
Fresh Growth
Fresh Growth: Approaches to a More Sustainable Future from Western Ag Practitioners introduces you to farmers and ranchers from around the western United States who are finding innovative sustainable practices that enrich the natural resources we all care about. These successful multi-generational operations experiment with new ideas and are making it pay. Listen in as they tell their story and provide advice for young or beginning farmers.Western SARE, funded by USDA NIFA, provides grants and education to advance innovations in sustainable agriculture. Intro music credit: Organic Energy by Kensington Studios used under license from Shutterstock. Learn more about Western SARE at western.sare.org
Podcasting since 2020 • 33 episodes
Fresh Growth
Latest Episodes
Watershed Ranch: Fungal Compost to Improve Soil Health in High Desert Colorado
Former Chicago science teacher, Rick Bieterman now farms in the Colorado High Desert, growing hay. Watershed Ranch has an annual precipitation of 11 inches and sits at 8,000 feet in elevation – providing about 90-100 frost free days per season....
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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36:13

Kate Brewster and Mary Mills: Generational Transition in Wyoming Ranching
In this episode of Fresh Growth podcast, we have a special guest host – owner of Dirtworks Wyoming, Caitlin Youngquist. Caitlin is also a Western SARE Administrative Council member. She sp...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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42:24
Lobato Farms & Mesa Conservation District: Innovations and Inventions to Improve Farmland
Join us as we talk with Michael Lobato, Lobato Farms, and Holly Stanley, Mesa Conservation District on Colorado’s Western slope about their innovations with applyi...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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27:33

Las Vegas Livestock: Community-based Solution to Organic Waste
Sarah Stallard is a 7th generation farmer who came to work with her uncles on a new farm near Las Vegas Nevada raising hogs. The farm is in partnership with the local waste and recycling company Republic Services. They lease the land from Repub...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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27:30

Eckhart Farms: Increasing Soil Biology and How it Pays
Join us in this dynamic and wide-ranging conversation with Chris Eckhart about diversifying his farming operation, increasing organic matter, monitoring soil biology, and creating a work-family-life balance, all while remaining profitable.
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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32:30
