Don’t Treat Your Soil Like Dirt

Field Work

Society & Culture, Documentary

5.0 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2019

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Many farmers have heard the alarming statistic that we’re losing topsoil to erosion about 10 times faster than it can be replenished. We want to keep our soil healthy and intact so we can continue farming and be more resilient in the face of increased severe weather events. In this episode, Zach and Mitchell talk to Jim Isermann of the Soil Health Partnership, an initiative of the National Corn Growers Association. Jim tells the guys that building soil health takes time, but it’s something every farmer can improve, whether they’re starting with high quality or poor quality ground.

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0:00.0	Hey guys, Zach here, and I wanted to let you guys know that field work is brought to you in part by General Mills.
0:08.0	General Mills is partnering with farmers and suppliers to advance regenerative ag practices on a million acres of farmland by 2030. I am Zach Johnson.
0:26.8	And this is the field work podcast, podcast by farmers, for farmers that really digs into sustainable egg practices and implementing that on your farm.
0:37.3	Base code professional podcasters.
0:39.0	Yeah, that's what we are.
0:39.9	We're still working on that.
0:40.9	We're getting pretty good at it.
0:42.2	We're working towards an official helicopter, and they think we're joking.
0:46.6	Oh, next interview is in a helicopter.
0:49.4	Season 2, live from the helicopter.
0:54.1	If we got a helicopter, we're going to do them all from the helicopter.
0:57.6	Well, yeah.
0:58.1	Chopper talk.
0:59.1	Oh, I like that.
1:01.5	Yeah.
1:03.1	So today's topic, one of my favorites here, near and dear to my heart, soul health.
1:08.6	And talking about dirt.
1:10.6	Talking about dirt. Making good dirt. Don't, don't. From talk about dirt. Talking about dirt.
1:12.4	Don't, uh, don't, dirt to soil.
1:14.3	That's what we want.
1:14.7	That's what we want.
1:16.9	So I got a good guest on here today from the soil health partnership.
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