The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast

46 Fred Provenza, PhD

Fred Provenza is professor emeritus of Behavioral Ecology in the Department of Wildland Resources at Utah State University. At Utah State, Provenza directed an award-winning research group that pioneered understanding of how learning influences foraging behavior and how behavior links soils and plants with herbivores and humans. Provenza is one of the founders of BEHAVE, an international network of scientists and land managers committed to integrating behavioral principles with local knowledge to enhance environmental, economic, and cultural values of rural and urban communities.

The many awards he received for research, teaching, and mentoring are the creativity that flowed from warm professional and personal relationships with over 75 graduate students, post-doctoral students, visiting scientists, and colleagues. Along with colleagues, he authored over 250 publications in scientific journals and books. His first book was Foraging Behavior. He co-authored a second book with Michel Meuret, The Art & Science of Shepherding: Tapping the Wisdom of French Herders. His latest book, Nourishment: What Animals Can Teach Us about Rediscovering Our Nutritional Wisdom, will be published by Chelsea Green in November of 2018. He has been an invited speaker at over 400 conferences.

“Nourishment” - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1603588027/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_WSEZ6WMQSRWAK5GA37X8

BEHAVE - http://www.behave.net/

Poisonous Plant Research Laboratory https://www.ars.usda.gov/pacific-west-area/logan-ut/poisonous-plant-research/

45 Jeff Goodwin

Conservation Stewardship Leader and Senior Pasture and Range Consultant
Noble Research Institute's dedication to regenerative agriculture.
Jeff is a pasture and range consultant in the producer relations program at Noble Research Institute (https://www.noble.org/). Before joining the Noble Research Institute in 2016, Jeff was the state rangeland management specialist for U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Temple, Texas. Prior to that, he worked as the NRCS state grazing land specialist and provided leadership and coordination to the Texas Grazing Land Coalition (https://texasglc.org/). During his 14-year career with NRCS, Jeff worked in multiple locations in Texas as a rangeland management specialist helping producers and landowners meet their management objectives. Previously, Jeff worked as a research associate in the Texas A&M AgriLife Research Service Range Animal Nutrition Program in Vernon, Texas. Jeff was raised in Northeast Texas but has spent the majority of his life in Central Texas.

44 Kit Pharo

The Ruminati are a bunch of Herd Quitters!

Kit Pharo started out in 1985 by leasing grassland and buying cows. In the beginning, he strived to build a herd that would wean bigger calves. He quickly learned that increasing weaning weights did not increase profit. Therefore, Kit changed his management style to be profit-driven instead of production-driven. He implemented management practices that reduced and eliminated expenses while implementing ways to increase beef production per acre – as compared to beef production per cow.

During the last 35 years, Kit has grown his ranch into a very profitable family operation. Pharo Cattle Company produces and markets over 1000 forage-developed bulls every year. Over the years, Kit has come up with several no-nonsense ways to put profitability back into ranching. He is internationally known as a successful rancher and businessman. He publishes a quarterly newsletter that is sent out to over 22,000 people. He also sends out weekly emails to over 17,000 people. To subscribe to his free newsletters and emails, visit:

The Pharo Cattle Company website - https://pharocattle.com/

Call 800-311-0995 or send your request to Kit@PharoCattle.com.

43 Scott Flynn, PhD

Another academic brother!
Scott Flynn grew up working on a small family farm in Irvine, Ky that primarily produced tobacco and cattle.  He received a B.S. in Agriculture and a Business Minor from Eastern Kentucky University; a Master’s Degree in Plant and Soil Science from the University of Kentucky; and a PhD in Crop Production and Physiology from Iowa State University.  He served 6 years in the Kentucky National Guard and was deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the middle of his Master’s program while at the University of Kentucky.  Scott currently works for Corteva Agriscience as the Zonal Biology Leader for Pasture and Land Management in North America.  Over his career Scott has focused on development of new herbicide products to improve broadleaf weed control in forage systems, the economic benefits of weed control on cattle production, the management of fescue toxicosis with chemical seed head suppression, and the removal of invasive plant species in wildlife areas and rights-of-way.
Disrupting Pasture Management: The Profit-per-Acre Approach - https://engage.corteva.com/pastureroi
Corteva "Effective and Sustainable Pasture Management" - https://www.corteva.ca/en/products-and-solutions/range-and-pasture.html

