Nutrition Farming Podcast

In this episode, we are set to dive deep into the intricacies of soil pH. What are the mechanics of this soil test parameter? How are plants and soil microbes impacted by acidity and alkalinity? You will discover that this measure of soil health can have a profound impact on crop production and soil health. Additionally, you will learn how to best counter pH extremes to optimise soil productivity. In the Human Health component of the podcast, our focus will remain on the acid/alkaline balance. Here, you will recognise the validity and potential of monitoring urine pH as a guideline for your ongoing health and longevity.

In Season 4's premiere, we continue our deep dive into a holistic approach to profitable food production, planetary wellness, and the health of you and your family. You will be amazed to hear about the benefits of addressing cobalt nutrition when this micronutrient is so commonly ignored. You will discover the many benefits of humates and learn how to build protein and fight disease in legume crops. The human health segment focuses on the root causes of cardiovascular distress with an emphasis on the potential of proteolytic enzymes. The Rewarding Recipe for this episode involves practical guidelines for DIY fertilizers, including what goes with what and the most productive application rates. The illuminating interview features a fascinating conversation between Graeme and leading Canadian-based consultant, Joel Williams.

Timestamps:

(03:52) – Holistic Plant Nutrition - Considering Cobalt

(21:56) – Five Planet Saving Strategies

(34:18) – Understanding Humates and Antioxidant Tips

(58:50) – Fava Beans - Building Protein and Fighting Disease

(01:39:17) – Human Health - The Proteolytic Imperative - Improving Heart Health

(01:53:31) – Illuminating Interviews - Graeme chats with leading Canadian consultant, Joel Williams

(02:50:17) – Rewarding Recipes - DIY liquids - What Goes with What and How Much Is Needed

The Nutrition farming podcast is back! Episode 5 of Series 3 is entitled,  “Small Beginnings - the Dynamics of DIY, Living Fertilisers”.In this fascinating session, the focus will be on building soil biodiversity and problem solving with microbial inoculums that can be produced inexpensively on the farm. There is an in-depth look at the often unrealised potential of seed treatment. The rewarding recipe involves a versatile lactobacillus tea. The human health fits the story line in that we are drilling down to a cellular level as a strategy to boost longevity, via awareness of the roles of our telomeres. The Illuminating interview this episode involves revelations from Grant Sims, the innovative broadacre farmer and consultant who was one of the founding members of the wonderful Victorian No-Till Association.

Episode 4 of Series 3 of The Nutrition Farming Podcast is called “Proactivity vs Reactivity - Returning to Root Causes”. In this pearl-packed, six session episode you will discover the secrets of optimal lucerne (alfalfa) production, anaerobic compost benefits, and proactive pest management. Five politically incorrect jokes preface a health segment based upon managing mental wellness. The Illuminating Interview features the accomplished US consultant, Bob Schaffer. Finally, in the Rewarding Recipe segment, you will learn how to make a remarkable, health drink called a “shrub”.

Part 1 - Nutrition Farming Tools @ 2:19 - The secrets of optimising lucerne (alfalfa) production. Here you will also learn novel uses for this high protein legume, including the production of protozoa tea and DIY triacontanol.

Part 2 - Three Questions @ 33:17 - Discover how to manage fungal disease without chemicals, learn the dynamics of successful anaerobic composting, and understand the potential of aloe vera on the farm and in your body.

Part 3 - Joke time @ 1:16:58 - Time for some laughter with Graeme’s  irreverent humour.

Part 4 - Health Help @ 1:29:45 - Understand a nutrition-based approach to avoiding the dreaded “black dog”, in this session on proactive mental wellness.

Part 5 - Illuminating Interview @ 1:58:21 - The wonderful US teacher/farmer, Bob Schaffer shares his invaluable wisdom in this fascinating chat.

Part 6 - Rewarding Recipes @ 3:20:02 - Here you will discover a powerhouse health drink based upon apple cider vinegar called a “Shrub”.

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Credits: Acoustic tracks by Sky Toes.

