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Podcast Extra: Farm to Table Talk - Fresh Eyes to Fix Farms with John Kempf

2025/7/3
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Regenerative Agriculture Podcast

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John Kempf: 我在阿米什社区长大,亲身经历了从传统农业向现代化学农业的转变。虽然阿米什传统以尊重自然和土壤健康著称,但我们社区也曾受到现代农业技术的影响,过度使用化学品。这段经历让我意识到,我们需要重新审视农业实践,找到更可持续和生态友好的方法。我开始研究土壤微生物、植物营养和生态系统管理,希望能够恢复土壤的活力,提高作物的抗病虫害能力。我深信,农业的未来在于结合传统智慧和现代科学,实现农业生产与环境保护的和谐统一。 Rodger Wasson: 我对John的经历深感共鸣。很多人认为阿米什农业是天然有机的,但John的故事提醒我们,即使在传统社区,也可能受到现代农业的影响。重要的是,我们要从错误中学习,不断探索更可持续的农业实践。John对再生农业的贡献在于,他不仅关注产量,更关注土壤健康和生态系统的平衡。我相信,通过John的努力,我们可以为农业的未来找到新的方向。

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John Kempf, an Amish farmer, shares his experience transitioning from chemical-intensive to regenerative agriculture. He discusses the importance of minimal tillage and maintaining living roots in the soil, drawing parallels with Amish techniques and their historical success in revitalizing degraded lands.
  • Amish farmers have a long history of successfully revitalizing degraded lands.
  • Minimal tillage and maintaining living roots contribute to healthy soils.
  • Plowing shallowly and keeping soil occupied with living crops can be beneficial, even with annual plowing.

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In this Podcast Extra, John Kempf joins Farm to Table Talk, hosted by Rodger Wasson.  Rodger is a seasoned food and agriculture expert from a Central Illinois farming family. He brings together chefs, farmers, policymakers, and researchers to discuss how food is grown, prepared, and shared. The podcast explores stories and ideas shaping the modern food system for anyone curious about their food’s journey. In this episode of Farm to Table Talk, Rodger and John discuss:

  • How John’s Amish roots shaped his approach to revitalizing degraded lands

  • Why Soil microbiome and minimal tillage sustain healthy, productive soils

  • Nutrition and microbiome management to make crops resistant to pests

  • How Plant sap analysis can help predict crop health more accurately than tissue analysis

  • How AI tools provide non-linear agronomic recommendations using comprehensive data.

  • How a generalist approach integrates diverse fields for practical farming solutions

Additional Resources To listen to more episodes of Farm to Table Talk with Roger Wasson, please visit: https://farmtotabletalk.com/

About John Kempf John Kempf is the founder of Advancing Eco Agriculture (AEA). A top expert in biological and regenerative farming, John founded AEA in 2006 to help fellow farmers by providing the education, tools, and strategies that will have a global effect on the food supply and those who grow it. Through intense study and the knowledge gleaned from many industry leaders, John is building a comprehensive systems-based approach to plant nutrition – a system solidly based on the sciences of plant physiology, mineral nutrition, and soil microbiology. Support For This Show & Helping You Grow Since 2006, AEA has been on a mission to help growers become more resilient, efficient, and profitable with regenerative agriculture. 

 AEA works directly with growers to apply its unique line of liquid mineral crop nutrition products and biological inoculants. Informed by cutting-edge plant and soil data-gathering techniques, AEA’s science-based programs empower farm operations to meet the crop quality markers that matter the most. AEA has created real and lasting change on millions of acres with its products and data-driven services by working hand-in-hand with growers to produce healthier soil, stronger crops, and higher profits. Beyond working on the ground with growers, AEA leads in regenerative agriculture media and education, producing and distributing the popular and highly-regarded Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, inspiring webinars, and other educational content that serve as go-to resources for growers worldwide. Learn more about AEA’s regenerative programs and products: https://www.advancingecoag.com