42 Gary Taubes

Gary Taubes is an investigative science and health journalist and co-founder of the non-profit Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI.org). He is the author of The Case Against Sugar (2016), Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It (2011) and Good Calories, Bad Calories (2007), published as The Diet Delusion in the UK. Taubes is the recipient of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Award in Health Policy Research, and has won numerous other awards for his journalism. These include the International Health Reporting Award from the Pan American Health Organization and the National Association of Science Writers Science in Society Journalism Award, which he won in 1996, 1999 and 2001. (He is the first print journalist to win this award three times.) Taubes graduated from Harvard College in 1977 with an S.B. degree in applied physics, and received an M.S. degree in engineering from Stanford University (1978) and in journalism from Columbia University (1981).

41 Dr. Ted Naiman, MD

Dr. Ted Naiman is a board-certified Family Medicine physician in the department of Primary Care at a leading major medical center in Seattle. His personal research and medical practice are focused on the practical implementation of diet and exercise for health optimization. He is the author of ‘The P:E Diet’.
The P:E Diet - https://pedietbook.com/
On Twitter and Instagram - @tednaiman
Burn fat not sugar - https://www.burnfatnotsugar.com/

40 Amanda Radke

Amanda Radke is a fifth-generation rancher from Mitchell, S.D., who has dedicated her career to serving as a voice for the nation’s farmers and ranchers. Since 2008, Rake has tackled hot indus-try issues on the BEEF Daily blog for BEEF Magazine, where she provides tools and strategies for producers to effectively engage with consumers and counter negative media articles on social media. 

A former National FFA Extemporaneous Speaking Champion and National Beef Ambassador, Radke has spent the last 15 years on the road fighting for the agriculture, rural America and the western way of life. She believes food security is national security, and her work is focused on keeping producers on the land and ensuring every citizen has access to safe, affordable and nu-tritious food in this country.

When she’s not blogging or speaking, Radke is penning agriculturally-accurate children’s books to help promote agricultural literacy in schools. Her titles include, “Levi’s Lost Calf,” “Can-Do Cowkids,” “A Home Run For Peanuts” and “The Soil Quilt.” Radke is determined to teach kids about where their food comes from to help the upcoming generation of consumers be both in-formed and empowered at the grocery store. 

Learn more about Amanda (and get Beef garb!) at www.amandaradke.com.

South Dakota Soil Health Coalition - https://www.sdsoilhealthcoalition.org/
National Ag in the Classroom - https://www.agclassroom.org/
Natural Resources Conservation Service South Dakota - https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/sd/home/
South Dakota Grassland Coalition - https://sdgrass.org/
The Leopold Conservation Award Program - https://sandcountyfoundation.org/our-work/leopold-conservation-award-program

39 Gregory Miller, PhD

Gregory D. Miller, Ph.D., M.A.C.N., Global Chief Science Officer and executive vice president, research, regulatory and scientific affairs for Dairy Management Inc./National Dairy Council (NDC), Rosemont, Illinois as well as an Adjunct Associate Professor in the department of food science and human nutrition at the University of Illinois. He is also is the Nutritional Security Sector Lead for the Global Dairy Platform, and is recognized as a leading voice in the global food system. He is currently leading the effort to enhance dairy’s contributions toward a more sustainable food system by examining the intersection between nutrition, health, food insecurity, and environmental impact.

