It’s that sound again – tractors, the voice of Charles Walters, and that happy little strum. It all means we are launching into a second season of Tractor Time Podcast by Acres U.S.A., the podcast for farmers who care about the Earth. My name is Ryan Slabaugh, and I’m lucky enough to be your host for a second season.
We have a lot in store this year. We are going to talk about a lot of eco-farming tactics and methods. We’re going to go back in time and listen to age-old talks that still apply today. We’re going to talk about with surveyers about the loss of farmland, and what you and I can do about it. Our goal this year is to also make sure we are talking with young f armers, to better understand how they see themselves fitting into the future of agriculture. Anyway, we’re so excited, we hope you are too.
Today’s episode, like our very first episode, starts with the voice of Charles Walters. Charles started Acres USA in 1971 as a vehicle to report on the challenges facing small farms, and to help give farmers a resource for good, healthy, ecological growing in the face of large-scale toxic takeovers of our methods.
In today’s talk that we are re-airing from an Acres USA Eco-Ag conference in 1993, Charles introduces us to Neal Kinsey, who at the time, was new to the Acres USA family, and working on his legendary book, Hands on Agronomy. The book has sold thousands of copies to farmers and growers all over the world.
In this talk, again from 1993, Neal talks about the premises of his book, Hands on Agronomy. Enjoy, and thanks for joining us again for another season of Tractor Time.
Find all the Tractor Time episodes here, or on iTunes.
Tractor Time #57: Jesse Frost on No-Till Farming and Creating Living Soil
Tractor Time #56: Carey Gillam on the Monsanto Lawsuits
Tractor Time #55: Mark Bittman on 'Animal, Vegetable, Junk'
Tractor Time #54: The Fungi Underground (w/ Doug Bierend)
Tractor Time #53: Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps and Regenerative Supply Chains
Tractor Time Episode 52: The Business of Botanicals (w/ Ann Armbrecht)
Tractor Time Episode 51: Journalist Tom Philpott on Our Perilous Food System
Tractor Time Episode 50: Dr. Vandana Shiva on the Toxic Cartels
Tractor Time Episode 49: Chris Smaje on Our Peasant Farmer Future
Tractor Time Episode 48: Doug Fine, American Hemp Farmer
Tractor Time Episode 47: Rodale CEO Jeff Moyer Talks No-Till
Tractor Time Episode 46: Ken Roseboro on GMOs
Tractor Time Episode 45: Agroecologist Nicole Masters
Tractor Time Episode 44: In Defense of Okra (With Chris Smith)
Tractor Time Episode 43: Rebecca Burgess on the Farm to Closet Movement
Tractor Time Episode 42: Gerry Gillespie on Renewing Soil with 'Waste'
Tractor Time Episode 41: Darby Simpson on Finding Opportunity During a Pandemic
Tractor Time Episode 40: Marty Travis on Farming in a Time of Fear
Tractor Time Episode 39: Sherri Dugger and Judith McGeary
Tractor Time Episode 38: Mimi Casteel and Regenerative Wine
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