The Meet Your Herdmates Sodcast

Matt's a farmer with a day job at North Carolina State University - https://www.ces.ncsu.edu/profile/matt-poore/ Amazing Grazing: Pasture-Based Livestock Education Program - https://cefs.ncsu.edu/extension-and-outreach/amazing-grazing/ The Alliance for Grassland Renewal - https://grasslandrenewal.org/ and its newsletter, “Novel Notes” https://grasslandrenewal.org/novel-notes/  Herdmates episodes: Garry Lacefield - https://youtu.be/Nbz19EKgn8Q; Joe Bouton - https://youtu.be/MztSpMXEHrQ   NC State Local Grass-Fed Beef Production Guidelines https://cefs.ncsu.edu/resources/nc-state-local-grass-fed-beef-production-guidelines-2016/ Books (Amazon links) - Man, Cattle and Veld by Johann Zietsman https://www.amazon.com/dp/0990467813/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_N080B2WSYZGNG0ZNES5J Dirt to Soil: One Family's Journey into Regenerative Agriculture by Gabe Brown https://www.amazon.com/dp/1603587632/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_YPZ6R8VWMKS5YY776S3N Capturing Sunlight: Skills & Ideas for Intensive Grazing, Sustainable Pastures, Healthy Soils, & Grassfed Livestock by Woody Lane https://www.amazon.com/dp/0983323828/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_SDV2ZXWG6QKFXK59VEN2

Carl Stafford is a forage and grazing management champion. A witness to the changes in agriculture.  Carl is a Senior Extension Agent serving Culpeper County, Virginia in Agriculture and Natural Resources, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech. He's served forage agriculture across the US. https://culpeper.ext.vt.edu/staff/stafford-carl.html Virginia Forage and Grassland Council - https://vaforages.org/ Graze 300 VA - https://ext.vt.edu/agriculture/graze-300.html American Forage and Grassland Council - https://www.afgc.org

Ben Campbell is a: Third- & first-generation rancher; Recovering engineer; Conservationist; and Environmental advocate. He's one of the guardians of the grasslands. "Since 1970, 84% of grassland species have been lost." "If you borrow something, you return it in better condition" Grazed Right - https://grazedright.com/ "Guardians of the Grasslands" - https://guardiansofthegrasslands.ca/ "Guardians of the Grasslands" Launch Event - https://youtu.be/kbaHn4wPt5Y Lost Rivers Grazing Academy - https://www.uidaho.edu/cals/beef/lost-rivers-grazing Jim Gerrish & American Grazinglands Services LLC - https://www.americangrazinglands.com/ Ranching for Profit School - https://ranchmanagement.com/ranching-for-profit-school-2/ Soil Health Academy - https://soilhealthacademy.org/ Cattlemen's Young Leaders - https://cattlemensyoungleaders.com/ Waldron Ranch - http://waldronranch.com/history.html & an article from Canadian Cattlemen - https://www.canadiancattlemen.ca/features/historic-ranch-provides-top-grazing-opportunities-for-cattle/ Engineers Without Borders Canada - https://www.ewb.ca/en/

"Since the '70s we've lost 87% of prairie obligates." We've lost four football fields-worth of grassland lost per minute (from 2014-2018). Kristine Tapley, Regional Agrologist, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Owner Operator Cow-Calf Operation, Old Shore Cattle Company, Langruth, Manitoba. “The thriving beef industry that can compete on that landscape will keep wetlands and grass on the landscape. We also see that this message and that relationship between conservation and cattle that we think is so integral is only missed by the public.” "Beef Symposium - Kristine Tapley - Building Resiliency as a Young Beef Farmer: Our Plan So Far" - https://youtu.be/J3KaNC6dwAs "Guardians of the Grasslands" - https://guardiansofthegrasslands.ca/ Ducks Unlimited Canada - https://www.ducks.ca/ Ducks Unlimited - https://www.ducks.org/ Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) Certification - https://www.crsbcertified.ca/ International Year of Rangeland and Pastoralists - https://iyrp.info/

