. Enric Sala 57:36

14d ago57:36

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While the climate change narrative has mostly focused on the concentration of CO2 and other greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere since the industrial revolution, we’ve ignored the essential role that the water cycle plays in regulating global temperatures. In this series I’ll be speaking to an incredible list of scientists, farmers, and restorationi…

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Pennsylvania Hemp Shines Bright in the Spotlight 51:33

15d ago51:33

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This week on the Hemp Podcast we bring you Part One of our coverage of the Lancaster County Hemp Circuit, a two-day, four-farm hemp event that shone a bright light on hemp in Pennsylvania and attracted attendees from all over the U.S. and a few foreign countries. On Part One of our Hemp Circuit coverage on the podcast, we hear from a handful of out…

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Regenerative earthworks for water retention landscapes, with Douglas Barnes 1:04:52

21d ago1:04:52

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My guest today is here to demystify one of the aspects of permaculture design that I hear the most questions about, but also one of the issues that I see folks most entrenched in their viewpoints about. I’m talking about earthworks; one of the first aspects that people implement and the most permanent change made in a landscape. Today I’ve got Doug…

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The permaculture guide to earth surgery, with David “Doc Spice” Spicer 49:16

28d ago49:16

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I spoke with David Spicer, affectionately known as Doc Spice, an accomplished permaculture designer who has specialized in earthworks installation. Having taught and worked on various projects extensively within Australia and internationally, in places such as Morocco, Jordan, Palestine and New Caledonia, Doc has worked in a broad array of differen…

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Hemp-It: How a French Seed Propagator Meets the Demands of a Growing Industry 1:00:46

29d ago1:00:46

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In this week’s episode of the Industrial Hemp Podcast, Lancaster Farming talks with Jean-Eric Ponthou from Hemp-It and Robin Destiche from KonopiUS. Ponthou is the manager of sales and development at Hemp-It, a French company established in 1965 that produces certified industrial hemp seeds. “It’s the only company in France producing certified indu…

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The essentials of rainwater harvesting, with Rob Avis 46:45

1M ago46:45

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In keeping with the theme of water regeneration this month I spoke to Rob Avis, the co-author along with Michelle Avis of their book in the New Society Essentials series called Rain Water Harvesting. Rob and Michelle founded Verge Permaculture, an award-winning design, consulting and education company in Calgary, Alberta after years of internationa…

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Lower Sioux Host Field Day September 5, plus AAFCO Votes on Hemp Seed Meal 55:50

1M ago55:50

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Our guest this week is Danny Desjarlais, head builder for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Morton Minnesota, where the tribe is undertaking one of the most ambitious hempcrete building projects in the country. Desjarlais said his community is has been experiencing a housing crisis. No so much homelessness, he said, but overcrowding—extended fami…

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Lancaster County Hemp Circuit: Four Hemp Farms in One Event 52:04

2M ago52:04

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On this week’s Industrial Hemp Podcast, we talk to the organizers of the Lancaster County Hemp Circuit: Sarah Mitchell, Steve Groff and Alyssa Collins. The circuit, an event centered on growing and processing industrial hemp in Pennsylvania, is scheduled Aug. 20-21. “It’s called the circuit because we actually have four different sites and they’re …

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Special Message 5:51

2M ago5:51

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Hey there. I made a mistake on this week's episode, so if you hear something weird on the show, go back and downloaded it again. I fixed the issue and uploaded the new file. Thanks! -ericBy Eric Hurlock

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How to plant the rain in drylands and beyond, with Brad Lancaster 1:01:06

2M ago1:01:06

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If at any point you’ve been interested in water harvesting in dryland contexts, it’s almost impossible that you’ve missed Brad Lancaster’s work. His pioneering activities and projects in Tucson, AZ have propelled a movement of water wise landscaping, rainwater harvesting, and smart water reuse all around the world. While so many of the examples I’v…

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How Will the AAFCO Vote on Hemp Grain Affect the Industry? 1:27:55

2M ago1:27:55

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Members of the American Association of Feed Control Officials are scheduled to vote early next month on hemp seed meal as an ingredient for laying hens. Pretty standard stuff, according to the group’s executive director, Austin Therrell. “It’s one of the big things that our association does to promote harmonization and uniformity when it comes to d…

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Repairing eroded and incised waterways, with Van Clothier 24:21

2M ago24:21

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In today’s episode I spoke with Van Clothier about an innovative and subtle water erosion mitigation technique, and how to build a one rock dam. I know this might seem oddly specific, but after an interview with Brad Lancaster last season, he talked about how he’s been learning from people like Van and his mentor Bill Zeedyk about smaller, less int…

