Farming hits the digital airwaves

Dec 15, 2014

Podcasts for farmers always on the go

By Diego Flammini, Farms.com

Know someone who is so engrained with farming and agriculture that it needs to be part of their lives 24/7? Is that same farmer always ignoring what’s around them because they’ve got headphones in their ears?

If that’s the case, point them to these podcasts that focus on the latest news, trends, and market news in farming and agriculture.

Growing Farms Podcast
Hosted by John Suscovich, Farm Manager at Camps Road Farm in Kent, Connecticut, Growing Farms is John’s way of bringing his knowledge and experiences to the public in the hopes more people will consider taking up farming.

The Farming Podcast
Josiah Garber’s podcast talks about natural farming, gardening, permaculture (“develop a site until it meets all the needs of its inhabitants, including food, shelter, fuel, and entertainment.”), homesteading and other topics. The main focus of the podcast is natural farming procedures.

Agricultural Innovations
Bringing his Masters in Forestry with him, Frank Aragona’s podcast is designed to inform and educate about organic agriculture and the technology and strategies used to advance regenerative ecosystem management.

FCC Edge
A bi-monthly podcast produced by Farm Credit Canada and hosted by Kevin Stewart, FCC Edge discusses all things agriculture from business and technology, to farm safety measures and sources of inspiration.

Agriculture and Food: Call of the Land
This podcast, produced by Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development, gives listeners the latest in agricultural research, production methods, marketing, and government policies.

Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.