The wonder of the essential ruminant, the treasure of our grasslands. Dr. Tim McAllister grew up on his parents' cow/calf farm in Innisfail, Alberta.  He obtained a B.Sc. (Agr) and M.Sc. from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, and a Ph.D. in ruminant nutrition and microbiology from the University of Guelph, ON.   He accepted an NSERC post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Calgary in 1991 and joined Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Lethbridge, AB in 1992.  Dr. McAllister has been a research scientist in Rumen Microbiology, Feed and Nutrition since 1997.  His research focuses on microbiology, nutrition and beef production and on food and environmental safety issues related to livestock production. Dr. McAllister has been recognized internationally for his leadership role and significant contributions to agricultural research and innovation in the areas of ruminant nutrition/microbiology and molecular biology as they apply to animal health, environmental health and food quality for the benefit of the agricultural industry in Alberta, Canada, and beyond. Dr. McAllister's profile page - https://profils-profiles.science.gc.ca/en/profile/tim-mcallister-ph-d Dr. McAllister's Google Scholar page - https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=PQ9tLbUAAAAJ&hl=en

Organic matter, soil health, soil biology, and soil ecology - the foundation! Alan Franzluebbers is a Research Ecologist with the USDA-Agricultural Research Service on the campus of North Carolina State University in Raleigh NC.  He has more than 30 years of research experience starting with a master's program in Nebraska, PhD in Texas, post-doctoral position in Alberta Canada, and as a full-time soil scientist in Georgia and now in North Carolina.  Research is being conducted on soil ecology and management for development of more sustainable agricultural systems.  Soil health methodologies and soil organic carbon sequestration are tools often used to interpret the effects of management on soil resources.  Recent areas of research are in multi-species cover cropping, agroforestry, integrated crop-livestock systems, nitrogen management, and conservation-tillage cropping.  Alan is a Fellow of the Soil and Water Conservation Society, Soil Science Society of America, and American Society of Agronomy.  He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the American Forage and Grassland Council, and recently served on the Board of Directors for the Soil Science Society of America. "Know Soil Know Life" - https://www.soils4teachers.org/know-soil-know-life/

Documentary filmmaker, podcaster, health coach, businessman.  He graduated from UCLA with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and then turned to technology and sold an app company. He’s used his technical background and love for fitness & nutrition to also work as a Health Coach and be the co-founder of the health, media, and technology company SAPIEN (https://www.sapien.org), Brian Sanders is the filmmaker behind the feature-length documentary "Food Lies" and host of the Peak Human podcast. He graduated from UCLA with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He works as a Health Coach at Evolve Healthcare and co-founded the health education company SAPIEN. He also works to spread the awareness of regenerative agriculture and increase access to well-raised animal products through his company Nose to Tail. Brian's "Peak Human" podcast - https://www.peak-human.com/ 'Food Lies' looks at the sordid history of our dietary guidelines, the epidemic of chronic disease and obesity that followed, what the new science is telling us humans should actually be eating, and how to eat that food sustainably https://www.foodlies.org/ Game Changers DEBUNKED (The Film) Just the Science - https://youtu.be/aIrHWtFvJIM Game Changers DEBUNKED (The Film) w/ Deleted Scenes - https://youtu.be/NV8RVKX-ues Brian on twitter - @FoodLiesOrg and Instagram - @food.lies

"If we are interested in ecosystem function, if we are interested in wildlife diversity, going on a 100% plant-based diet is absolutely the worst choice that anyone can make."  Grazing expert, author, consultant, and speaker Jim Gerrish is an independent grazing lands consultant providing services to farmers and ranchers on both private and public lands across five continents. Jim received a BS in Agronomy from the University of Illinois and MS in Crop Ecology from University of Kentucky and joined the faculty of the University of Missouri where he conducted beef forage systems research and outreach for 22 years. The University of Missouri-Forage Systems Research Center (FSRC) rose to national prominence as a result of his research leadership. His research encompassed many aspects of plant-soil-animal interactions and provided foundation for many of the basic principles of Management-intensive Grazing (MiG). At the same time, he stayed in touch with the real world on a 260- acre commercial cow-calf and contract grazing operation. In doing so, he took a worn out marginal crop farm and converted it to a highly productive grass farm. After moving to the Pahsimeroi Valley of Idaho, Jim keeps his day-to-day grazing tools sharp through management of a ranch unit consisting of 450 acres of center pivot irrigated pastures, 90 acres of flood ground, and several hundred acres of rangeland. Jim has authored two books on grazing and ranch management. “Management-intensive Grazing: The Grassroots of Grass Farming” (2004) and “Kick the Hay Habit: A practical guide to year-around grazing” (2010). These and other materials are available at https://www.americangrazinglands.com/collections/books-more. He has written a regular monthly column in The Stockman Grass-Farmer magazine (https://www.stockmangrassfarmer.com/index.php) for over 20 years.  Jim was co-founder of the very popular 3-day grazing management workshop program at FSRC. These schools. Fifteen other states have conducted grazing workshops based on the Missouri model and Jim has taught in eleven of these states. He is an instructor in the University of Idaho’s Lost River Grazing Academy held annually near Salmon ID. He is a frequent speaker at producer-oriented workshops, seminars, and field days around the US and Canada. Jim was deeply involved in the Green Hills Farm Project (https://www.facebook.com/GreenHillsFarmProject), a grassroots producer group centered in north-central Missouri and emphasizing sustainability of family farms. His research and outreach efforts have been recognized with awards from the American Forage and Grassland Council, Missouri Forage and Grassland Council, National Center for Appropriate Technology, USDA-NRCS, the Soil and Water Conservation Society, Progressive Farmer, and American Agricultural Editors Association. Call @ 208-588-3900 for information on how to get Jim to your next event or your ranch. https://www.americangrazinglands.com/