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Regenerating lakes and ponds with floating islands, with Bruce Kania 56:54

2M ago56:54

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I had done one other episode in the past on the topic of floating wetlands that I’d like to revisit today as we continue with this series on regenerative water solutions. In today’s episode I got to speak with Bruce Kania of Floating Island International which developed their patented Biohaven floating island technology as a solution to algae-ridde…

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Making Progress With Hemp at Horse Progress Days 41:09

2M ago41:09

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This week on the hemp podcast we saddle up and gallop out to Gordonville, Lancaster County, for Horse Progress Days, a two-day celebration of all things horsepower. Nearly 40,000 people were in attendance July 5-6, mostly Amish and Mennonite farmers and families. The weather was hot, the air was thick with humidity and the sounds of horses whinnyin…

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Reviving urban waterways with floating wetlands, with Galen Fulford 57:20

2M ago57:20

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Today we’re going to take a look at fresh water systems and specifically, how to decontaminate them through biological methods. Some of you may remember an interview I did with Tom Duncan about his floating wetlands and how they can be used to clean up excessive nutrients and pollutants back in season 1. Today I’ll be expanding on that technique si…

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S2E7: Niagara Falls, NY and Senior Pastor Craig Pridgen! 55:12

3M ago55:12

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On this month’s episode, come join us as we visit Niagara Falls, NY! First, we kick things off at Terrapin Point on Goat Island, and interview travelers from around the world! Next, we head into the entertainment district on Old Falls St. to see the sites, taste the food and listen to live music! Lastly, we share a heartfelt conversation with Senio…

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Successful design and construction of wetlands, with Tom Biebighauser 1:37:52

3M ago1:37:52

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One of the most crucial natural environments for the health and stability of landscape hydrology are wetlands. They also usually happen to be areas of the highest density of wildlife and biodiversity when they are healthy and functioning well. At the same time wetlands in all their different forms are highly endangered, being the targets for mileni…

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Building a Hemp Hub in Northern Illinois with Kifcure 1:54:03

3M ago1:54:03

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This week on the Hemp Podcast, Lancaster Farming talks with Kelly Burke from Kifcure, an Illinois-based hemp company that is focused on developing the hemp industry in the Land of Lincoln. Burke, along with her husband Jarett, have launched the Northern Illinois Hemp Hub, which recently hosted a hempcrete workshop in Maple Park, sixty miles west of…

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The story of soil through a microscope, with Isadora Schmidt 1:01:48

3M ago1:01:48

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Continuing with my series highlighting badass local people around my community here in Spain, I was really pleased to be able to share this conversation that I had with a new close friend of mine and soil health advocate extraordinaire, Isadora Shmidt. I was first passed Isa’s contact by another good friend, Noemi, who is also part of the Soil Food…

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American and International Hemp Producers Talk EIHA Experience in Prague 1:39:23

3M ago1:39:23

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On this week’s podcast, we continue our coverage of the European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA) annual conference, this year held in Prague, Czech Republic, June 5 to 7. As Lancaster Farming’s friendly neighborhood hemp reporter, I was invited to be part of an American delegation to the conference, funded in part by a grant from the USDA Market…

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Keys to successful regenerative farm transition, with Andre Antunes 1:11:45

3M ago1:11:45

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I have to admit, there is an unsung hero behind many of my favorite interviews of the past couple years. Connections and recommendations to some of the people who I’ve learned the most from in some recent discussions with people like Phyllis Van Ambraugh, Ben Taylor Davies, Ian Robertson, Ed Brown, and others have all come from a good friend of min…

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Hemp in Europe: Voices from the EHIA Conference and Expo in Prague 1:26:24

3M ago1:26:24

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On this week’s Hemp Podcast, I recap my recent visit to the Heart of Europe, the Golden City, the City of a Hundred Spires, the capital city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia — Prague. The occasion for my trip was the European Industrial Hemp Association’s 21st annual Conference, this year held in the Czech …

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The practice of managing holistically, and lobbying for regenerative agriculture in Europe, with Meghan Sapp 1:23:43

3M ago1:23:43

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As I continue to make connections and find people in my local area who are working on regenerative projects and supporting progress in Spain and the Iberian Peninsula, I’ve been amazed at the talented, courageous, and inspiring people that I’ve come into contact with. I’ve already interviewed a few in recent episodes such as Sara Garcia, and Aline …

