Kansas Rural Center Presents

Episode Timeline: -coming soon Links: Farm Commons Investopedia - Wills vs Trust Forbes - LLC’s vs Corporations Leslie Montee

Episode Timeline: 0:00 Coming Soon Links: Audubon of Kansas

Episode Timeline: 00:00 Coming Soon Links: The Kansas Association for Conservation & Environmental Education

Episode Timeline: 0:00 Coming Soon Links: Harvesters - The Community Food Network TEFAP Factsheet Planet Harvest Brook Rollins Press Release Food Security and the Farm Bill - Karen Siebert, Rural Papers - Summer 2022 Feeding America - Rural Hunger Facts Farm Progress: A Tribute to Berry Flinchbaugh Bob Dole Institute on Politics: Nutrition and Agriculture Video: Making America Stronger: U.S. Food Stamp Program

Episode Timeline: 0:00 Coming Soon Links: K-State 105 K-State College of Architectural Planning K-State Construction Science Net Positive Studio Fort Riley Transition Assistance Program partners with Home Builders Institute and Manhattan Area Habitat for Humanity Ogden Workforce Prototype Home #1 Flint Hills Renewable Energy & Efficiency Cooperative

Episode Timeline: 01:22 Carey has worked in ag reporting since 1998, starting with Reuters 4:00 How did Carey fall into her work of bringing to light underreported information in the ag sector? 08:00 Carey hails from Chanute. KS 11:30 There’s progress being made, slowly 13:00 What would Carey tell farmers who have neighbors that have treated crops? 16:30 What’s Carey currently working on? 20:00 What does Carey see in the Future? Links: Well-Intentioned Whiteness: Green Urban Development and Black Resistance in Kansas City Black, White, and Green: Farmers Markets, Race, and the Green Economy Foxfire Book Series Kansas City Black Urban Growers What’s in Season in Kansas? Heartland Regional Food Business Builder Grants

Episode Timeline: 01:22 Carey has worked in ag reporting since 1998, starting with Reuters 4:00 How did Carey fall into her work of bringing to light underreported information in the ag sector? 08:00 Carey hails from Chanute. KS 11:30 There’s progress being made, slowly 13:00 What would Carey tell farmers who have neighbors that have treated crops? 16:30 What’s Carey currently working on? 20:00 What does Carey see in the Future? Links: Carey Gillam’s Website Whitewash: The Story of a Weed Killer, Cancer, and the Corruption of Science The Monsanto Papers: Deadly Secrets, Corporate Corruption, and One Man’s Search for Justice A Big Idea The Idea Farm The New Lede The Environmental Working Group Carey Gillam Guardian Articles Into the Weeds Film Common Ground Film

Episode Timeline: 4:30 Is this follow-up to Kiss the Ground? 06:00 What set Josh and Rebecca on the path to create Common Ground? 09:00 Kansas State is a Sponsor of the Common Ground Film Showings 11:00 How will we get this film in front of farmers? 14:40 What is the first step towards transition? 21:00 Is there a correlation between mental well-being and regenerative practices? Links: Ray Archuleta - Soil Health Academy Gabe Brown - Understanding Ag Videos Rick Clark - Farm Green Carey Gillam - Books and Articles Daniel Imhoff Book The Farm Bill Dr. Jonathon Lundgren - Blue Dasher Farm Leah Penniman - Soul Fire Farm Leah Penniman Book Farming While Black Iowa Tribe Holistic Land Management Video Regenified Common Ground Film Kansas Rural Center Presents Podcasts

Episode Timeline: 09:45 Amy introduction 11:00 Seedkeeping 13:45 What Made Amy Transition her Farming Methods 16:30 Sharing Space with Other Farmers 20:30 What ways and practices had been used? 24:00 Biodegradable Mulch Review 29:00 Has location changed the way Amy June farms? 33:00 What programs has Amy June taken advantage of? 38:00 Barriers for Regenerative Practices 45:00 Seed Savers 48:00 How would Amy like to see ag and food systems change in the future? 51:40 Advice for those transitioning offer help in exchange for knowledge 56:00 Involving Youth on the Farm Links: Goodway Farm Instagram @goodway_farm Book Recomendation: Emergent Strategy Common Ground Food Incubator True Love Seeds, “Seeds and Their People” Native Lands Restoration Collaborative (seed team) Haskell Greenhouse Kaw Valley Seed Fair Food as a Human Right Wahaub Prairie, Land Institute Joseph Williams Tallgrass Prairie, Pawhuska Oklahoma Appel Farm Arts and Music Camp, South Jersey The Land Institute American Farmland Trust - Brighter Future Fund Common Ground Film Kansas Farmers Union Convention Prairie Ramblings Podcast Kansas Rural Center Presents Podcasts Kansas Rural Center’s Food and Farm Conference