Professor, Extension Soil Specialist, Soil Science Department, North Dakota State University From Dr. Franzen's University of North Dakota webpage - https://www.ndsu.edu/snrs/people/faculty/dave_franzen/ "Until a few years ago, I was aware of historical loss of topsoil from North Dakota, but I was unaware of the huge scale of losses incurred, and the scale of ongoing losses. A voice-over YouTube PowerPoint presentation is now available for viewing. It is 38 minutes long. In addition, the NDSU Soil Health website has several items on this topic. A strategy to move towards a no-till/strip-till tillage system should be a long-range goal of every producer in this state, and growers that practice these systems should be on the land-rent ‘A-list’ of every landowner in the region. If not, future farmers will be farming subsoil, not topsoil. Some farmers already have this challenge, and know that these fields are the first to suffer from salt damage, soil crusting, poor soil tilth, wetness issues, greater susceptibility to drought and greater nutrient requirements. They might not be aware that these poor soil qualities are the result of historic and often continuing topsoil loss, but they are." Dr. Franzen's "A History of Phosphate Export/Wind Erosion in North Dakota and the Region" presentation - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQF0hy2crH0 "NDSU Soil Health – Strength from the soil" - https://www.ndsu.edu/soilhealth/

"Can Soil Health Equal Rancher Wealth? Adaptive multi-paddock (AMP) grazing is regenerating soils, watersheds, critical ecosystem services and livelihoods in North America. Early data shows soil carbon is the essential currency for this vibrancy. We are building on these early results with multi-disciplinary research conducted with regenerative ranchers in different regions of US." Dr. Richard Teague is a Retired Professor in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management at Texas A&M University's AgriLife Center at Vernon, Texas. The purpose of his research is to conduct a ranch-scale, multi-county assessment that addresses objectives in the context of improving Soil Health and ecosystem services in grazing ecosystems as the foundation to improving ranch-based livelihoods and as they relate to Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation. This involves determining: 1) the extent that grazing strategies influence key ecosystem services in the Southern Plains of the USA; and 2) the extent that different grazing management strategies can be used by livestock producers to mitigate and adapt to alternative climate change scenarios. Carbon Cowboys - https://www.carboncowboys.org/ 2015 International Year of Soils (FAO) - http://www.fao.org/soils-2015/en/ https://vernon.tamu.edu/research-project/grazing-ecology-management/

Agriculture is a complex natural system. Keep the culture in agriculture Dirt's under our fingernails, soil's under our feet. Associate professor of Animal Science (Michigan State University) and C.S. Mott Professor of Sustainable Agriculture , Dr. Jason Rowntree coordinates Lake City and UPREC AgBioResearch and Extension Centers where he addresses economic, environmental and social complexity in agriculture. He studys how grazing livestock can improve land and mitigate climate change by capturing carbon and providing other ecosystem services. He strives to increase local food systems that strengthen local communities. He is former chair of the Grassfed Exchange, a leading U.S. grass-fed beef educational organization, serves on the board of the American Grassfed Association, is an accredited Holistic Management Educator and is an advisor of Standard Soil, a startup corporation that aims to meet the nation’s growing demand for grass-finished beef while restoring the ecosystems they manage. Jason's objective is to develop low-cost, low-input beef production systems for the Upper Great Lakes. His research and extension focuses on forage utilization of grazing beef cattle, extending the grazing season and forage-finishing. Another facet of his work is to improve economics of small and medium size beef producers through local and regional beef production and distribution system development. Bovine tuberculosis is a challenge to northern Michigan beef cattle producers, and they aim to develop holistic approaches to beef cattle and white-tail deer management through selective forage plot establishment, hay feeding and fencing strategies. Lake City Research Center - https://www.canr.msu.edu/lakecity/ AgBioResearch Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center - https://www.canr.msu.edu/uprc/ "Soil carbon storage informed by particulate and mineral-associated organic matter." MF Cotrufo, et. al - https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-019-0484-6 "Simulating measurable ecosystem carbon and nitrogen dynamics with the mechanistically-defined MEMS 2.0 model." Yao Zhang, et. al. - https://bg.copernicus.org/preprints/bg-2020-493/ "Ecosystem Impacts and Productive Capacity of a Multi-Species Pastured Livestock System." J. E. Rowntree, et. al. - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2020.544984/full

