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ASH CLOUD

Ash Sweeting
Climate Change
Methane Emissions
Sustainability
Sustainable Agriculture
Agriculture
Food Systems
Food Security
Food Sustainability
Artificial Intelligence
Alternative Proteins
Conflict
Animal Health
Proteins
Sustainable Livestock Transformation Initiative
Sustainable Livestock
Regenerative Agriculture
Agricultural Innovation
Nitrous Oxide
Genetic Selection
Livestock Production

This is series of conversations discussing global food sustainability with guests who bring a deep understanding of the environmental and cultural challenges facing our society and creative ideas on how to address them.

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Consumers will pay a premium for climate-friendly red meat, but not the way you’re thinking about it. This premium is not a mark-up on any single purchase. It’s customer loyalty to the retailer selling the product. A brand with integrity keeps custom... more

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Rice feeds more people than any other crop, and it is grown in a way that is quietly expensive. Globally, a third of all groundwater extraction goes to rice farming. And because those fields sit flooded for weeks at a time, the resulting anaerobic co... more

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Managing and mitigating risk runs through my whole conversation with Robert Bonnie. Since the Dust Bowl, USDA policy, the Farm Bill and especially crop insurance have given US farmers a safety net that shares the risk of growing the nation's food. Bu... more

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Beef sustainability frequently gets framed as something imposed on the ranchers and the industry from outside—regulatory requirements, consumer pressure, climate obligations driven by environmental groups and activists, leaving the industry industry ... more

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Devdut Dalal
Co-founder of Mitti Labs
Mitti Labs
Episode: Profitable climate solutions for small holder farmers with Devdut Dalal Mitti Labs
Robert Bonnie
Former Undersecretary for Agriculture, USDA
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Episode: Government policy to address today's food system challenges with Robert Bonnie former Undersecretary of Agriculture, USDA
Tom McDonald
Chair of the US Roundtable for Sustainable Beef and Senior Vice President of Environmental Affairs and Sustainability at Five Rivers Cattle Feeding
US Roundtable for Sustainable Beef; Five Rivers Cattle Feeding
Episode: Beef sustainability, methane, and efficiency with Tom McDonald, US Roundtable for Sustainable Beef
Matt Beck
Researcher focusing on feed efficiency and methane mitigation, Texas A&M
Texas A&M University
Episode: Feed efficiency on pasture: The next frontier with Matt Beck, Texas A&M
Bruce Friedrich
Founder of The Good Food Institute; author
The Good Food Institute
Episode: Why telling people to eat less meat will never work - and what we can do instead with Bruce Friedrich, The Good Food Institute
Anastasia Volkova
CEO and founder of Regrow Ag
Regrow Ag
Episode: Regenerative agriculture with Anastasia Volkova, Regrow Ag
Ermias Kebreab
Professor, UC Davis
University of California, Davis
Episode: Feed efficiency and methane emissions with Ermias Kebreab, UC Davis
Aidan Connolly
Agritech Capital
Episode: Artificial Intelligence, the need for reliable data, and where it will have the greatest impacts on agriculture with Aidan Connolly, Agritech Capital
Tom Williams
CEO of Number 8 Bio
Number 8 Bio
Episode: Building a company that leverages biological complexity to improve livestock productivity with a reduced climate impact - Tom Williams Number 8 Bio

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Ash Sweeting
Host of Ash Cloud/Ash Cloud (self-hosted); lead interviewer focusing on sustainability in global food systems.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 6 ratings
  • Awesome unravelling of sustainability complexity with world leading guests and intelligent questions

    Love what Ash is doing. He has great guests and gives them long form interviews in which complex topics can be fully explored. Ash is an excellent interviewer, asking intelligent, well researched questions that still make the guest the hero of the conversation and enables guests to tell their story. Keep up the great work Ash.

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    Australia2 years ago

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Long-form questions let guests tell their story and share nuance.
Host asks intelligent, well-researched questions that keep guests centered and insightful.

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Beef sustainability, methane, and efficiency with Tom McDonald, US Roundtable for Sustainable Beef
Q: How does the Roundtable address the diversity of producers—from small to very large operations?
The approach is pre-competitive and aims to raise the industry's education level for all participants. Tools like grazing plans and self-assessments are designed so every producer can improve, regardless of size, while engaging packers, retailers, and food service to align.
Beef sustainability, methane, and efficiency with Tom McDonald, US Roundtable for Sustainable Beef
Q: How did the US Roundtable for Sustainable Beef form and what has it achieved?
USRSB formed in 2015 to bring together producers, packers, retailers, academia, NGOs, and allied industries to speak the same language and align on common goals. It has reduced hundreds of indicators to a six-indicator framework, created education modules, and established trust and collaboration across the supply chain.
Beef sustainability, methane, and efficiency with Tom McDonald, US Roundtable for Sustainable Beef
Q: What are the current priorities for beef sustainability and how has the industry approached them?
Beef sustainability is approached as a journey with continuous improvement, focusing on efficiency gains across the value chain and addressing environmental, social, and economic pillars. Priorities include improving grazing management, water resources, and developing a clear research roadmap to fill knowledge gaps.
Profitable climate solutions for small holder farmers with Devdut Dalal Mitti Labs
Q: How do you scale this across 100,000 hectares and thousands of farmers?
We rely on trusted local field agents, trials and demos, and strong farmer support through trained agri- graduates. We also use a carbon-credit framework to reward farmers, plus a remote-sensing-led approach to monitor and guide field operations at scale.
Profitable climate solutions for small holder farmers with Devdut Dalal Mitti Labs
Q: Could you explain the core on-ground change Mitti Labs is asking farmers to adopt?
We're pushing for a simple practice change: periodically exposing soil to air by using a perforated irrigation pipe and turning off irrigation when the soil hits a certain depth, then turning it back on as it recharges. This reduces water use and methane emissions without requiring new seeds, fertilizers, or major equipment.

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This program concentrates on global food sustainability, with a strong emphasis on practical, data-driven approaches to reducing environmental impact in agriculture. Across episodes, conversations span methane and feed efficiency in livestock, data quality and AI applications in farming, resilient agrifood systems amid conflict and climate stress, regenerative practices, and policy and investment strategies to scale sustainable outcomes. Noteworthy angles include real-world adoption challenges in the Global South, the intersection of farmer economics with environmental goals, and technology-driven pathways—from genomics and rumen microbiology to decentralized nitrogen fertilizer—aimed at meaningful, scalable improvements for producers, inve... more

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