ReGenAg Chat – Details, episodes & analysis

Liz Genever and Nic Renison - co-founders of Carbon Calling CIC - chat with James (JJ) Edwards who is first generation sheep and cattle farmer. They talk about all sorts - mental health, the challenge of having sheep hours apart, conservation grazing, Carbon Calling conference and acknowledging our privilege. 

This is the second of a series of three podcasts were we talk to "disrupters" - people who want to do things differently and challenge the status quo. 

This episode is sponsored by Cactus Tree Guards - https://cactustreeguards.co.uk/ - for all your tree protection needs.

Liz Genever and Nic Renison - co-founders of Carbon Calling CIC - chat with Holly Silvester who is a commercial organic vegetable and seed grower, and Future Resilience Seed Coordinator for The Gaia Foundation Seed Sovereignty Programme. She is incredibly passionate about empowering farmers and growers to come together to improve crops specifically adapted to local areas, soils and local markets. 

The Gaia Foundation Seed Sovereignty Programme are having a seed swapping event later in the year. See https://www.seedsovereignty.info/events/upcoming-events/ for more info. 

This is the first of a series of three podcasts were we talk to "disrupters" - people who want to do things differently and challenege the status quo. 

This episode is sponsored by Cactus Tree Guards - https://cactustreeguards.co.uk/ - for all your tree protection needs.

Liz Genever and Nic Renison - co-founders of Carbon Calling CIC - catch-up and then chat with Stuart Johnson, who is farmer from Northumberland and provided some UK context to the information we heard from Gabe in the last episode. 

This episode is sponsored by Cactus Tree Guards - https://cactustreeguards.co.uk/ - for all your tree protection needs.

Carbon Calling conference is happening on Saturday the 3rd of August 2024 with more details on carboncalling.farm.

Liz Genever and Nic Renison - co-founders of Carbon Calling CIC - catch-up with themselves and then have a  chat with the legend of Gabe Brown, US rancher and founder of Understanding Ag. 

This episode is sponsored by Cactus Tree Guards - https://cactustreeguards.co.uk/ - for all your tree protection needs.

In this session we spoke to Broomhouse Farm about connecting people with farming, Sally & Andrew Hatton about making cheese again in Nidderdale , and Sara Grady  about making British pasture leather a success.

Jaime Elizondo from Real Wealth Ranching goes through the key points of his grazing approach

In this session, Bruce Thompson (dairy farmer and Nuffield Scholar) talked about helping other dairy farmers connect with different approaches, particularly around sustainable parasite control. We also heard from Stuart Johnson (mixed farmer, Northumberland) about how is has changed the practices on his farm to respect nature and himself

This is the first session from this year's Carbon Calling conference, which is held in Tim and Emma's shed near Penrith. 

This session is chaired by Martin Lines from Nature Friendly Farming Network, and features Sarah Langford (author of Rooted) and Matt Swarbrick (Henbant Permaculture). There were talking about the importance of communicating outside farming, and ensuring people connect to the land.

Michael Blanche spoke to Nikki Yoxall (head of research at Pasture for Life and regenerative farmer), Amy Hughes (podcaster and AHDB engagement lead for beef and lamb), Claire Writtle (regenerative consultant and vet) and Sarah Langford (author, lawyer and farmer) about their experiences within the agriculture sectors and being in leadership roles.

Nic Renison and Liz Genever - two of the founders of Carbon Calling - spoke to Bruce Thompson again. He is a speaker at the Carbon Calling conference in September. We last spoke to him in May 2020 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBcsc8gJamM&ab_channel=CarbonCalling).

Bruce Thompson runs dairy farm in Ballyfin, County Laois. The farm which was traditionally a mixed farm is now a commercial dairy farm with a herd of 320 cows. In line with the Teagasc dairy roadmap, Bruce operates a grass based, high efficiency production system. We also loves dung beetles and has done a Nuffield Scholarship and various projects on how to farm alongside them, and he also encourages other farmers to change practices. See https://www.farmingfornature.ie/nominees/bruce-thompson-2/ for more info.

He will be speaking at Carbon Calling Cumbria in September. Tickets are on sale now - https://www.tickettailor.com/events/carboncalling/913577