From a multi-generational farm in Pennsylvania to respected forage researcher and educator.  Forages in Florida and beyond. Logical decisions don't always restrict our interests. Dr. Lynn Sollenberger is Distinguished Professor and Graduate Coordinator of Agronomy at the University of Florida. His appointment is 50% research, 40% teaching, and 10% service in the areas of grassland ecology and management. He teaches four classes in areas related to his programmatic focus. Professor Sollenberger’s research currently emphasizes ecosystem services of grasslands and integration of legumes into grasslands as a strategy for increasing efficiency of animal production, delivery of ecosystem services, and mitigating climate change.  Ask IFAS (forage) - https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/entity/topic/forage Jose Dubeux' facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/jose.dubeux Panhandle forage info - https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/category/forage-pasture/ 

Forage Fanatic! Dr. Jennifer Tucker is an Associate Professor of Beef Nutrition and Forage Management.  Dr. Tucker was raised on a small beef cattle operation in South Central Kentucky where she grew up showing cattle, raising various crops including tobacco and vegetables, and helping to improve the pastures on her family's farm. Growing up Tucker was an active member of 4-H, FFA, and the Kentucky and National Junior Angus Associations, competing and winning several competitions including livestock judging, team sales, demonstrations, national cook-off, and public speaking. Tucker’s experiences from these organizations helped catapult her into a career she never imagined at such a young age.  It would seem that the trip from Tompkinsville, KY to Tifton, GA were a straight trajectory, however her path was anything but. “Growing up cattle, crops, and public speaking were just things I did with my family. I never realized the relationships I built and the experiences I had would play such an important role later on in life. In fact when I graduated high school I set out on a path far away from the farm and ag-life!” Fortunately for us her plans got redirected! “Southern Forages: Modern Concepts for Forage Crop Management” by D.M. Ball, C.S. Hoveland, and G.D. Lacefield. http://www.ipni.net/article/IPNI-3394  UGA Forages - https://georgiaforages.caes.uga.edu/ UGA Beef - https://beef.caes.uga.edu/ UGA Extension Publications - https://extension.uga.edu/publications.html

Tangriani holds a doctorate in Agronomy at the Federal University of Paraná and INRAe -FR – Clermont-Ferrand. Her thesis was on nitrogen cycling in integrated crop-livestock systems. In 2015 she served as a visiting scientist in the Soil Management and Ecology team led by Dr. Alan Franzllubers at North Carolina State University. She is a full professor in the Department of Agronomy at the Federal University of Technology –  Paraná – Pato Branco. She teaches “Soil Fertility”(undergraduate)  and “Nutrient Cycling” (graduate).  Her research focuses on system-level fertilization, a concept that relies on biological nutrient cycling between rotation phases to achieve nutrient use efficiency, thereby reducing mineral nutrient inputs, avoiding losses, and maintaining long-term soil fertility. This approach contrasts with the more typical paradigm of fertilization of individual cash crops within a rotation, where the residual effect of fertilizers is considered minimal and is typically ignored. System-level fertilization considers all crops (pastures and cash crops) in the fertilization scheme with rotational carryover (i.e. either directly from inorganic forms or indirectly through organic N mineralization) as key components.

Serendipity in life. Mentors in careers. Importance of forage breeding. Addressing bottlenecks in Southeast US forage agriculture.  Dr. Joe Bouton earned his B.S. degree at Miss. State Univ., and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees at the Univ. of Florida.  He was a Professor (now Emeritus), Univ. of Georgia; and a Director, Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation. He now owns Bouton Consulting Group LLC. Dr. Bouton taught courses in plant breeding and genetics; and his research centered on development of forage cultivars. He released 28 cultivars with 12 still being sold, but is best known for development of ‘Alfagraze’ alfalfa, “Jesup MaxQ” tall fescue, and ‘Durana’ white clover . He now reviews research projects, writes producer articles, and gives talks at student seminars, and farmer and scientific meetings. “The Wonder Grass: The Story of Tall Fescue in the United States” by D.M. Ball, G.D. Lacefield, and C.S. Hoveland. https://www.oregontallfescue.org/wondergrass/ Bouton, J. (2007). The economic benefits of forage improvement in the United States. Euphytica, 154(3), 263-270. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10681-006-9220-6 "Poisons of the Past: Molds, Epidemics, and History" by Mary Kilbourne Matossian https://www.amazon.com/dp/0300051212/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_WVVGJE92GSZ79VADEW6Y

