Episode 118: The Unintended Consequences of Herbicides with Frank Dean
Regenerative Agriculture Podcast
AEA Marketing
4.7 • 548 Ratings
🗓️ 16 May 2024
⏱️ 88 minutes
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Summary
Frank Dean is the Product Development Manager at LidoChem. LidoChem has been involved in the global identification of reliable and superior chemical raw materials since 1981. Through his leadership at LidoChem, Frank has been committed to providing farmers with effective and environmentally responsible products to enhance soil health and optimize agricultural productivity.
In this episode, Frank and John discuss:
- The process of chelation in herbicides
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The implications of using the same herbicide repeatedly over time
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Alternative approaches to weed management and reducing the amount of herbicide applications
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The influence of research funding and industry interests on agricultural practices
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The role of technological advancements and innovative products in improving agricultural outcomes
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The need to challenge conventional farming practices
About John Kempf
John Kempf is the founder of Advancing Eco Agriculture (AEA). A top expert in biological and regenerative farming, John founded AEA in 2006 to help fellow farmers by providing the education, tools, and strategies that will have a global effect on the food supply and those who grow it.
Through intense study and the knowledge gleaned from many industry leaders, John is building a comprehensive systems-based approach to plant nutrition – a system solidly based on the sciences of plant physiology, mineral nutrition, and soil microbiology.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hi friends, welcome back to the regenerative agriculture podcast. |
| 0:04.9 | This is John and this is the fun show where we talk about all the various topics related |
| 0:09.2 | to regenerative agriculture, agronomy, plant nutrition, human health, soil health, livestock |
| 0:13.9 | health and all the ways that those things interconnect. |
| 0:17.1 | And today I have as a guest, Frank Dean, who is a research scientist and chemist. |
| 0:21.6 | I've been looking forward to having a conversation with for some time. |
| 0:24.6 | Frank, thank you for being willing to be here and to share some of the things that you've learned. |
| 0:30.6 | Perhaps as a starting point, can you tell us a little bit about your life story and your journey |
| 0:35.6 | as it relates to the agricultural space and some of the |
| 0:38.7 | things you've been working on? Oh, well, it started years ago. I'm sure you've heard of Stoler. |
| 0:46.2 | I worked for Stoller out of college and all his patents. I'm the one who put together all his |
| 0:52.8 | keylates and bioforge and stimulate and all his |
| 0:57.6 | products and then we had a falling out so I went to work for Lidochem which is a chemical distributor |
| 1:04.8 | and the margins on chemical distribution are not as good as they could be. |
| 1:17.1 | So the idea was, is if I went to LidoChem, I could develop some end-use products |
| 1:25.7 | that would have some value in the marketplace and they'd be able to move some finished goods as opposed to raw materials. |
| 1:29.9 | So I've been doing that for over 20 years with Lido Camden. So Frank, one of the conversations I've been looking forward to having you with you |
| 1:35.5 | is around this topic of chelation. Kylation is often advertised or promoted in a positive sense |
| 1:42.5 | that we have nutrients that are more |
| 1:44.3 | keelated therefore more readily bioavailable and then on the flip side when we |
| 1:50.8 | talk about to the mode of action of various pesticides and herbicides then the |
| 1:57.1 | mode of action is being described as also being a chelation. So what is the difference between those two? |
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