What's So Amazing about Grazing?

Field Work

Documentary, Society & Culture

5 • 652 Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Maybe it seems crazy to some row crop farmers to add livestock into their field rotation. But for Michael Vittetoe, the benefits of adding cattle to his Iowa farm have been plentiful. Hosts Zach Johnson and Mitchell Hora talk with Michael about how livestock integration adds carbon back into the ground, helps to keep soil cool and moist, and saves money on resources. It has also become a new revenue stream. Also in this episode, Zach chats with Dave Scott, a sheep farmer in Montana, who’s at a pro level with his grazing management practices. He’s been able to get his soils to work for him in a such a way that he no longer needs fertilizer applications.

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0:00.0	Support for Fieldwork is provided by Manitou Fund.
0:03.5	Hey everyone, Mitchell Hora here with Fieldwork. We hope that everyone is staying healthy during the
0:07.8	coronavirus outbreak. Just a heads up that we recorded this episode when coronavirus wasn't
0:12.7	at the top of everyone's list of issues. Our responsibilities as farmers is to provide food,
0:19.0	fuel, and fiber to the world.
0:23.1	And that role is more important than ever.
0:28.4	We hope that you'll still find the information in this episode interesting and entertaining,
0:31.3	even if you have a lot of other things on your mind.
0:37.6	Stay safe, keep a positive mindset, and thanks for listening to the Fieldwork podcast.
0:43.0	Is this going to be with the actual millennial farmer or just a stunt double?
0:44.2	Oh, yeah, stunt double.
0:45.6	This is the stunt double.
0:47.7	Zach's actually a fake farmer anyway. Hey, everyone, I'm Zach Johnson.
0:58.6	Hey, I'm Mitchell Hora.
0:59.6	You're listening to Fieldwork Podcast, a show where we talk about sustainable agriculture
1:03.6	and the challenges and benefits of adopting sustainable practices.
1:08.0	Season 1's episodes were heavily focused on row crop farmers, and so we're excited to
1:13.8	start digging a little bit more into livestock now in season two.
1:17.4	In fact, we decided it was a good idea to talk about what happens when you combined
1:21.3	livestock and row crops.
1:23.9	There's a lot of reasons for digging into this.
1:26.7	Big one for me is integrating livestock is one of the five principles of soil health.
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