Working "...to sustainably intensify smallholder livestock systems in order to improve the nutrition, health, livelihoods and incomes of the poor." Dr. Adegbola Adesogan is a professor of ruminant nutrition and director of the Food Systems Institute and Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems. His research focuses on sustainably increasing animal-source food production and consumption; improving forage production, quality and preservation; and using feed additives, forages and byproducts to sustainably improve animal production and health. Dr. Adesogan's Univ. of Florida page - https://animal.ifas.ufl.edu/people/adegbola-adesogan/ The Food Systems Institute - https://foodsystems.ifas.ufl.edu/ Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems - https://livestocklab.ifas.ufl.edu  Adesogan, A. T., et al. (2019). Animal source foods: Sustainability problem or malnutrition and sustainability solution? Perspective matters. Global Food Security, 100325. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2019.100325 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211912419300525?via%3Dihub UNICEF report - https://www.unicef.org/reports/state-of-worlds-children-2019 World Health Organization, 2014. World health assembly global nutrition targets 2025: stunting policy brief.  http://www.who.int/nutrition/topics/globaltargets_stunting_policybrief.pdf. Papers mentioned: Hulett, J. L., et al. (2014). Animal source foods have a positive impact on the primary school test scores of Kenyan schoolchildren in a cluster-randomised, controlled feeding intervention trial. British Journal of Nutrition, 111(5), 875-886. doi:10.1017/s0007114513003310 Neumann, C. G., et al. (2007). Meat Supplementation Improves Growth, Cognitive, and Behavioral Outcomes in Kenyan Children. The Journal of nutrition, 137(4), 1119-1123. doi:10.1093/jn/137.4.1119

Benjamin Bikman, Associate Professor at BYU. Author of "Why We Get Sick: The Hidden Epidemic at the Root of Most Chronic Disease - and How to Fight It". Dr. Bikman’s research focus is to elucidate the molecular mechanisms that mediate the disruption that causes and accompanies metabolic disorders, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes, and dementia. Driven by his academic training (Ph.D. in Bioenergetics and postdoctoral fellowship with the Duke-National University of Singapore in metabolic disorders), he is currently exploring the contrasting roles of insulin and ketones as key drivers of metabolic function. He frequently publishes his research in peer-reviewed journals and presents at international science meetings. But he's also driven to communicate his research to the wider public. Bikman Lab at BYU - https://cell.byu.edu/bikman-lab Insulin IQ -https://www.insuliniq.com/ HLTH Code - https://gethlth.com/

Dr. Baltenweck is a development economist with twenty years of post-doctoral experience in agricultural systems in Africa, South and South-East Asia, with a focus on livestock value chains. Starting her career as a development economist with an emphasis on adoption and impact assessment studies in livestock systems, she has increasingly sharpened her skills in gender and social equity research, looking at how women and men’s needs and capabilities differ in terms of accessing and using technologies and practices, also resulting in varied, and sometimes opposite, impact. She has worked at the interface of research and development, working with private sector, farmers’ groups, ministries, NGOs and investors. Her work has a direct relevance to the activities of development practitioners and the private sector, and resulted in publications targeted at that audience.  International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) - https://www.ilri.org/ ILRI News - https://news.ilri.org/ Why Livestock Matter - https://whylivestockmatter.org/ CGIAR - https://www.cgiar.org/

Nick on twitter - @nicknorwitz Nick's story https://youtu.be/y2louDfTFt0 Nick's new paper in "nutrients" - "Precision Nutrition for Alzheimer’s Prevention in ApoE4 Carriers" https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/4/1362 "The New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook" https://newmediketo.com/dr-nicholas-norwitz/   Dr. Nicholas Norwitz is a new shining star in nutrition science. This 25-year-old Ivy League Valedictorian obtained his PhD at Oxford University in just two years and is now pursing his MD at Harvard Medical School. His research expertise is ketosis and brain aging; however, he has published scientific papers on topics ranging from neuroscience to heart disease to gastrointestinal health to genetics to bone health to diabetes.   Nick’s passion for Food as Medicine is founded a personal history. At eighteen years old, he developed severe osteoporosis, a bone disease that crippled his promising running career. Next, Nick developed ulcerative colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease so severe as to cause him to lose twenty percent of his body weight in weeks and end up in the palliative care ward of a hospital with a heart rate in the twenties.   Through scientific self-study, Nick discovered his salvation in a ketogenic diet. He reversed his osteoporosis and colitis and is thriving! But Nick is grateful for his apparent misfortunes. In his words, “The most remarkable part of my story is that it’s not unique. The healthcare system isn’t built to address metabolic diseases. For that, we need metabolic medicine rooted in nutrition. My lifelong goal is to help reform the system and educate people. Plus, I’d like to think being a patient has made me a more compassionate person.”

