3. Why Our Farming Practices Changed

In this episode of Outta the Cage, host Roy Thompson returns to talk about healing the land. He shares how his health journey inspired him to radically change his family’s farming operation. From heavy chemical use to regenerative agriculture, Roy walks through how reconnecting with the soil helped him find passion, purpose, and a more sustainable way forward. Whether you're a consumer or a fellow farmer, this is a call to rethink how we grow, nourish, and steward the land.

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• Gabe Brown – Understanding Ag: https://understandingag.com

• NRCS Pollinator Program: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov

• Regenified Label: https://regenified.com

• Connect with Roy: https://www.instagram.com/triple.t.brand/

TAKEAWAYS:

• “All health begins in the soil” isn’t just metaphorical—it’s scientific.

• Regenerative agriculture can increase profitability and ecological health.

• Transitioning a farm takes time, strategy, and faith.

• You don’t have to “sustain” broken systems—you can regenerate them.

• Quality food starts with quality soil.

CHAPTERS:

• 0:00 – Welcome & intro to regenerative agriculture

• 1:00 – From disillusionment to a new mission in farming

• 3:00 – Soil health and the human gut: unexpected parallels

• 5:00 – Discovering Gabe Brown and a new model of farming

• 8:00 – Why Roy walked away from chemical-heavy practices

• 11:00 – What “regenerative” really means

• 13:00 – Economics: Cutting costs while increasing soil health

• 17:00 – Government support programs that helped the transition

• 21:00 – Financial struggles, breakthroughs, and new hope

• 23:00 – The 6 Tenets of Soil Health

• 26:00 – Life returns to the land—and so does Roy’s passion

KEYWORDS:

regenerative agriculture, soil health, Gabe Brown, NRCS, cover crops, chemical-free farming, carbon sequestration, ecosystem, farming transformation, faith and farming, food quality, ranching