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S2E6: All Things Buffalo! Mayor Brown, West Side Bazaar, On Demand Bungalows 1:42:45

3M ago1:42:45

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On this month’s episode, come join us as we visit the City of Buffalo! First, we kick things off at City Hall in an interview with Mayor Byron Brown and learn what it takes to run the Queen City! Next, we head up Niagara Street to meet the chefs and taste cuisine from around the world at the West Side Bazaar! WEDI Executive Director, Carolynn Welch…

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Farming for both local and regional change, with Anne Van Leeuwen: part 2 49:19

4M ago49:19

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Today we’ll be continuing with the second part of my discussion with Anne Van Leeuwen from Bodemzicht in the Netherlands. In case you missed the first part, I recommend going back for some context where Anne spoke about how she and her partner Ricardo got started in Farming and the evolution of their farm at the original location. In this second ha…

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Will the Hemp Industry Survive the Miller Amendment? 58:19

4M ago58:19

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On this week’s hemp podcast we discuss a recent amendment to the House draft of the 2024 Farm Bill known as the Miller Amendment, which was introduced by Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill. The amendment effectively bans all hemp products with any amount of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the naturally occurring chemical compound found in the cannabis plant. Th…

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Farming for both local and regional change, with Anne Van Leeuwen 56:10

4M ago56:10

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Today’s conversation is the first of a two part conversation with Anne Va Leeuwen from Bodemzicht in the Netherlands that I’ve been looking forward to for quite a few years. Anne and her husband Ricardo and I met for the first time at the first Climate Farmers conference in Germany 3 years ago. By then they were already building a reputation in the…

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Czech Your Hemp with Hana Gabrielová 40:48

4M ago40:48

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On this week’s hemp podcast, Lancaster Farming talks to Czech hemp farmer, consultant and advocate Hana Gabrielová, who started her first hemp company, Hempoint, in 2010 and has been instrumental in developing the hemp industry in the Czech Republic and Europe ever since. More recently, with several American partners she founded KonopiUS, which dis…

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Soil health and drought mitigation panel from REVOLVE magazine 1:04:14

4M ago1:04:14

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A couple weeks ago I was invited to speak on a panel discussion about soil health for the release of a new issue of REVOLVE magazine. Established in 2010, REVOLVE inspires climate action by keeping you informed about the circular economy, ecosystem restoration, the energy transition, sustainable mobility and water resources. Their latest episode fo…

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Bear Fiber Weaves American Textiles with Hemp 49:39

4M ago49:39

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On this week’s Hemp Podcast, we talk to Guy Carpenter, founder of Bear Fiber in North Carolina, where he is spinning a blend of hemp and cotton into yarn and making garments like hats, shirts, and socks. “The vision was to incorporate sustainability and longevity into people’s lifestyle,” he said. Bear Fiber developed proprietary methods to produce…

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Simplifying gardening and food forests, with David the Good 1:19:25

4M ago1:19:25

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Continuing on the theme of last week’s episode in which I spoke with Jessica Robertson about community food forests, we’re going to go deeper into the practical knowledge and skills that anyone can develop to create their own plant nursery, propagate their favorite varieties, and get their own garden or food forest established quickly and cheaply. …

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Industrial Hemp on the National Mall 43:09

4M ago43:09

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Apologies to Jimmy Stewart. I only went to Washington for one day. I took the train from Philadelphia May 6 to record a podcast episode at the Ag on the Mall event on the National Mall in D.C. The National Hemp Association and the Pennsylvania Hemp Industry Council invited me to spend time at their display. They had a tent set up with tables full o…

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S2E5: Lancaster and Elma: All things Spring! 59:37

4M ago59:37

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On this month’s episode, come join us as we visit Lancaster and Elma! First, we kick things off at Adams Garden Center on Genesee and learn all about Spring planting tips and where to get your garden supplies! Next, we head up the street to Brazen Brewing and speak with co-owner Drew Schaub about what they have to offer Western New York as we begin…

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How to design and build a community food forest, with Jessica Robertson 1:01:22

4M ago1:01:22

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With the growth in popularity around permaculture and food forests, even people without access to their own land are looking into opportunities to come together and create beautiful edible landscapes that everyone can access on public land. Enter community orchards or food forests. These are increasingly being grown on abandoned lots, local parks, …

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Hempcrete Workshop Lays Foundation to Build Industry and Community 1:34:41

