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Gateway Research Organization is an applied agricultural research association based out of Westlock, Alberta. We provide research, demonstrations and extension to agricultural producers. This publication serves as another way to bring you the information and stories that you have come to enjoy through our social media and YouTube channel.
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These are the stories of 45 men and women interviewed as part of an oral history archive documenting the development and evolution of public policies to advance sustainable and organic agriculture going back to the 1970s. These are among the key leaders and advocates who played significant roles in devising and promoting the laws and government programs that continue to undergird efforts to achieve a sustainable farming and food system in the U.S. Episodes of this limited podcast series are ...
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Season 4, Episode 5: Dr. Kevin Floate joins Steve Kenyon of Greener Pastures Ranching to talk about 'Cow Patty Critters'. If you want to get in on these Virtual Networking Sessions live, they happen every second Wednesday night at 6 pm MST from late Oct. to mid-April. Register for free at Wednesday Night Networking. To learn more about Gateway Rese…
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Season 4, Episode 4: Gabe Brown joins Steve Kenyon of Greener Pastures Ranching for a discussion on the future of food and the role of regenerative agriculture. If you want to get in on these Virtual Networking Sessions live, they happen every second Wednesday night at 6 pm MST from late Oct. to mid-April. Register for free at Wednesday Night Netwo…
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Season 4, Episode 3: Dallas Mount, CEO of Ranch Management Consultants, joins Steve Kenyon of Greener Pastures Ranching. There was a robust discussion on the importance of understanding your economics, and the difference between economics, finances, and taxes. If you want to get in on these Virtual Networking Sessions live, they happen every second…
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In Season 4, Episode 2, Brendon Rockey, a regenerative potato farmer from Colorado joined Steve Kenyon from Greener Pastures Ranching to discuss the carbon cycle. Changing their mindset to focus on the entire carbon cycle has made a huge difference on both of their farms. A great conversation the myriad ways to make changes and the multiple benefit…
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Welcome to Season 4! In episode 1, join Don Campbell, holistic management practitioner and teacher, and host Steve Kenyon, Greener Pastures Ranching, as they discuss things to consider in preparing for an uncertain future. What will it take to be resilient and changing climates, markets, and other conditions? If you want to get in on these Virtual …
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Join Dr. Kris Nichols, Steve Kenyon with Greener Pastures Ranching, and Amber Kenyon with Gateway Research Organization as they discuss the Alberta Living Labs project in conjunction with many of the research associations. We also went into a great conversation healthy soil, mycorrhizal fungi and so much more! If you want to get in on these Virtual…
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Join Joseph Moilliet with Aveley Ranch, Steve Kenyon with Greener Pastures Ranching, and Amber Kenyon with Gateway Research Organization as they discuss rotational grazing, sheep and silvopastures. If you want to get in on these Virtual Networking Sessions live, they are happening every second Wednesday night at 6pm MT. Register for free at www.gat…
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Join Ross Hinter, Steve Kenyon with Greener Pastures Ranching, and Amber Kenyon with Gateway Research Organization as they discuss best management practices for wildlife on farm. In this episode we discussed everything from how to control beaver populations, how to encourage beaver in the places that you would like them and discourage them in the a…
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Join Cedric MacLeod, Steve Kenyon with Greener Pastures Ranching, and Amber Kenyon with Gateway Research Organization as they discuss water systems and funding that is currently available through the On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) to implement Advanced Grazing Systems. If you want to get in on these Virtual Networking Sessions live, they are h…
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Join Dr. Linda Gorim, Steve Kenyon with Greener Pastures Ranching, Tatyana Irodenko from Grey Wooded Forage Association and Amber Kenyon with Gateway Research Organization as they discuss the impact of roots on the environment around them, soil, and what it takes to make research happen. If you want to get in on these Virtual Networking Sessions li…
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Join Joel Williams, Steve Kenyon with Greener Pastures Ranching, Greg Paranich from Grey Wooded Forage Association and Amber Kenyon with Gateway Research Organization as they discuss soil biology, amendments and the impact of products such as diatomaceous earth on soil biology. If you want to get in on these Virtual Networking Sessions live, they a…
