Sustaining The Herd
Sustaining the Herd is a resource for all things related to sustainability in animal agriculture. We hope to deliver value to listeners by interviewing industry leaders as well as producers involved in sustainability projects. Every two weeks, we'll give a practical perspective on new technologies as well as new rules and regulations affecting the adoption of sustainability-related technologies such as anaerobic digestion and the production of renewable energy.
Sustaining The Herd
Latest Episodes
Crop Nitrogen Stewardship with Sentinel Ag
What if crop producers could do more with less while increasing profit and being better stewards of the environment? That's exactly what Sentinel Ag helps producers accomplish when it comes to nitrogen management. Andrew and Brock are joined in...
Outcome-Based Manure System Planning
Where do you start when planning a manure system? Join Andrew and Brock as they answer this question and ask many more as they discuss outcome-based manure system planning. While it's important to "begin with the end in mind" and identify objec...
Connecting Agriculture with Sensors, Software, and Systems
The saying "you can't manage what you don't measure" rings particularly true in agriculture. Andrew and Brock sit down with Steve Tippery of RealmFive to discuss how Steve and his team bring solutions to the ag industry to do just that - measur...
Grain Bin Robots: Doing the Work No Human Should
"Build a robot so I don't ever have to go into a grain bin again." That's what a Nebraska farmer told Chad Johnson several years ago. On this episode of Sustaining The Herd, Brock sits down with Chad Johnson of Grain Weevil. Chad and his team h...
Achieving a High-Performing Anaerobic Digester through Monitoring and Testing
As the saying goes, if you don’t monitor it, you don’t manage it. This is surely the case with anaerobic digesters. Jenny Pronto of BioProcess Analytics is an expert when it comes to AD biology and biochemical processes. From biomethane potenti...
