Roots + Ruminants
Welcome to Roots + Ruminants, your podcast for creative and innovative use of farm pasture and rangeland. We're going back to the basics of raising and grazing livestock to growing your own forage. Join us as our hosts Jared Knock and Justin Fruechte visit with special guests to explore practical land use.
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Episodes (92)
Farm to Fork with Walker Farms
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LIVE from World Dairy Expo
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Rye hybrids, rye cover crops, and rye whiskey
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Spray it, spread it, or hit the eject seat with Wilde Air
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Brian Fruechte on improving yield with compost tea
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Silage harvest, state fair, and graze it | harvest it | rent it
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Racey Padilla on Triticale Breeding
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Exciting Announcement | Renovo Seed
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Roy Thompson | A soil + gut health transformation
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Jared's TEDx Talk | Circular Systems
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Growing potatoes for McDonalds in the Netherlands
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Carolyn King | Big Impacts from Small Changes
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LIVE From Commodity Classic
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Ilse Kohler-Rollefson | Traditional Herding and Grazing
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Dale Strickler | Modern Agriculture: How We Got Here
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2023 Predictions
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The In's and Out's of a Diversified Crop & Livestock Operation
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New Income Sources for Farmers
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Craig Moss | Make It Last for the Long Term
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Ian & Richard Cunningham | Pick a Spot & Give It a Shot
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Jim Wulf | Grazing Cattle for Profit in Minnesota
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David Bruene | Cows: Mother Nature's Eraser
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Special Episode | Joe Reints - Prevent Plant Facts for You
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Ruminations with Justin + Jared | Ep. 3
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Ben Culver | Is Rye Bread the New IPA?
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Ruminations with Justin + Jared | Ep. 2
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Allen Deutz | Roots, Ruminants, and Monogastrics
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Mike Velde | Growing with the Alfalfa Industry One Cut at a Time
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Shawn Freeland | Regenerative Ag With a Side of Pasture Pork
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Special Episode | South Dakota Farm and Ranch Conference
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Clay Conry | Working Cows Podcast
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Jim Faulstich | Cows, Crops, + Changing Times
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Brian + Jamie Johnson | Sowing Seeds + Reaping Values
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Ruminations with Justin + Jared | Ep. 1
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Sterling Eschenbaum | Leasing Bulls and Keeping Tradition
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Ben Dwire | The Johnny Appleseed of Red Clover
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Special Episode | Laura Wood Peterson + Vivian Georgalas
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Britton Blair | Virtual Fencing and Leasing Cattle: Which is the Future of the...
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Joel Reagan | Growing Grasses for Gains
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Jason Schley | Taking Community, Livestock and Soil Health to the Next Level
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Luke Perman | Ranch Management, the Craft Beer of the Beef Industry
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James Holz | Comfort, Support and Nutrition for Cattle
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