Episode 3 of Series 3 of the Nutrition Farming Podcast features a deep dive into plant analysis for enhanced profitability. The Three Questions segment covers fungal disease management, with a focus upon brown rot. There is also a fascinating discussion of the potential of Yacons, as an alternative high value crop. There are four memorable jokes and a Human Health feature entitled, “Ten Two Minute Tips for the Time Starved”. A DIY trichoderma extract is the focus of the Rewarding Recipe segment . The Illuminating Interview in this episode features a fascinating chat with Author/ Educator/ Film maker, Cyndi O’Meara.

Nutrition Farming Tools @ 2:31 (Discover plant analysis as a productivity tool in this how, why, where and when? expose of an invaluable productivity tool.)

Three Questions @ 33:35 (Understand fungal disease and how it can be proactively managed. Learn about the diverse benefits of Yacons, and their exciting potential as a cash crop. Understand the root cause of skin inflammation and how it can be countered).

Humor @ 1:16:43 (Get the oxygen flowing with Graeme’s irreverent humour.)

Health Help @ 1:25:16 (Discover a short, sweet, life changing game plan in a wellness segment entitled “Ten Two-Minute Tips for the Time Starved”.)

Illuminating Interviews @ 1:59:04 (The dynamic author / educator: Cyndi O’Meara is Graeme’s live wire guest this episode. She shares her insights into changing habits, sustainable farming and regenerative diets.)

Rewarding Recipe @ 3:04:29 (Trichoderma are amongst the most versatile of beneficials. They control over 30 diseases, they boost immunity, root growth and resilience, and they solubilise phosphorous and build humus. Discover how they can be multiplied in a 40-day compost and then extracted to create a powerhouse liquid inoculum.)

To find your closest Nutri-Tech Solutions Distributor... Please call our NTS Customer Service Team on (07) 54 729 900 if you live in Australia, and for all international enquiries please email Trevor on trevor@nutri-tech.com.au

If you are interested in our Certificate in Nutrition Farming course, yacon rhizomes or a one-on-one Zoom consultation with Graeme Sait, please email his PA on victoria@nutri-tech.com.au

Credits: Acoustic tracks by Sky Toes.

Episode 2 of series 3 of the Nutrition Farming Podcast continues the new six-part format for this season. This two-hour special is jam-packed with invaluable tips and strategies for increasing productivity, profitability and sustainability on the farm. It also includes Graeme’s irrepressible humor and it features a focus upon the secrets of health, happiness and longevity. You can listen segment by segment (see details below), or treat yourself to a memorable two hours of education, entertainment and inspiration.

Nutrition Farming Tools @ 1:38 (An exciting new carbon building strategy, the root causes of insect pressure, manganese and plant immunity, a new composting strategy)

Three questions @ 28:02 (Covering the Ca:Mg ratio, foliar urea and fermentation for DIY fertilisers)

Humor @ 1:02:09 (Three memorable jokes)

Health Help @ 1:07:08 (The forgotten super fruit)

Illuminating Interviews @ 1:28:34 (A remarkable water treatment technology)

Rewarding Recipe @ 2:02:40 (The profitability of pawpaw and a wonderful, Green Papaya Salad recipe)

To find your closest Nutri-Tech Solutions Distributor... Please call our NTS Customer Service Team on (07) 54 729 900 if you live in Australia, and for all international enquiries please email Trevor on trevor@nutri-tech.com.au

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Credits: Acoustic tracks by Sky Toes.

In this first episode of a brand new season of the Nutrition Farming Podcast, we will introduce an exciting, new six-pack format. Season 3 will now feature an agriculture focus, human health, humour, and an interview with a leading consultant or grower. It will also include a Q&A segment called “Three Questions” and an a component called “Rewarding Recipes”. This month, the farm input focus highlights the remarkable broad spectrum potential of a substance called wood vinegar. You will soon understand why this smoke condensate is destined to become a Nutrition Farming Essential. The human health component covers the balancing, and stress reducing prowess of supplements called “Adaptogens”. There is a healthy dose of larrikin humor and I share my recipe for Rainbow Sauerkraut. The new format is punctuated with acoustic gems by a musician called Sky Toes. I hope you enjoy it. 

