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Ear to the Ground Podcast

 Land Stewardship Project

Here you will find LSP's 15-year collection of podcasts featuring farmers, scientists, and others telling stories from the land. You can find LSP Ear to the Ground podcast episodes on Spotify, Stitcher, iTunes, and other podcast platforms.

Documentary Science Government Life Sciences Society & Culture
Update frequency
every 8 days
Average duration
28 minutes
Episodes
380
Years Active
2005 - 2025
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Ear to the Ground 260: Soil Health’s Long View

Ear to the Ground 260: Soil Health’s Long View

Martin Larsen’s integration of small grains into his cropping operation is centered on building economic and ecological resiliency beyond the next growing season. For more information on soil health …
00:21:03  |   Mon 25 Oct 2021
Ear to the Ground No. 259: Kernza’s Stress Test

Ear to the Ground No. 259: Kernza’s Stress Test

In his ongoing attempt to create a regenerative, soil-healthy farm, Kaleb Anderson is pushing a plant science breakthrough further using rotational grazing. Other Ear to the Ground Podcasts on Kernza…
00:22:07  |   Mon 27 Sep 2021
Ear to the Ground No. 258: Prairie’s Horizontal Grandeur

Ear to the Ground No. 258: Prairie’s Horizontal Grandeur

What happens when you get out of the car and wade into a prairie? A scientist and a soil expert talk about this biome’s under-appreciated beauty, its outsized benefits, and how grazing can fuel its e…
00:22:28  |   Mon 20 Sep 2021
Ear to the Ground No. 257: The House that Biology Built

Ear to the Ground No. 257: The House that Biology Built

Tillage can do a lot of things, but building soil isn’t one of them. Soil expert Steve Lawler and Minnesota farmer Jon Jovaag talk about the importance of using nature as a guide when preparing a see…
00:25:23  |   Mon 13 Sep 2021
Ear to the Ground No. 256: From Sugar High to Soil Health

Ear to the Ground No. 256: From Sugar High to Soil Health

Soil health cheerleader Ray Archuleta and Iowa farmer Mervin Beachy talk about taking agroecological innovations from the “excitement stage” to the “action stage”…and the importance of aha moments. •…
00:24:43  |   Sun 05 Sep 2021
Ear to the Ground No. 255: Embracing the Weed

Ear to the Ground No. 255: Embracing the Weed

What happened when beginning farmers Rachelle and Jordan Meyer started listening to the land and turned livestock loose on a “bacterial farm.” • Check out this LSP video on how Rachelle and Jordan Me…
00:20:17  |   Fri 20 Aug 2021
Ear to the Ground No. 254: Mastering an Evolutionary Monster

Ear to the Ground No. 254: Mastering an Evolutionary Monster

Farmer Tom Frantzen talks about hybrid rye, ecological resiliency, and why being uncomfortable isn’t always a bad thing. • To read the Civil Eats article on hybrid rye — “Hybrid Rye is Helping Farmer…
00:17:50  |   Wed 23 Jun 2021
Ear to the Ground No. 253: The Power of Local Meat Processing

Ear to the Ground No. 253: The Power of Local Meat Processing

Livestock producer Eric Klein of Hidden Stream Farm describes why and how his family launched its own meat processing business. It’s been a financial and logistical challenge, but a few years down th…
00:39:04  |   Wed 09 Jun 2021
Ear to the Ground No. 252: Stewardship as Measure

Ear to the Ground No. 252: Stewardship as Measure

Beginning dairy farmer Carrie Redden talks about how she sees successful land stewardship and successful farming as deeply intertwined, and why more non-farmers need to make that connection as well. …
00:14:13  |   Thu 13 May 2021
Ear to the Ground No. 251: An Agrarian Changemaker

Ear to the Ground No. 251: An Agrarian Changemaker

To Abbey Dickhudt, farming offers a way to not just produce food, but to make the world a better place. And she’s not afraid to say, “I don’t know.” Abbey Dickhudt was interviewed as part of the We A…
00:23:35  |   Thu 06 May 2021
Ear to the Ground No. 250: Letting Water Call the Shots

Ear to the Ground No. 250: Letting Water Call the Shots

When Mark Erickson’s combine got stuck in the muck, he knew he needed to unearth a different relationship with the land. Mark Erickson was interviewed as part of the We Are Water initiative, which do…
00:14:31  |   Mon 03 May 2021
Ear to the Ground No. 249: It’s Not Lost, it Just Went to Sleep

Ear to the Ground No. 249: It’s Not Lost, it Just Went to Sleep

Ella Robertson and Eric Wana of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate in northeastern South Dakota talk about reawakening their people’s connections to farming, the land, and water. Ella Robertson and Eric Wan…
00:46:15  |   Thu 29 Apr 2021
Ear to the Ground No. 248: Giving a Damn About the Future of Ag

Ear to the Ground No. 248: Giving a Damn About the Future of Ag

Over the past two decades, LSP’s Farm Beginnings course has developed into a nationally-recognized program for launching the next generation of innovative farmers. Karen Stettler and Amy Bacigalupo t…
00:49:08  |   Sat 27 Mar 2021
Ear to the Ground No. 247: A Raw Deal on Farmland

Ear to the Ground No. 247: A Raw Deal on Farmland

Hannah Bernhardt and Jason Misik couldn't afford prime farmland brimming with infrastructure. But sweat equity and soil health are helping them transform a marginal piece of ground far from Corn Coun…

00:24:03  |   Mon 18 Jan 2021
Ear to the Ground No. 246: Letting Livestock do the Work

Ear to the Ground No. 246: Letting Livestock do the Work

Beginning farmer Zach Knutson talks to Alex Romano about how rotational grazing allows him to manage land, time, and finances more efficiently.

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00:24:54  |   Sun 08 Nov 2020
Ear to the Ground No. 245: Sustainable vs. Regenerative

Ear to the Ground No. 245: Sustainable vs. Regenerative

Should we call it "sustainable" or "regenerative" ag? Dana Jackson makes it clear this is not a new debate and it all centers around soil, communities, and people.

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00:44:18  |   Sun 25 Oct 2020
Ear to the Ground No. 244: Cultural Competency & Local Food

Ear to the Ground No. 244: Cultural Competency & Local Food

Researcher Emily Reno started out doing a simple market analysis for a Latino produce cooperative, but ended up gaining new insights into the barriers and opportunities involved when any farmer seeks…

00:32:52  |   Wed 30 Sep 2020
Ear to the Ground No. 243: Debunking the Land Ownership Myth

Ear to the Ground No. 243: Debunking the Land Ownership Myth

How the Sustainable Iowa Land Trust is connecting stewardship-minded landowners with the next generation of regenerative farmers.

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00:22:18  |   Mon 31 Aug 2020
Ear to the Ground No. 242: A Geography of Hope

Ear to the Ground No. 242: A Geography of Hope

Conservation pioneer Paul Johnson talks about forging a social compact between farmers and society...and the day he made a farmer cry.

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00:20:17  |   Tue 28 Jul 2020
Ear to the Ground No. 241: A Farm Transition Power Team

Ear to the Ground No. 241: A Farm Transition Power Team

A desire to continue a legacy (and a love of weed-pulling) eases Foxtail Farm into the hands of the next generation.

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00:25:52  |   Fri 19 Jun 2020
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