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Join Graeme Finn, Steve Kenyon with Greener Pastures Ranching, and Amber Kenyon with Gateway Research Organization as they discuss cover crops and running cattle on crop land. If you want to get in on these Virtual Networking Sessions live, they are happening every second Wednesday night at 6pm MT. Register for free at www.gatewayresearchorganizati…
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Join Steve Campbell, Steve Kenyon with Greener Pastures Ranching, and Amber Kenyon with Gateway Research Organization as they discuss livestock genetics and what that might look like from a regenerative perspective. Talking about everything from the 'red solo cup cow' to Harlequin Romance bulls, this was a great conversation. If you want to get in …
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In the final episode of our limited series podcast, our host Ron Kroese moderates a discussion on the 1980s farm crisis. This is a continuation of the roundtable discussion from the last two episodes. Each individual played an important role in the work of National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) and its predecessor efforts. During the fir…
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This week, we focus on successes, challenges, and take a deeper look at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC). This is the second of three episodes of a roundtable discussion moderated by host Ron Kroese. Next week, we’ll talk about the 1980s farm crisis and share stories about those who made an impact on sustainable agriculture pol…
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Join Alejandro Carrillo, Steve Kenyon with Greener Pastures Ranching and Amber Kenyon with Gateway Research Organization as they discuss what it's like to graze in different environments. From the dry desert environment of Chihuahua, Mexico to the snow filled, cold temperatures of Alberta, Canada, these graziers discuss everything from management i…
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In the final three episodes of our limited series podcast, our host Ron Kroese moderates a discussion. Each individual played an important role in the work of National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) and its predecessor efforts. This week, we focus on the formation, development, and accomplishments of NSAC over the past three decades, thro…
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Join Daniel Salatin with Polyface Farm, Steve Kenyon with Greener Pastures Ranching and Amber Kenyon with Gateway Research Organization as they discuss small animals, marketing ideas, grazing, how to work with people and so much more! If you want to get in on these Virtual Networking Sessions live, they are happening every second Wednesday night at…
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Joyce E. Ford and Jim Riddle have worked tirelessly on organic agriculture policy in the state of Minnesota, nationally, and internationally. This week, Ron Kroese talks with the long-time organic farmers and sustainable farming advocates from Winona, Minnesota, who share their numerous accomplishments, stories of colleagues they’ve worked with thr…
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Bob Bergland’s vision and leadership led to the government’s first initiative in organic and sustainable agriculture. This week, our host Ron talks with Bob about his several decades of public service, with the interview focusing primarily on four studies. This was recorded in 2017, one year before Bob passed away. Robert (Bob) Bergland was born on…
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Elizabeth Henderson was raised by people concerned with peace and justice, which shaped her life path. This week, Elizabeth sits down with our host, Ron, and talks about community-supported agriculture (CSAs), organic ag, and food justice. She is a long-time activist for local and national policies and programs to advance socially and economically …
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Mark Winne is a renowned lifelong advocate for policies to advance equitable and sustainable food systems in the U.S. and throughout the planet. On this week’s episode, Mark speaks with host Ron Kroese about food policy councils, farmers markets, food banks, farm to school, youth nutrition, and farmland preservation. Mark grew up in the Garden Stat…
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-------- Bob Scowcroft’s story continues this week, and he is joined by Mark Lipson as well as host Ron Kroese. Mark begins the conversation at the end of 1987, when Bob joined California Certified Organic Farmers as executive director. About 18 months into Bob’s tenure, a 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit the Santa Cruz area (right at the same time Mar…
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If you thought you heard sustainable ag history stories, make sure you listen to this one. In this week’s episode, Bob Scowcroft talks with our host Ron Kroese about the beginning of his sustainable agriculture career. Then, next week, Bob will be joined by Mark Lipson to continue the conversation. Bob begins by telling us about his early golf care…
