The BioAg Podcast

In this episode, Johann and Bill have the pleasure of having a long discussion with The Lord of the Roots himself, Jeff Lowenfels! Jeff Lowenfels is the author of the "Teaming" Series, which includes "Teaming with Microbes", "Teaming with Fungi", "Teaming with Nutrients", and the newest release, "Teaming with Bacteria". In addition to his books, Jeff has also written a weekly gardening column in the Alaska Dispatch every single week for the last 47 years! Outside of the gardening ecosystem, Jeff is a lawyer who has served as the Assistant Attorney General for the state of Alaska and recently ran for the United States Congress.

In this episode, Dr. Johann Buck, Bill Riddell, and Josh Hedberg are joined by Dr. James White, a professor in the Department of Plant Biology at Rutgers University. Dr. James White is a Professor of Plant Pathology at Rutgers University and specializes in symbiosis research, particularly endophytic microbes. He is the author of more than 180 articles, and author an editor of reference books on the biology, taxonomy, and phylogeny of fungal endophytes. Check out our website: https://www.bioag.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_og_bioag/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheOGBioAg/

In this episode, Dr. Johann Buck and Bill Riddell are joined by special guest Jim Gale, founder and Chief Storyteller of Food Forest Abundance. Jim started Food Forest Abundance in 2020. Food Forest Abundance focuses on converting lawns and other unused public spaces into mostly self-reliant "food forests,” which are diverse perennial gardens that mimic natural forest ecosystems to produce food.  If you have questions or want to get involved with Food Forest Abundance, their website can be found here: https://foodforestabundance.com/

In this episode, Dr. Johann Buck, Josh Hedberg, and Bill Riddell are joined by special guest Jon Bansen to discuss his unique dairy organic dairy farming process! Jon Bansen of Double J Jerseys, Inc. is an organic dairy farmer in Monmouth, Oregon. In this episode, he explains why he switched to organic farming and the benefits of his forage farming system.

In this episode, Dr. Johann Buck, Josh Hedberg, and Bill Riddell are joined by special guest Dr. Wendy Zellner to discuss all things Silicon! Dr. Wendy Zellner is a research associate professor at the University of Toledo and Owner/Lead Scientist with Zellner's Research Solutions, LLC. She has been actively studying the role of silicon as a plant nutrient for the past 16 years.

In this episode, Dr. Johann Buck is joined by Josh Hedberg and Bill Riddell to discuss their individual journeys in agriculture and how they ended up at BioAg. BioAg manufactures biostimulants, so the discussion also covers how biostimulants and humic substances can shake up the agriculture world and make the planet a better place.