On this week's podcast, we talk to Tim Almond, founder and chairman of Heartland Industries, a Detroit-based biotech company that was awarded funding through USDA’s Conservation Innovation Grant program for their Hemp4Soil project that studies hemp's effect on soil health when in a rotation with corn and soy.
We also talk to farmer and ag educator Aaron de Long about his upcoming adventure as a Nuffield Farming Scholar. He will be traveling abroad to study developing local supply chains around the world. He is also an educational programming manager at PASA Sustainable Agriculture, and runs a hyper-local grocery store called Red Dog Market.
We also talk to James Gaspard from Biochar Now, a Colorado-based company making biochar at scale. James explains what biochar is, how it's made, and how it can be a very powerful tool for soil health and carbon sequestration.
Learn more:
Heartland Industries
https://www.heartland.io/
Biochar Now!
https://biocharnow.com/
Nuffield farming Scholars
https://www.nuffieldscholar.org
Red Dog Market
https://www.reddogmarketpa.com/
Pasa Sustainable Agriculture
https://pasafarming.org/
Kneehigh Farm
https://www.kneehighfarm.com/biocharnow
Something to Think About
USDA's Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities
https://www.usda.gov/climate-solutions/climate-smart-commodities
News Nuggets
NY will let hemp farmers grow pot to prepare for legal sales
https://apnews.com/article/kathy-hochul-business-new-york-marijuana-recreational-marijuana-dad75750e125993a6347471390f7ab09
Russia invades Ukraine on many fronts in ‘brutal act of war’
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-attack-a05e7c4563ac94b963134bba83187d46
Thanks to our sponsor IND HEMP in Montana
https://www.indhemp.com/