"The executive editor of “The Lancet” wrote, “this is a disquieting book about scientific incompetence, evangelical ambition, and ruthless silencing of dissent that has shaped our lives for decades…researchers, clinicians, and health policy advisors should read this provocative book.” A review in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition said, “This book should be read by every scientist…[and] every nutritional science professional.” In the BMJ (British Medical Journal), the journal’s former editor wrote, “Teicholz has done a remarkable job in analysing [the] weak science, strong personalities, vested interests, and political expediency” of nutrition science. "The Big Fat Surprise was named a 2014 *Best Book* by The Economist, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Mother Jones, Kirkus Reviews and Library Journal." While most folks from the human nutrition & metabolic health side of the Ruminati Herd will be familiar with her, "Big Fat Surprise," and her continuing work, she's always worth listening to! "Nina  is a professor (adjunct) at NYU’s Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, the  Executive Director of The Nutrition Coalition (a group devoted to evidence-based nutrition policy), an investigative science journalist and author. Her international bestseller, The Big Fat Surprise has upended the conventional wisdom on dietary fat–especially saturated fat–and challenged the very core of our nutrition policy." Nina's full bio - https://ninateicholz.com/about/ Nina on Twitter - @BigFatSurprise Nina’s website - https://ninateicholz.com/ The Nutrition Coalition website - https://www.nutritioncoalition.us/

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/

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.

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.

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

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).

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/

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

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/

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

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

Ruaraidh Petre (pronounced Rory Peter) Executive Director, Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef.  Ruaraidh is a Scot with a background in animal production, commercial farming and ranching. After time in farm management, he worked in India on dryland farming systems, followed by Pakistan and Afghanistan where he directed a veterinary training and support program. He then became involved in securing financial support for agricultural development in Africa, Asia and South America. In Southern Africa he directed a regional farmer support program, securing access to markets for small scale producers. He became involved in the formation of the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef in 2010 and has had continuous involvement since then. He is now based in New Zealand with his wife and three sons. Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef - https://grsbeef.org/

Dr. Eric Westman is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Duke University. He is Board Certified in Obesity Medicine and Internal Medicine, and founded the Duke Keto Medicine Clinic in 2006 after 8 years of clinical research regarding low carbohydrate ketogenic diets. He is Past-President and Master Fellow of the Obesity Medicine Association and Fellow of The Obesity Society. He is an editor of the textbook: Obesity: Evaluation & Treatment Essentials, and author of the New York Times Bestseller “The New Atkins for a New You,” “Cholesterol Clarity,” and “Keto Clarity,” and “End Your Carb Confusion.” He is co-founder of Adapt Your Life (www.adaptyourlifeacademy.com), an education and product company based on low carbohydrate concepts.

Chad Ellis assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer of the Texas Agricultural Land Trust in March of 2020, leading the organization in its mission to conserve the Texas heritage of agricultural lands, wildlife habitats and natural resources. Prior to that, Ellis served as Industry Relations and Stewardship Manager at the Noble Research Institute (NRI) in Ardmore, Oklahoma, where he focused on the important role of stewardship in agriculture production for long-term sustainability in our country and created opportunities for the advancement of stewardship principles. He first came to NRI in 2012 as a pasture and range consultant, working directly with agricultural producers in the southern Oklahoma area. Previously, he spent 10 years working with the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI), as regional rangeland management specialist for the 15 central states. Ellis also served as a district conservationist in Texas and state range conservationist in Florida.   Texas Agricultural Land Trust – https://www.txaglandtrust.org/ National Grazing Lands Coalition – https://www.grazinglands.org/ Noble Research Institute – https://www.noble.org/ California Farmland Trust - https://www.cafarmtrust.org/

