Episode 141: Using Systems-Based Research in Regenerative Agriculture with Cindy Daley

Regenerative Agriculture Podcast

AEA Marketing

Science, Natural Sciences, Earth Sciences

4.7 • 548 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Cynthia Daley is a respected leader in sustainable agriculture who works to bridge the gap between academic research and practical regenerative farming practices. She has spent decades advocating for more innovative approaches to agriculture, critiquing outdated university methodologies that fail to support ecological farming systems.

As the founding director of the Center for Regenerative Agriculture at California State University, Chico, Cindy has led efforts to transition academic programs toward regenerative principles and foster collaborations with pioneering farmers.

In this discussion, John and Cindy discuss:

Using systems-based research over traditional single-variable studies
Incorporating flux towers to measure real-time carbon flux and soil health improvements
Partnering with growers as co-researchers to advance regenerative practice
Developing a degree program in regenerative agriculture to educate future farmers and leaders
The role of regenerative practices in improving farm viability.
Emphasizing the need for agricultural policy shifts to support ecological farming practices

Additional Resources:
To learn more about the Center for Regenerative Agriculture at California State University, Chico, please visit: https://www.csuchico.edu/regenerativeagriculture/

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.

Support For This Show & Helping You Grow
Since 2006, AEA has been on a mission to help growers become more resilient, efficient, and profitable with regenerative agriculture.

AEA works directly with growers to apply its unique line of liquid mineral crop nutrition products and biological inoculants. Informed by cutting-edge plant and soil data-gathering techniques, AEA's science-based programs empower farm operations to meet the crop quality markers that matter the most.

AEA has created real and lasting change on millions of acres with its products and data-driven services by working hand-in-hand with growers to produce healthier soil, stronger crops, and higher profits.

Beyond working on the ground with growers, AEA leads in regenerative agriculture media and education, producing and distributing the popular and highly-regarded Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, inspiring webinars, and other educational content that serve as go-to resources for growers worldwide.

Learn more about AEA's regenerative programs and products: https://www.advancingecoag.com

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hi friends, welcome to the regenerative agriculture podcast where I have all kinds of fun conversations that are related to
0:06.0	regenerating our soil health, our plant health, livestock health, and ultimately, of course, human health and ecosystem health.
0:11.7	Because if we want to be regenerative, we need to regenerate stewardship and we need to regenerate landscapes.
0:18.2	I've been looking forward to today's conversation for some time. I have here
0:21.7	with me as a guest, Cindy Daly, from California. And if you don't know of Cindy's work,
0:28.4	I would be a little bit surprised about that. But if you don't know, you're about to find out
0:31.8	and we're going to have a very enjoyable conversation. Cindy, thank you for being here.
0:35.8	In many ways, I think you have been a pioneer in the
0:38.3	space of bridging academia with more innovative farming approaches and collaborating and
0:46.4	interacting with innovative farmers, which is something that across the countryside, there's
0:51.8	sometimes, not always, but there's sometimes a very challenged relationship
0:55.4	with academia and some of the more innovative farmers.
0:58.9	So I'd love to get your perspective.
1:00.8	Tell us a bit about your history, your story,
1:03.1	and all the work that you've been doing
1:04.3	for the last several decades.
1:06.6	Wonderful, and thank you so much for having me.
1:08.7	I really appreciate the invitation
1:10.6	and the opportunity to
1:11.8	yeah, talk about the work that we're doing and to really learn more about, you know, really how we're
1:18.7	going to move ag forward in the next, you know, decade because I think we're at a crossroads. It's
1:24.5	really incredible right now what's going on. I think out on the field,
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