Dairy Development’s Impact on Poverty Reduction: Research Summary - http://www.fao.org/3/ca2185en/CA2185EN.pdf
Contributions of dairy products to environmental impacts and nutritional supplies from United States agriculture - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030220307852
Climate Change and the Global Dairy Cattle Sector: The role of the dairy sector in a low-carbon future - http://www.fao.org/3/CA2929EN/ca2929en.pdf

Greg on twitter @drdairy50
Global Dairy Platform - https://www.globaldairyplatform.com/
Dairy Management Inc. - https://www.usdairy.com/

38 Ty Beal, PhD

Ty obtained a PhD in Geography with emphasis in Global Nutrition from the University of California, Davis (USA), where he was a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. He is currently based in Washington DC (USA) as a Research Advisor of Knowledge Leadership at the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN). In this role, he supports programs, research, evaluation, and dissemination of knowledge to stakeholders. His research addresses sustainable food systems, diet quality, food affordability, food supplies, micronutrient deficiencies, child growth and development, noncommunicable diseases, and global health.

Ty on Twitter - @TyRBeal

Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition - https://www.gainhealth.org/homepage

Food Systems Dashboard - https://foodsystemsdashboard.org/

SUPPLEMENT Vol 79, Issue Supplement_1: Assessing Nutrient Gaps and Affordability of Complementary Foods: New Methods and their Application in Different Settings https://academic.oup.com/nutritionreviews/issue/79/Supplement_1

Animal source foods in ethical, sustainable & healthy diets: A dynamic white paper - #ALEPH2020 https://aleph-2020.blogspot.com/

The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2020, FAO - http://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/ca9692en

Farias, G. D., Dubeux, J. C. B., Savian, J. V., Duarte, L. P., Martins, A. P., Tiecher, T., . . . Bremm, C. (2020). Integrated crop-livestock system with system fertilization approach improves food production and resource-use efficiency in agricultural lands. Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 40(6), 1-9. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13593-020-00643-2

Nordhagen, S., Beal, T., & Haddad, L. (2020). GAIN Discussion Paper Series 5 - The role of animal-source foods in healthy, sustainable, and equitable food systems. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.36072/dp.5

 

Oh, and domestic water buffalo are Bubalus bubalis

37 R. David (RD) Dikeman, PhD

United States scientist RD Dikeman is the father of a type 1 son, Dave. Together they produce, Dr. Richard Bernstein's Diabetes University (a series of free videos on YouTube on how best to manage  diabetes). He is also co-founder of TYPEONEGRIT (Low carb for type 1 diabetes), a Facebook group for folks aged between one  to 81 all following a low-carb approach, all with normal blood sugars, all thriving. RD’s  son, Dave, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2013. Like most families, they were sent home with a diet plan consisting of 40 to 60 g CHO per meal plus 15g snacks. Watching his son’s  blood glucose fluctuate wildly after a near death from diabetic ketoacidosis  (DKA) was “parent torture to the first degree”. Knowing nothing  about human nutrition or diabetes management, he and his family were lucky enough to find "Dr.  Bernstein’s Diabetes Solution". They immediately began to follow Dr Bernstein’s prescription. Dave has been following a low-carb high-protein diet ever since and is thriving. His growth is on track. No hypoglycemia, no hyperglycemia, no DKA, no threat of complications. “Hope is restored.” Oh, and their family follows a low-carb diet, too, and RD's health is better, too!
Dr. Richard K. Bernstein's Diabetes University on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuJ11OJynsvHMsN48LG18Ag
TYPEONEGRIT (open fan page on facebook) - https://www.facebook.com/Type1Grit
TYPEONEGRIT (closed group on facebook) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/typeonegrit
"Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution: The Complete Guide to Achieving Normal Blood Sugars" on Amazon - https://amzn.to/30s9NEO
Preview of RD's presentation (on DietDoctor. Full presentation available to subscribers) - https://www.dietdoctor.com/avoid-complications-type-1-diabetes-2
Ivor Cummins' interview of RD - https://youtu.be/Ho9-oD9KSiw