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Jill Shore Auburn was a National Program Leader at the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture from January 1998 until her retirement in April 2017, managing grant programs for research and extension on sustainable agriculture, local/regional food systems, rural community development, and beginning farmers and ranchers. In this week’s epi…
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Join us as we revisit the Organic Alberta & GRO Summer Conference with this presentation by Dr. Derek MacKenzie from the University of Alberta. In this episode Dr. MacKenzie talks about the plans for a far reaching Soil Health Database, the use of biochar for soil health and it's impacts on livestock, burning, and the compost trials that he is curr…
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The year was 2002. The idea was to get fresh fruit and vegetables in schools for snacks. Sen. Tom Harkin was chair of the Ag Committee during the farm bill, and pushed through a pilot program to 100 rural schools in four states. “In all these years, with all these supports of programs, we never supported fruits and vegetables. They were never part …
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Margaret Krome has spent 30 years developing state and local programs and policies supporting environmentally sound, profitable, and socially responsible agriculture. On this week’s episode, Ron talks with Margaret about her life's work and the experiences that shaped her. Her interest in ag began in childhood, as the grandchild of a Florida avocad…
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Not satisfied with conventional farming practices, Ron Rosmann began to explore sustainable agricultural methods in the 1980s. This week, our host Ron Kroese talks with Ron and Maria Vakulskas Rosmann who, along with their sons, are the owners and operators of Rosmann Family Farms, located four miles northwest of Harlan, Iowa. Ron has farmed this l…
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“I like to tell people we still farm the same land our ancestors farmed 400 years ago, and we still use the same rituals and we still use the same tradition. We incorporate a little new technology that allows us to be economically viable.” -Don Bustos This week, our host Ron Kroese sits down with Don on his farm in the village of Santa Cruz in nort…
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“I don’t believe we can get to the shores of sustainability with environmental stewardship alone. We must marry justice into this conversation. And until we do, we really won’t get where we all believe we desperately need to get to.” -Michael Sligh This week, Ron has a conversation with Michael about promotion of agro-biodiversity, organic, competi…
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Shirley Sherrod has been advocating for civil rights since 1965. This week, our host Ron gets help from Michael Sligh, longtime friend and fellow farm advocate, in interviewing Shirley about discrimination in ag. The second part of this episode features Shirley at the 2017 Domestic Fair Trade Conference. She discusses 52 years of work, including bl…
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Garth Youngberg’s work has had a large impact on the agricultural industry, leading farmers to reexamine conventional agricultural practices and explore alternative approaches. This week, Ron interviews Garth, the founder and director of the Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture located in Greenbelt, Maryland. He directed the Insti…
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“If you’re going to worry about the quality of the water in rivers, you have to pay attention to what’s going on with agriculture.” -Denny Caneff In this week’s episode, our host Ron talks with Denny about his history with sustainable ag. Denny has worked in the realm of land and water conservation for nearly 30 years. He encountered the controvers…
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Kathleen Merrigan authored the law establishing standards for organic food and the federal definition of sustainable agriculture. On this week’s episode, she talks with Ron about her life’s work, including her time in USDA, where she led the Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food initiative to support local food systems, and was a key architect of Michel…
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“We want to get continuous living cover, or perennial agriculture, more animals on the land. We have to really get that happening with farmers as much as possible. So that when the change in policy comes, they’re ready for it. They’re receptive to it, they’re ready to go, rather than fighting it.” -George Boody This week, George talks with our host…
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Ken Cook was a principal architect of landmark provisions of the 1985 farm bill that for the first time shifted U.S. farm policy from a narrow focus on maximum crop production to conservation of land, water, wetlands, and wildlife. The legislation was widely regarded as the most important environmental farm policy reform in decades. He went on to c…