Nutrition Farming Tools @ 4:38 

Three Questions @ 26:31 

Humor @ 52:11

Health Help @ 57.23

Illuminating Interviews @ 1:14:54

Rewarding Recipe @ 1:48:31

To find your closest Nutri-Tech Solutions Distributor... Please call our NTS Customer Service Team on (07) 54 729 900 if you live in Australia, and for all international enquiries please email Trevor on trevor@nutri-tech.com.au

To book a one-on-one Zoom consultation with Graeme Sait... Please email Victoria on victoria@nutri-tech.com.au

Recent astronomical rises in NPK prices and the increasing cost of farm chemicals signal a need to retune our strategies and explore alternatives. It’s now time to consider fertiliser efficiency, review mineral requirements and optimise all inputs. It may also be time to recognise the role of soil life in your profitability equation. In this final episode of Season 2, you will discover a host of tips and strategies to fast-track that super productive transition. The final human health segment for this year focuses upon your home garden as your ultimate wellness tool. Here, you will recognise that building soil health in home food production can seriously enhance the health of your family, your community and your planet.

Following on from last month's episode, here we continue to explore the potential of Plant Growth Promoters (PGPs). This information may be particularly timely in light of the massive price hike in NPK fertilisers and farm chemicals – perhaps it's now time to consider alternative yield-building strategies. In this episode, we focus upon chitinase and the capacity of this enzyme to boost protection and production. We will also look at liquid vermicast, and the exciting potential of this low-cost, DIY inoculum, as a PGP. The human health component further illuminates pathways to avoid the death of desire. Here, we will consider the health and longevity benefits integral to the reclamation of lost libido.

Discover the fascinating world of biostimulants in this month's episode of the Nutrition Farming Podcast. Natural inputs that stimulate plant health, resilience and yield are becoming essential tools to help counter both the extremes of climate change and the challenge of rising fertiliser costs. Biostimulants can include both natural substances and specific microorganisms. In part 1 of what will be a 2-part feature, we take an in-depth look at kelp, and learn about five remarkable Bacillus organisms that are Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria (PGPB). The human health segment is entitled “The Death of Desire - In Search of Lost Libido”. Here, the focus is upon the critical importance of caring for your libido in terms of sexual health and wellness.

In this episode, we return to the mineral story with a focus on magnesium. This mineral seriously impacts photosynthesis, root growth, plant immunity and nitrogen use efficiency and yet it is so often ignored in the nutrition equation. Here you will discover the cost of that oversight, particularly relevant to climate change resilience. The human health component is entitled "Magnesium – the Master Mineral". This is our largest mineral deficiency and yet it is profoundly linked to heart health, stroke protection, immunity and stress.

After offering an avalanche of information over the past 16 podcasts, I decided it was time to condense this whirlwind into a simple ten point action plan to help you build your farm's profitability, sustainably. If you could tick off just half of this checklist, you would see measurable yield and quality increases. If you adopt all ten strategies, I promise you there will be smiles at season's end. The human health component this month is about butyrate and its impact on gut health. Here you will discover the remarkable healing potential of butyric acid, and learn about resistant starch, lectins and leaky gut.

This is a two-hour special that you might choose to enjoy in two or three sittings. In this fascinating, marathon episode, you will discover the benefits, the pitfalls and the profit-building potential of multiple composting methods. You will learn what to embrace and what to avoid in raw materials and we will review the exciting promise of the Johnson/Su Bioreactor. The human health component features the story of free radicals and the antioxidants that quell their fires.

A fascinating insight into the multi-function marvel that is mycorrhizal fungi.90% of these remarkable creatures are missing in action in our farming soils. Here, you will realise what is means to have lost this workforce, and you will also discover just how they were destroyed. As usual, Graeme Sait will also provide the practical tips and strategies to reclaim this biological essential. The human health segment will focus upon a remarkable regenerative game changer, called autophagy.

Sulphur is considered the fourth most important mineral and yet it is deficient in most soils we test. In this episode, you will come to understand the price of this neglect. Plant, animal and human immunity are sulphur dependent. If you are seeking to reduce chemicals and increase sustainability and profit, then you really need to understand the dynamics of this key player. In this fascinating session you will discover when, why and how to use sulphur, and you will be gifted a recipe for an amazing, DIY, multi-purpose garlic spray. The human health segment will focus on liver health relative to all-important sulphur compounds.