Georgia Ede, Nutritional Psychiatrist Georgia Ede M.D. is a Harvard-trained, board-certified psychiatrist specializing in nutrition science, brain metabolism, and mental health. She has two decades of clinical experience including many years as a college psychiatrist and nutrition consultant at Smith College and Harvard University Health Services, where she was the first psychiatrist to offer nutrition-based approaches as an alternative to conventional care for students, faculty and staff. Her pre-medical experience includes seven years as a research assistant at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, the Institut für Diabetesforschung in Munich, and other academic laboratories in the fields of biochemistry, immunology and metabolism.  Dr. Ede speaks internationally on dietary approaches to psychiatric disorders, the nutritional differences between plant and animal foods, Alzheimer’s prevention and management strategies, nutrition science, and public nutrition policy reform. Dr. Ede writes about food and the brain for Psychology Today, DietDoctor.com, and her own website DiagnosisDiet.com. Through her virtual consultation practice, she uses nutrition and metabolic interventions to help people around the world address root causes of mental health conditions and reduce the need for psychiatric medications. To improve public access to nutritional and metabolic services, she recently launched a live, online, small-group clinician training program in ketogenic diets for mental health which has already been completed by dozens of health professionals in 14 countries. Georgia Ede's website - https://www.diagnosisdiet.com/ "Little Shop of Horrors? The Risks and Benefits of Eating Plants" - https://youtu.be/YdRBFiBWQZQ "Brainwashed — The Mainstreaming of Nutritional Mythology" - https://youtu.be/WbNDrcoRi8g "The Real Game Changer" - https://youtu.be/rDcLr2nK_gs

Dr. Lacefield is well known to folks in forage agriculture, especially in the Southeast US. Garry is a native of McHenry, Kentucky (Ohio County) and grew up on a crop-livestock farm in the Western Kentucky Coal Field Area. After graduation from high school, he entered the U.S. Army. He received his B.S. (1970) and M.S. (1971) degrees from Western Kentucky University with a major in Agriculture and Biology. He received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Missouri in 1974. Dr. Lacefield joined the University of Kentucky staff in 1974 as Extension Forage Specialist. He retired from U.K. in March 2015 after a 41-year career. Garry has authored and co-authored over 300 extension publications, papers, articles and book chapters. He is co-author of the books "Southern Forages,” “The Wondergrass” and “Forages Quotes and Concept." Garry has received a number of professional and industry awards in recognition of his contributions to forage agriculture.  University of Kentucky Forage Extension - http://forages.ca.uky.edu/ KY Forages on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/VTForages “Southern Forages: Modern Concepts for Forage Crop Management” by D.M. Ball, C.S. Hoveland, and G.D. Lacefield. http://www.ipni.net/article/IPNI-3394  “Forage Crop Pocket Guide” by D.M. Ball, C.S. Hoveland, and G.D. Lacefield. https://store.tfi.org/products/forage-crop-pocket-guide  “Forage-Livestock Quotes and Concepts” Vol One, by D. M. Ball, G. D. Lacefield, V.G. Allen, C.S. Hoveland and J. H. Bouton. http://foragequotebook.com/   “Forage-Livestock Quotes and Concepts” Vol Two, by D. M. Ball, G. D. Lacefield, V.G. Allen, C.S. Hoveland and J. H. Bouton. http://foragequotebook.com/  “The Wonder Grass: The Story of Tall Fescue in the United States” by D.M. Ball, G.D. Lacefield, and C.S. Hoveland. https://www.oregontallfescue.org/wondergrass/

Ray Archuleta is a Certified Professional Soil Scientist with the Soil Science Society of America and has over 30 years experience as a Soil Conservationist, Water Quality Specialist, and Conservation Agronomist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). During his tenure with the NRCS Ray served in New Mexico, Missouri, Oregon, and North Carolina. Ray received his AS degree in Livestock Science from Northern New Mexico College and a BS degree in Agricultural Biology plus 30 hours of graduate work in soil related courses from New Mexico State University. He served in the Peace Corps for two years in Guatemala as a Livestock Specialist. After his retirement from the NRCS in 2017, Ray founded Soil Health Consultants, LLC, and Soil Health Academy, LLC, to teach Biomimicry strategies and Agroecology principles for improving soil function on a national scale. Ray also owns and operates a 150-acre farm near Seymour, Missouri that he operates along with his wife and family. Slake test video - https://youtu.be/9_ItEhCrLoQ Understanding Ag - https://understandingag.com/ Soil Health Academy - https://soilhealthacademy.grazecart.com/