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Lorette Picciano has coordinated unified efforts in 7 farm bill debates to secure more than 40 sections of policy to assure equal access to USDA programs for farmers, ranchers, and farmworkers. On this week’s episode, Lorette talks with Ron about these efforts which started in 1980 in Washington, D.C. She started with several interfaith organizatio…
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Bob Gray has always had a deep interest in improving the soil, protecting the land, and “doing things that would make sure that you were not harming it.” He grew up on a dairy farm in upstate New York, which set the stage for working in agriculture for the rest of his life. This week, Bob talks with Ron about his legislative activities in Washingto…
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Mark Schultz felt he had to do something more with people whose voices weren’t being heard. So, he dedicated his career to farm and rural policy and organizing. On this week’s podcast, Mark talks with Ron about his involvement in the Conservation Stewardship Program, the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program, crop insurance reform, and m…
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Born in 1935 during the Great Depression in Meadow Grove, Nebraska, Robert (Bob) Warrick still owns the farm where he grew up. On this week’s podcast, he talks with Ron about farm life beginning in the 1930s, when they still worked the land with horses; through the 1950s when the government subsidized, then backed out of the corn market; then about…
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Dana Jackson and Loni Kemp are women powerhouses in the sustainable ag industry. On this week’s podcast, they talk with Ron about rural issues in general, water quality, soil health, climate, and food security. Dana and Loni both started their careers in the 1970s, and discuss the evolution of sustainable ag in the ‘80s, ‘90s, and ‘00s. Loni was a …
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During the farm crisis of the 1980s, Sister Mary Tacheny returned to her farming roots, helping the church respond during a difficult time. She knew where she was needed, working with rural leaders on policy as well as assisting farmers directly. This week, Sister Mary tells Ron about growing up on a small dairy farm southeast of Mankato, Minnesota…
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Roger Blobaum worked on a title for the 1965 farm bill, more than 50 years ago. Then, a 1971 visit to a farm near Grinnell, Iowa, changed his life. After seeing the black soil and healthy earthworms, he decided to make organic farming his focus and life’s work. This week, Roger talks with Ron about decades of work on sustainable ag, with a particul…
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Join John Duynisveld, Steve Kenyon with Greener Pastures Ranching and Amber Kenyon with Gateway Research Organization as they discuss two very similar grazing research projects that are on opposite sides of Canada! In this podcast we delve into everything from cell design, to grazing programs, and of course current and upcoming research.…
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Amy’s love of sustainable ag comes from her rebellious nature. A trait she’s had her entire life. This week, Ron speaks with Amy Little, an organizer, trainer, and consultant on issue advocacy and electoral campaigns at the local, state, and national levels. Managing campaigns, building coalitions, developing policy advocacy, voter and civic partic…
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Where did the Early Girl variety of tomato come from? Why is it suited for dry farming? Mark Lipson tells us in this week’s episode, and chats with Ron about organic agriculture, research, and public policies. Mark is a 30-year pioneer and influential leader in the organic farming and food community in California and nationally. In 2016, he receive…
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Join Mark Schatzker, Steve Kenyon with Greener Pastures Ranching and Amber Kenyon with Gateway Research Organization as they discuss how our farming systems interact with food quality, additives in our current food systems, and so much more!gatewayresearchorganization による
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In this episode, Ferd Hoefner outlines the role of sustainable agriculture in each farm bill from the early 1970s to the present, and talks about policy that was enacted—and advocated for—in between farm bill years. He tells Ron about his start in Washington (an unusual first day of work), a “commandeered” report, the beginning of the organization …
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For this special edition episode of Wednesday Night Networking, we invited Iris Vaisman who is Jewish, Dr. Surya Acharya who is Hindu, and Clay Conry who is Christian to speak into how faith and their work in agriculture has intersected. In this episode we delved into how faith has affected their ability to work through the inevitable hardships tha…
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