Understand the high cost of boron neglect in both your soil and your body. Crop resilience, productivity (from early establishment to flowering & fruit fill) and quality are all dramatically impacted when this mineral is missing. Similarly, in our bodies, joint health, bone density, libido, memory and cognition all suffer in the absence of boron. Learn tips to address a boron deficiency – both in the soil and in your body.

Discover why reclaiming earthworms in your soil can be a hallmark of high production fertility. This episode also includes in-depth explanations of the interplay between minerals - understanding these key mineral ratios can be a genuine game changer. You will be encouraged to address sulphur deficiencies, to master the “money mineral” (potassium), and to brew your own living workforce. There is also a segment covering personal health strategies that can help you live a longer, happier life.

We kick off Season 2 with a jam-packed episode entitled "Five Profit Building Tips". In addition to five exciting soil and plant health strategies, there is also a valuable segment on personal immune health, as well as Graeme's customary dose of humour. This month's episode covers: 1) The importance of putting the microbes behind the minerals; 2) Building cell wall strength for proactive pest management 3) The "fulvic flush", a super-productive soil cleansing strategy; 4) The yield-building potential of humates; and 5) Helpful tips for foliar fertilising.

It has been estimated that we utilise less than 25% of our DAP/MAP investment and the lion’s share becomes locked up in our farming soils. This equates to losses of hundreds of billions of dollars globally. Discover how to reclaim your frozen P reserves with specialist microbes, humates, cover crops and cattle.

The first of a two-part feature on phosphorus. Here, you will discover the key roles of ‘the energy mineral’, while appreciating the difficulties in using this super unstable input. Understanding how to improve phosphate management can seriously improve yield and crop quality, while reducing pest pressure. You will be fascinated by strategies to reclaim your huge frozen phosphate reserves and you will be excited at the cost-saving potential of simple P-stabilising tips.

Graeme Sait continues to share tips and strategies that will optimise the potential of foliar fertilising. This resilience-enhancing, yield-building practice can also increase flavour and shelf life while maximizing crop quality and profitability. In this fascinating continuation, Graeme shares multiple tips, including DYI chelation, in-field monitoring, timing, uptake enhancement and putting the microbes behind the minerals.

Foliar fertilising was once reserved for greenhouse growers and intensive horticulture, but much has changed. In Episode 6 of the Nutrition Farming Podcast, you will discover why this practice has now been widely adopted in all forms of agriculture. Graeme Sait shares all the tips and strategies you can utilise to maximise foliar response in this information-packed episode. He will also detail the mechanics of in-field monitoring, including a new way to interpret tissue tests.

No one enjoys donning a chem suit to drench their work zone and fresh produce in questionable farm chemicals, but many believe they simply have no option. In a changing world, where consumers increasingly demand clean food and environmental stewardship from their food producers, it is time to explore the ‘no choice’ premise. In Episode 5 of the Nutrition Farming podcast, Graeme Sait returns to root causes and explores viable alternatives to chemical intervention.

In this episode, the focus is on Nitrogen. How can we manage the most abundant mineral in the plant more effectively? Nitrogen is the most mismanaged of all minerals and this poor understanding drives a host of costly problems. Discover how to successfully stabilise, magnify, recycle, store and balance nitrogen, while accessing a greater percentage of this mineral free from the atmosphere.

In this episode of the Nutrition Farming Podcast, you will discover key strategies to boost organic matter and associated soil health. Cover cropping and compost are both considered, as part of a ten-part strategy, that also includes microbial stimulation, DIY inoculums, herbiciding alternatives and bringing back the mighty earthworm.

In this second episode of The Nutrition Farming Podcast, we focus upon much needed strategies to build immune system resilience and reduce viral impact. You will discover several nutrition strategies including key minerals, vitamins, phytonutrients and probiotics to maximise your resistance.

In this introduction to Nutrition Farming, presenter Graeme Sait explains the core principles behind this revolutionary approach to farming. Graeme Sait is an expert on regenerative agriculture and internationally-acclaimed speaker and educator. His focus is simply on how to grow good food,  both profitably and sustainably. Nutrition Farming strategies aim to achieve maximum health and resilience for the soil, plants, livestock, people and the planet. It is a truly holistic approach that is both science-based and pragmatic; the goal is to address the root cause of problems rather than the ongoing treatment of symptoms.