5M ago1:34:41

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This week’s podcast takes us to a hempcrete workshop in Barto, Pennsylvania. That’s where Cameron McIntosh of Americhanvre Cast-Hemp hosted a four-day hands-on training session to teach the basics of the spray-applied method of hempcrete installation using the Ereasy system. Training began Saturday morning at McIntosh’s shop at a farm in Berks Coun…

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Taming the apocalypse by partnering with new species, with Shane Simonsen 1:13:01

5M ago1:13:01

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So much of what inspires me and that I hope to highlight on this show comes from an ever growing awareness of the incredible superpowers that humans have that emerge from our relationship with the natural world around us. Our senses coupled with adaptability, the skill of collaboration and the inventiveness of our creativity have allowed humans to …

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Exploring Hemp Fiber Agronomy and Genetics 1:02:04

5M ago1:02:04

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On this week’s hemp podcast, we listen to a panel discussion from the NoCo Hemp Expo that took place in Colorado earlier this month. The panelists were Rachel Berry, a farmer and founder of the Illinois Hemp Growers Association; Terry Moran, a sales rep from Kanda Hemp, an importer of Asian hemp varieties; Corbett Miteff from KonopiUS, an importer …

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420 Special: Rumble Strip – John Rodgers Weed Farmer 27:48

5M ago27:48

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On this 420 Bonus show, we share an episode of one of our favorite podcasts, Rumble Strip. It’s made by Erica Heilman who tells stories of rural Vermont. On this episode she interviews Vermonter John Rodgers, a stonemason the Northeast Kingdom, where he also runs a construction business, plows driveways and rents properties, and for sixteen years h…

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Finding the potential in "invasive" species, with Tao Orion 1:19:59

5M ago1:19:59

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I’m really lucky that I have been collaborating with book publishers since the early days of this podcast. It gives me access to all of the books from the authors that I interview and the full catalogs of most of the publishers too. As a result I have a pretty good overview of the new literature that comes out on the topics that I focus on in this …

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10th Annual NoCo Hemp Expo Gathers Many Voices 59:12

5M ago59:12

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This week’s hemp podcast is a recap of the 10th annual NoCo Hemp Expo in Estes Park, Colorado, April 11-13, where industry stakeholders gathered to collaborate, commiserate and celebrate the state of hemp in 2024. The episode features voices from many attendees, including Colorado Gov. Jared Polis. “We’re really all hands on deck to make sure Color…

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Why we need inscets and how you can help rebug the planet, with Vicki Hird 53:31

5M ago53:31

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world of insects. Though there are only a handful of bugs and invertebrates that humans consider edible, productive, or beautiful, they are an essential element in any healthy ecosystem. All too often the ones that we don’t derive beauty from or direct use from are considered an annoyance at best or actively destroyed and eradicated in all too many…

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Experimental Hemp Micro Processing With Steve Groff 50:04

5M ago50:04

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On this week’s hemp podcast, Lancaster Farming talks to Steve Groff from Cedar Meadow Farm in Holtwood, Lancaster County, where he is getting ready to plant 70 acres of industrial hemp. “This year it’s all fiber. And we’ll probably plant about 10 varieties,” Groff said. Of those 10, about a third will be what he calls his “core varieties“ that have…

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Eyes on the Prize: The Somewhat Messy Process of Getting Hemp Grain into the Feed Markets 1:11:06

5M ago1:11:06

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On this bonus episode we talk to Andrew Bish and Morgan Tweet from the Hemp Feed Coalition, the advocacy group that has been working for four years to get hemp grain approved as a livestock feed. Opening up the feed markets is the one of the most important issues in the hemp industry today. Hemp grain was given tentative approval by AAFCO in Januar…

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Natural beekeeping for better honey, healthy colonies, and vibrant ecosystems, with Uli Beckman 1:39:57

5M ago1:39:57

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I’ve had the pleasure over the last few months to interview quite a few people that I admire, who’ve told me about their fascination with beekeeping. Over and over again I’ve heard about the incredible insights into overall ecological health and the amazing reflections of ecosystem function that can be observed through managing bee hives. I got a w…

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The Bee’s Knees: Ken Meyer on the Buzz About Hemp in South Dakota 51:49

5M ago51:49

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In this week’s hemp podcast, Lancaster Farming speaks with Ken Meyer, beekeeper and hemp processor from South Dakota. Meyer and his family run a fourth-generation beekeeping business as well as the state’s first industrial hemp processing facility. As a young man, Meyer enjoyed beekeeping but was encouraged by his elders to get an education instead…

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