Episode Timeline: 02:00 How did Lacy get into agriculture? 06:00 Buying Compost 08:30 What brought Lacy to Farming? 12:00 Barriers to farming success 16:00 What setbacks has Lacy Faced? 18:00 How does Wild Hollow market themselves? 23:00 Raising Chickens and Kids on the Farm 26:00 Considerations when looking for land and property 35:00 Soil Health and Nutrition 42:00 Fruition Seeds, Beet Seeds 44 Advice for other beginning farmers Links: Rolling Prairie CSA Wild Hollow Farm Lawrence Farmers Market The Market Gardener The Winter Market Gardener - Use Market25 to receive a 25% discount Soil Health and Nutrient Density: Preliminary Comparison of Regenerative and Conventional Farming Fruition Seeds Prairie Ramblings Podcast Kansas Rural Center Presents Podcasts Kansas Rural Center’s Food and Farm Conference

Episode Timeline: 00:00 - What is Mercedes relationship with farming? 02:20 Land Institute and work with Perennial Grains 03:30 What Regenerative Practices have you implemented on your farm? 08:30 Framing regenerative practices with climate solutions 10:00 What makes Mercedes want to be involved in agriculture 16:00 Kernza Poster, look at these roots. 18:00 Annual Monocrops and Insurance 19:00 Farm Bill 22:40 What made you want to farm in this particular way? 24:00 Intellectual Hootenanny 27:00 What has been the biggest barrier to regenerative and perennial agriculture. 29:00 Funding and Supply Chains 33:00 Plant Domestication 35:30 What setbacks has Mercedes experienced in regenerative and perennial agriculture 38:00 How should agriculture and food systems change in the next decade? 42:30 What advice does Mercedes have for farmers and ranchers interested in these practices. 46:00 Community Resilience Hub - Kansas Wesleyan 49:00 Soil is the Cradle of Life, the Highest Thing Links: Common Ground Producers and Growers Next Gen Farming Kansas Black Farmers Association Kansas Farmer’s Union Kansas Appleseed Article The Land Institute K-State Horticulture NSAC - Farm Bill Platform Prairie Ramblings Podcast Kansas Rural Center Presents Podcasts Kansas Rural Center’s Food and Farm Conference

Episode Timeline: 00 - Introduction 3:30 - Regenerative Practices 7:30 - Mobile Market 11:00 - Farming Runs in the Family 14:30 - Creating a Space for Urban Farmers 16:00 - Kansas Black Farmers Association 19:00 - Working with FSA 21:00 - Finding a Seat at the Table 23:00 - Overcoming Barriers 27:00 - The Future of Food 32:00 - Farming with Community 35:00 - Nobody’s Hungry All Are Fed 37:30 - Where to Start Farming 44:30 - Just Keep Moving Links: Common Ground Producers and Growers Next Gen Farming Kansas Black Farmers Association Kansas Farmer’s Union Kansas Appleseed Article The Land Institute K-State Horticulture NSAC - Farm Bill Platform Prairie Ramblings Podcast Kansas Rural Center Presents Podcasts Kansas Rural Center’s Food and Farm Conference

Episode Timeline: 00 - Introduction 02 - Central Topeka Grocery Oasis 06 - Getting to the Farm 16 - Expanding the Garden to Business 24 - Finding Farm Help 27 - Homegrown Nutrition and Shelf Stability 29 - Soil Health 33 - Working in the Community 37 - Education and Agritourism 44 - Where to find the Arkenbergs Links: Arkenberg Farm Website - https://bit.ly/krcssarkfarms Keith’s Youtube - https://bit.ly/krcssarkyoututbe Central Topeka Grocery Oasis - https://bit.ly/KRC-CTGO Integrated Voter Engagement - https://bit.ly/krc-ive Annual Conference - https://bit.ly/3wwFf50 Subscribe - https://bit.ly/3KsmJ3B What would you like to hear from us? email media@kansasruralcenter.org

Episode Timeline: Episode Timeline: 00 - Introduction 09 - What is an Experiential Learning Specialist? 12 - Farm-to-school, Title 4 in the Farm Bill 16 - What values underpin the practice of “no fossil fuels”? 21 - Soil health on practices Maseualkualli Farms. 26 - What USDA programs does Pantaleon use or wish to see? 35 - Rethinking tools and infrastructure in agriculture. 39 - The issue of land access. Links: The Chichimeca Nation - https://bit.ly/3VZUfn5 Common Ground Incubator Farm - https://bit.ly/3vSF4l6 Seed Savers Exchange - https://bit.ly/3z8tIKy Annual Conference - https://bit.ly/3wwFf50 Subscribe - https://bit.ly/3KsmJ3B What would you like to hear from us? email media@kansasruralcenter.org

