Tag: biology

Alfred Grand – Why an Austrian farmer and researcher trained by earthworms is very excited about AI

12th March 2024 koenvanseijen AI 4 Soil Health, Farmers First Tech, Regenerative Agriculture 1 Comment

A conversation with Alfred Grand, farmer at Grand Farm, an organic farm with a high proportion of research, about vermicompost and seed inoculation, but also what policymakers should know about farming. Plus, the role of technology in the regenerative transition. And why he is so excited about AI and robotics.
Dive deep in the story of a bike mechanic turned farmer and researcher, who has been trained by millions earthworms!

Erwin Westers – Supermarkets didn’t care about his quality so he focussed on selling seeds to other regenerative farmers

12th September 2023 koenvanseijen Nutrient Dense Food, Nutrient Density in Food, Regenerative Agriculture 1 Comment

A conversation with Erwin Westers, regenerative farmer, about soil biology, the German regenerative movement, the seed business, healthy seeds, healthy soils, healthy people, epigenetics, taste, flavour and why there is so much to learn in the German-speaking world on regeneration!

Adrian Ferrero on how giving farmers insights into the soil microbial community is key to regenerative agriculture

12th April 2022 koenvanseijen Ecosystem Services Payments, Farmers First Tech, Nutrient Dense Food, Nutrients to Soil, Regenerative Agriculture 2 Comments

Adrian Ferrero is the co-founder of Biome Makers, a global AgTech company providing advanced technology for modeling soil functionality. They are on a mission to enhance the productivity of arable soils and recover soil health worldwide. Through their proprietary soil tech platform, BeCrop, they measure the biological quality of the soil and deliver agronomic insights to optimize farm operations and output.

Walter Jehne, stop talking about carbon emissions and focus on restoring the water cycle

26th January 2021 koenvanseijen Ecosystem Services Payments, Landscape Design 2.0, Nutrients to Soil, Regenerative Agriculture 7 Comments

An episode about the impact of regeneration on cooling the climate with Walter Jehne, forester and agricultural scientist specialising in soil microbial ecology of plant diseases, nutrition, and land regeneration.