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Ag Emerge Podcast

Hosted by Monte Bottens
Soil Health
Regenerative Agriculture
Agriculture
Cover Crops
Sustainable Agriculture
Haney Soil Test
Sustainable Farming Practices
Water Management
Microbial Activity
Regenerative Practices
Mental Health
Sustainable Farming
Corn
Sustainability
Interdisciplinary Research
Community Support
Integrated Pest Management
Soybeans
Suicide Prevention
Nutrient Dynamics

Soil health, regenerative practices, and emerging technology — The AgEmerge Podcast. Join our host, Monte Bottens, as he engages with guests from diverse agriculture interests to discuss experiences, practices and scalable applications for any operation. Tune in to new episodes every other Tuesday to regenerate your ideas, soil, crops, livestock and livelihood. ag-emerge ag emerge

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Soil carbon is not mainly leftover residue, and that changes everything you think you know about building healthier fields. Dr. Jennifer Pett-Ridge reveals why the real engine of soil organic matter is the life and death of microbes—and why managing ... more

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Rob discusses moving from dairy farming into custom hay work, using strip till and diverse cover crops to improve soil, and adopting robotic sprinklers to apply water more precisely. He also shares lessons from experimenting with new equipment, why h... more

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Iowa’s fight over water quality is no longer academic. Monte Bottens sits down with Chris Jones—a research scientist, author, water-quality expert, and candidate for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture—to examine how nitrate pollution, agricultural policy,... more

Autonomous tractors are only the beginning. The next breakthrough in ag tech is a physical AI layer that can learn, adapt, and make farms dramatically more efficient without forcing every grower to become a robotics expert. Colin Hurd returns to the ... more

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Jennifer Pett-Ridge
Soil ecologist, Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Episode: AgEmerge Podcast 199 with Dr. Jennifer Pett-Ridge
Robert Boyle
Farmer from Coolidge, Arizona; strip-till pioneer and innovator
Coolidge, Arizona farm
Episode: AgEmerge Podcast 198 with Robert Boyle
Chris Jones
Scientist, water engineer, former Des Moines Water Works
Unknown (mentioned as Des Moines Water Works background)
Episode: AgEmerge Podcast 197 with Chris Jones
Colin Hurd
CEO/Founder of MACH (autonomy solutions provider)
MACH
Episode: AgEmerge Podcast 196 with Colin Hurd of MACH
Chuck Schembre
Regenerative agriculture consultant and grower connected with GoGo Squeeze project, with extensive vineyard and specialty crop experience
EcoSoil Solutions; High Desert Harvest; consultant to GoGo Squeeze (apples) and various vineyards
Episode: AgEmerge Podcast 195 with Chuck Schembre
Chuck Schembri
Regenerative agriculture practitioner and consultant
High Desert Harvest / Eco Soil Solutions
Episode: AgEmerge Podcast 194 with Dr. Jessica Chiartas and REGENSCORE
Gabe Sibley
Co-founder and CEO of Verdant Robotics
Verdant Robotics
Episode: AgEmerge Podcast 193 with Verdant Robotics
Curtis Garner
Co-founder of Verdant Robotics
Verdant Robotics
Episode: AgEmerge Podcast 193 with Verdant Robotics
Chris Baggott
Technology entrepreneur and regenerative farmer; co-founder of ExactTarget, founder of Cluster Truck, owner of Tyner Pond Farm
Tyner Pond Farm; Cluster Truck; ExactTarget
Episode: AgEmerge Podcast 192 with Chris Baggott

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Monte Bottens
Host of the AgEmerge Podcast

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4.5 out of 5 stars from 17 ratings
  • Good info

    Episode 009 was very good and made many good points. Unfortunately, it will probably fall on deaf ears. Oh well, we’ve gotta try or else nothing will change

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Thoughtful, practical insights for scaling soil health.
Strong industry connections and real-world lessons.
Some episodes feel dense with technical detail but are valuable for practitioners.
Appreciates guests who bring field-tested, actionable strategies.

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AgEmerge Podcast 199 with Dr. Jennifer Pett-Ridge
Q: How has that changed recently, and what is that? How many things are you having to unlearn and relearn here in the last years, few years?
Pett-Ridge says advances in DNA sequencing let researchers identify organisms and reconstruct genomes, but simply cataloging organisms does not reveal their functions. Her group uses stable isotope tracers to identify active microbes and follow how they take up plant-derived carbon.
AgEmerge Podcast 199 with Dr. Jennifer Pett-Ridge
Q: What's the other 45 percent out there? What's that coming from?
Pett-Ridge says most soil carbon initially comes from plants, especially roots and root exudates. Microbes consume those compounds, and their living biomass and dead cells become a major part of the soil carbon pool.
AgEmerge Podcast 192 with Chris Baggott
Q: Tell us your story and how you got started in tech and especially that transition to regenerative agriculture.
Chris describes a path from data-driven marketing and startups in Indianapolis to building Cluster Truck and ultimately dedicating himself to regenerative farming at Tyner Pond Farm, emphasizing friction reduction, direct-to-consumer models, and storytelling about nutrition and place as the bridge between technology and sustainable agriculture.
AgEmerge Podcast 177 with Gabe Brown
Q: How do you view the role of subsidies and government programs in your operation?
Gabe argues that many subsidies distort incentives and push production in directions that may conflict with regenerative goals; he also notes it can be possible to profit without them, albeit with challenges in certain regions.
AgEmerge Podcast 177 with Gabe Brown
Q: What has been the hardest Regen principle to adopt and why?
The biggest challenge has been maintaining a living root as long as possible and ensuring diverse cover crops can overwinter, given local climate constraints and seasonal windows.

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What is Ag Emerge Podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show centers on soil health, regenerative practices, and emerging farming technologies, featuring practical tactics from experienced farmers, researchers, and agtech founders. Episodes commonly explore real-world transitions to regenerative systems, cost-quality trade-offs, and scalable innovations such as autonomous farming, cover crops, and digital marketing for local food networks. A notable strength is the focus on context-driven adoption and ground-truth farming insights, which helps listeners gauge what's realistically implementable on diverse operations and where new technology can meaningfully reduce risk or increase yields. The content often blends personal journeys with actionable takeaways, policy context, and buyer/supply-c... more

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1. Jennifer Pett-Ridge
2. Robert Boyle
3. Chris Jones
4. Colin Hurd
5. Chuck Schembre
6. Chuck Schembri
7. Gabe Sibley
8. Curtis Garner

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