Episode Timeline: 00 - Introduction 05 - Why does Demetria practice organic? 12 - There are 206 certified organic operations in KS, is it worth it? 16 - Practices on the Hill Farm 22 - How can the Farm Bill assist Demetria’s organic operation? 28 - Crop Insurance and FSA Programs 32 - Is there growing interest in organic? 40 - Are there barriers to being a female in agriculture? Links: National Farmers Organization - https://bit.ly/3SYKzHj Farm Hacks - https://bit.ly/3rwJSZZ Demetria’s Presentation on Turkey Red Wheat - https://youtu.be/mtPjfqxZGAM Heartland Mill - https://bit.ly/3CbamoT KDA Organic Cost Share Program - https://bit.ly/3C8fMB7 NRCS Agriculture Programs - https://bit.ly/3Rync6g Kansas Organic Producers Association - https://bit.ly/3EhVzeP Grassland CRP Dustbowl Zone Map - https://bit.ly/3Eg89Lz Woman Landowners Learning Circle, Nov 11 - Salina, KS - https://bit.ly/3wwFf50 Organic Crop Improvement Association - https://ocia.org/ Annual Conference - https://bit.ly/3wwFf50 Subscribe - https://bit.ly/3KsmJ3B What would you like to hear from us? email media@kansasruralcenter.org

Episode Timeline: 00 - Introduction 08 - What do Jim and Lisa love about their farm? 11 -How agriculture ethics develop 15 - Practices on the French Farm 21 -What challenges do Jim and Lisa face when practicing soil health? 32 - Can we better support and incentivize sustainable farming practices? 44 - The importance of peer-to-peer feedback Links: Geiger Farm - https://geigerfarm.com/ Geiger Farm Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/GeigerFarm Organic Crop Improvement Association - https://ocia.org/ Annual Conference - https://bit.ly/3wwFf50 Subscribe - https://bit.ly/3KsmJ3B What would you like to hear from us? email media@kansasruralcenter.org

Episode Timeline: 00 - Introduction 03 - Where do Jack’s crops go? 09 - A Farm is a Machine 12 - Soil Health 17 -Tillage and Other Practices 18 - Government Programs 24 - Subsidies 26 - Crop Insurance and Risk Mitigation 30 - Our Metrics are Going in the Wrong Direction 35 - Farming is Not About Instant Gratification 38 - What Jack Doesn’t Want to See in the Farm Bill 41 - Paradigm Shift is Coming 48 - Subsidize Beginning Farmers? Links: Geiger Farm - https://geigerfarm.com/ Geiger Farm Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/GeigerFarm Organic Crop Improvement Association - https://ocia.org/ Annual Conference - https://bit.ly/3wwFf50 Subscribe - https://bit.ly/3KsmJ3B What would you like to hear from us? email media@kansasruralcenter.org

Episode Timeline: 00 - Introduction 03 - Take care of the land and it will take care of you 06 - Climate Change 11 - Where do we come from, and what could we do better? 17 - What do we have to do to take the Farm Bill to the next level? 21 - Stats on individuals approved for programs stemming from the Farm Bill. 25 - Working with the current administration. 27 - Who Is representing Kansas farmers in D.C. and how can we reach them? 33 - Will political games get in the way? 36 - Nutrition programs are the most divisive but everyone gets behind conservation programs. 39 - This is the most American Bill! Links: Kansas Farmers Union - https://www.kansasfarmersunion.com History of the United States Farm Bill - https://bit.ly/3Qcd7eC National Farmers Union Fly-In - https://nfu.org/fly-in/ Conservation Stewardship Program - https://bit.ly/3CX4DVE EQUIP - Environmental Quality Incentives Program - https://bit.ly/3AQMxSO Annual Conference - https://bit.ly/3wwFf50 Subscribe - https://bit.ly/3KsmJ3B What would you like to hear from us? email media@kansasruralcenter.org

Episode Timeline: 00 - Introduction 10 - Conservation changes through Tom's life 18 - Commodity volume is becoming more important than diversity 30 - New ownership, giving your land to the next farmer 38 - Understanding how water is utilized 39 - Transition to conservation 45 - The problem with regulation 48 - Federal programs vs policy 53 - Succession 55 - Advice for the next generation Links: Freedom to Farm Bill 1995 - https://bit.ly/3KmAdht The past, present, and future of the cover crop industry - https://bit.ly/3PNN9Ob Kansas Rural Center Links: Soil Health - https://bit.ly/3QRZOB1 Beginning Farmers - https://bit.ly/3KkBmps Annual Conference - https://bit.ly/3wwFf50 Subscribe - https://bit.ly/3KsmJ3B What would you like to hear from us? email media@kansasruralcenter.org