Soil Health Series Ep. 03
Jack Geiger an organic farmer and star of the Geiger Farm Youtube channel visits with Kansas Rural Center Program Manager Ryan Goertzen-Regier and Kansas Rural Center Board of Directors President Zack Pistora about the his choice to grow organic, how the market affects his bottom line, and the diverse mechanics of his farm.
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Episode Timeline:
00 - Introduction
03 - Where do Jack’s crops go?
09 - A Farm is a Machine
12 - Soil Health
17 -Tillage and Other Practices
18 - Government Programs
24 - Subsidies
26 - Crop Insurance and Risk Mitigation
30 - Our Metrics are Going in the Wrong Direction
35 - Farming is Not About Instant Gratification
38 - What Jack Doesn’t Want to See in the Farm Bill
41 - Paradigm Shift is Coming
48 - Subsidize Beginning Farmers?