@willbrinkerhoff: talking dirty to you except it’s literally just me rambling about the thoughts that occupy my head while i’m out here wandering the fields!! this one is seriously cool though — when grasses get grazed, they shift the quantity and types of compounds that they send out from their roots into the soil microbial community! the microbes eat it up and start ‘unlocking’, or mineralizing, nitrogen from soil organic matter. that fuels the plant to grow back high quality tissues which will be big and bright and beautiful by the time the grazers come back around!! #soilhealth #sustainablefarming #covercrop #grazing #soilscience
Green manure stores more carbon and is less ecologically damaging. Just grow and eat the plants.
2026-06-18 11:56:56
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Folks Mulder :
following for more agroecology wisdom 💯🙏
2026-06-18 20:19:45
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Classically Homegrown :
hope do I apply that in my home garden?
2026-06-18 23:00:45
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MikeHughJass :
Buffalo ran, tilled.
Cows walk/stand. Isn't soil compaction an issue with having too many cows in one area?
2026-06-18 18:55:25
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Jeb :
For your PhD, did you study the different grazing actions of different species?
The ruminants grazing the great plains over thousands of years (mainly bison) had very different techniques and effects from the grazing of domestic animals, from my understanding.
2026-08-05 16:59:42
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Christie :
My dad raises his cattle this way. He works with local farmers and rotates where his herds are. They use the term “regenerative beef” - look up “rafter 9” - he’s in northern Nevada. ❤️
2026-06-18 12:07:46
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LoganMurrer :
Ok immediate follow bc im starting from zero with this dirt space trying to turn it into a lush garden and orchard 😅 wish me luck
2026-06-18 17:23:06
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Mori Mountain :
New follower! I just sent my application into Oregon State University for my Crop and Soil Science bachelors. Started my business Mori Mountain which will be a self sustaining regenerative permaculture science backed research farm. And then I wanna start a landscaping firm to make productive, ecological, and positive eco friendly edible yards for people to become more self reliant on their own efforts
2026-07-12 20:18:06
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bam :
So what your saying is free grazing cattle are actually a carbon reduction? Current industrial/corn fed beef is the problem
2026-07-26 21:30:09
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Nosegay Gardens :
Is it just grasses that do this? I grow perennials and cut them back to “stimulate” root growth and doubling
2026-06-18 13:46:35
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kate :
I know your research is about agriculture… do you have tips of what we can do as home gardeners to care for our soil?
2026-06-24 23:05:57
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unbebelievable :
does this mean my no-mow lawn with patches where nothing much is growing could benefit from me occasionally cutting nearby patches of grass🤔
2026-06-20 15:26:58
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Sarah Jensen441 :
Are you available for speaking engagements? We’re in central New York.
2026-06-20 15:09:44
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CaseyDilla :
Idk what you said… but Picasso of dirt ❤️
2026-06-18 12:01:55
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tessa_quinones | Zone 10a :
Go blue!!!!
2026-07-12 19:35:32
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Quan Phan :
Is this the same principle when the grass get mowed?
2026-06-18 05:25:21
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no-doodles :
I saw another video where the bison footprints had a positive input as well, but you are not keen on hoofs?
2026-06-20 06:59:14
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Clayton :
Is there a native cover crop? Like Partidge pea?
2026-06-18 10:06:18
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HeyHuman :
O-H
2026-06-19 21:46:08
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Naddy 🌸🥖🐓 :
And they say cows are so bad for the environment I love this!
2026-06-24 13:28:14
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natty__ice :
They release carbon so they can grow more???? Don’t they need that to grow?
2026-06-18 17:46:27
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Brittany McAlpin :
I worked on a research study that looked at rotational cattle grazing to see if high intensity short bursts were better (release cattle in smaller area for 2 weeks) or low intensity long term (release the cattle in one large area for several months). The former seemed to produce more plant growth!
2026-06-19 22:08:31
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Mobile Mushrooms :
Loveeee this content thank you for this lesson!
2026-08-01 17:59:24
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Gardening With Soule :
It's why you pinch basil. The compensatory top growth is richer in flavourful oils. I never before considered the underground growth. Thank you.
2026-06-19 11:17:40
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