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Hosted by two commercial row-crop farmers, Field Work provides space for frank, realistic discussions about the benefits and challenges of sustainable agriculture. Hosts Zach Johnson and Mitchell Hora explore the successes and challenges farmers experience as they adopt new practices, without greenwashing over the difficulties.
The Episode Where the Chopper Arrives and Carbon Markets Are All Figured Out
June 23, 2021 • According to the EPA, the agriculture sector of the economy causes 10 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, far behind energy, transportation, and industry. But there's a lot of interest in how to reduce ag's carbon footprint.
Rick Haney's Uncommon Sense
June 16, 2021 • One of the most important resources for farmers interested in sustainable practices is a soil test commonly known as the Haney Test. In this episode, we talk to the developer of the test, Rick Haney, a soil scientist who will retire from USDA Agricultural Research Service on June 30.
Forget Horsepower, We're Talking Cow Power!
June 9, 2021 • This week on Field Work, Zach and Mitchell talk about the future of tractors with New Holland's Director of Commercial Marketing, Mark Lowery. First up is a look beyond diesel fuel to the methane powered tractor New Holland is planning to introduce late this year.
The Promise of Perennials
June 2, 2021 • Research at The Land Institute in Salina, Kansas, over the past couple of decades has advanced the concept of perennial grain crops to the point of commercially available kernza.
Banking on Innovation
May 26, 2021 • Marc Schober is director of specialized agriculture solutions for Bremer Bank, the nation's 9th largest farm lender. Zach and Mitchell ask him about how he decides which #fintech and #agtech solutions are worth recommending to the bank and to farmers.
How Conservation Saved a Cotton Farmer
May 19, 2021 • Field Work hosts Mitchell Hora and Zach Johnson talk to cotton farmer Adam Chappell about cotton and sharecropping. Chappell nearly lost his farm 10 years ago to a triple whammy of drought, pigweed and a customer who didn't pay. He fought his way back to profitability by adopting regenerative practices.
The Episode Where the Chopper Arrives and Carbon Markets Are All Figured Out
The potential benefits of building a market for carbon credits in agriculture are staggering — and that’s why it’s taking so long. On this episode of Field Work, Zach and Mitchell look at how farmers can work with government and the private sector to get paid for sequestering carbon.
Rick Haney's Uncommon Sense
One of the most important resources for farmers interested in sustainable practices is a soil test commonly known as the Haney Test. In this episode, we talk to the developer of the test, Rick Haney, and several cutting-edge producers who say Rick’s insights into soil biology were crucial in helping them change how they farm.
Tara Vander Dussen, the New Mexico Milkmaid, Joins Zach and Mitchell as Field Work Co-Host
Tara is a fifth-generation dairy farmer and environmental scientist. She earned her degree in environmental science from the University of Arizona and has spent the last nine years working as an environmental scientist on dairy farm projects throughout the southwest.
Sponsored by the Walton Family Foundation
Field Work is supported in part by the Walton Family Foundation, working for solutions so nature and people can thrive together.
How a Conservation Culture Was Born
Washington County, Iowa, has consistently been one of the highest performing counties for cover crop acres in Iowa.
When is Field Work 2021?
May 12, 2021. In the first of two episodes about cotton farming, Field Work hosts Zach Johnson and Mitchell Hora learn about the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, a new set of sustainability standards. They speak with Dr. Andy Jordan, an author of the standards. Play.
Who are the farmers in the episode "The Farmer"?
Farmers John and Kara Boyd join Zach and Mitchell on this episode to talk about the challenges of practicing regenerative ag in Southern Virginia. They are also civil rights activists. John leads the National Black Farmers Association and Kara founded the Association of American Indian Farmers.
Who is the director of commercial marketing for New Holland?
This week on Field Work, Zach and Mitchell talk about the future of tractors with New Holland’s Director of Commercial Marketing, Mark Lowery . They discuss a methane powered tractor, the status of autonomous operations and why we don’t need to worry about farm robots taking over the world (yet).
20 Best Field Work Podcasts of 2021
Are you wanting to learn more about field work ? Well you’ve come to the right place. This is a curated list of the best field work podcasts of 2021.
Best Field Work Podcasts 2021
With thanks to ListenNotes, Crunchbase, SemRush and Ahrefs for providing the data to create and rank these podcasts.
Episode 35: Azamgarhi Language Documentation with Maaz Shaikh
Today’s episode is with Maaz Shaikh, a Junior Research Fellow pursuing his Ph.D. at the Centre for Linguistics, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India.
Episode 34: Ana D. Alonso Ortiz on Zapotec Language Documentation & Revitalization
This month’s episode is with Ana D. Alonso Ortiz, a Zapotec researcher and translator from Oaxaca, Mexico. Ana is an Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director of the Amerindian Studies and Bilingual Education master’s program at the University of Queretaro.
Episode 33: Azeb Amha on Afroasiatic language documentation & description
This month’s episode is with Dr. Azeb Amha from the University of Leiden. Azeb is a linguist with interest in the morphology and syntax of Afroasiatic languages, linguistic typology and in the interdisciplinary fields of anthropological linguistics and sociolinguistics.
Episode 32: Michael Karani on Arusa Ideophone Documentation & Description
This month’s episode is with Michael Karani from the University of Dar es Salaam. Michael teaches linguistics and communication studies at Dar es Salaam. He holds a BA and an MA in Linguistics from the University of Dar es Salaam and a PhD in African Languages from Stellenbosch University.
Episode 31: Catalan Language Normalization with Guillem Belmar
This month’s episode is with Guillem Belmar from UC Santa Barbara. Guillem focuses his research on language revitalization strategies as well as documentation of endangered or minoritized languages. He has worked on language promotion for many European languages and runs the #europeminoritylanguages project on social media.
Episode 30: Pedro Mateo Pedro on Mayan Language Research & Revitalization
This month’s episode is with Pedro Mateo Pedro from University of Toronto.
Episode 28: Ryukyuan Language Documentation with Michinori Shimoji
Today’s episode is with Michinori Shimoji, an Associate Professor of Linguistics at Kyushu University in Japan. He has a PhD from the Australian National University (ANU). He has published extensively on fieldwork-based descriptions of Ryukyuan languages, particularly Irabu Miyako, which is his father’s native language.