Let's learn about sustainability in animal agriculture in general and ruminant animal agriculture in particular from one of the best sources, Dr. Sara Place. Sara is the Chief Sustainability Officer at Elanco where she provides technical expertise on sustainability issues to customers and supports Elanco’s Healthy Purpose. Prior to Elanco, she was the senior director for sustainable beef production research at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and an assistant professor in sustainable beef cattle systems at Oklahoma State University. She received her PhD in Animal Biology from the University of California, Davis, a BS in Animal Science from Cornell University, and an AAS in Agriculture Business from Morrisville State College. Beef Research - https://www.beefresearch.org/ Beef sustainability - https://www.beefresearch.org/programs/beef-sustainability CLEAR Center at UC Davis - https://clear.ucdavis.edu/ "Animal source foods in ethical, sustainable & healthy diets" A dynamic white paper (#ALEPH2020) - https://aleph-2020.blogspot.com/

If you like ribeye steaks, then thank the folks like Ben Neale who produce them. Find out more about raising beef, especially in the Volunteer State.  Often farmers come from families that have at least one person who was raised in commercial agriculture. But not Ben and Lauren Neale. Ben’s dad did have a small, hobby farm growing up, but was a full-time engineer by trade. Lauren didn’t step foot on a farm until she was in college. Their lack of traditional agriculture background is part of what makes this first-generation farming couple work.   While Ben didn’t grow up on a a commercial operation, he was still influenced by farmers – both in real life and pop culture. “The friends and relationships that had the most impact on my life were farmers. They clearly enjoyed what they did and I was always struck by their values and work ethic,” says Ben. “As a kid, we always had John Wayne movies on more than regular television. Everything I watched and everyone I was surrounded by just made me into someone who wanted to work with cattle.” https://www.lighthillpremiummeats.com/

Another Pre-Med, I mean Animal Science professor! Brandon Smith, PhD, a native of Slocomb, AL, received dual baccalaureate degrees in Animal Sciences and Agronomy & Soils from Auburn University in 2012. He attained a Master of Science in Animal Science (focusing in ruminant nutrition) in 2014 from the University of Arkansas and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Agronomy (focused in forages) in 2017 at Texas A&M University, achieving . Brandon was hired to assume the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Animal Science and Veterinary Technology at Tarleton State University. His primary role is that of ruminant nutritionist, though he also aids the department in its Range and Ranch Management program and serves as the Department Statistician.

Frank is Professor and Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Department of Animal Science of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at University of California, Davis Frank on twitter - @GHGGuru CLEAR Center on twitter - @UCDavisCLEAR CLEAR Center on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/UCDavisCLEAR/ CLEAR Center website (look for "Rethinking Methane")- https://clear.ucdavis.edu/ White, R.R., M.B. Hall. 2017. Nutritional and greenhouse gas impacts of removing animals from US agriculture. http://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/early/2017/11/15/1707322114.full.pdf EPA Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks  https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/inventory-us-greenhouse-gas-emissions-and-sinks IPCC Sources and Sinks - https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/05/ipcc_wg_I_1992_suppl_report_section_a1.pdf

Pedro is currently working in the Department of Forage Plants and Agrometeorology, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. He grew up on a cattle and sheep ranch in the natural grassland ecosystem (Pampa) in southern Brazil. His research has examined the effects of different grazing intensities and stocking rate on pastoral ecosystems, focusing on details of grazing cattle within integrated crop-livestock systems, particularly soybean-beef cattle systems typical of southern Brazil. As the leader of a long-term experiment started in 2001, he studied the effect of different grazing intensities by beef steers on mixed Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) and black oat (Avena strigosa) pastures during the winter period, evaluating forage and animal responses to different defoliation intensities, and the subsequent effects on soybean yields. Pedro is on twitter @PedroAANunes  His ResearchGate - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pedro_Arthur_De_Albuquerque_Nunes The paper we mentioned - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13593-020-00643-2 His major professor's (Paulo César de Faccio Carvalho, PhD) ResearchGate - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Paulo_De_Faccio_Carvalho2

Paul Beck was born in Guthrie, OK and raised on a wheat and livestock farm.  He received a B. S. and M. S. degrees in Animal Science from Oklahoma State University in 1990 and 1993, respectively.  Afterwards, Paul returned to manage the 1,600-acre wheat, stocker cattle, and cow-calf farm.  In 1997, Paul became a herdsman managing the cow-calf and stocker cattle research at the University of Arkansas Southwest Research & Extension Center (SWREC) and received his Ph.D. in Animal Science in May 2003, joining the faculty of the University of Arkansas at the SWREC in July of 2004 with a 60% research and 40% Extension appointment.  Paul was promoted to Associate Professor in 2008 and Professor in 2012. His research has focused on the study of integrated grazing systems for sustainable, economical, and environmentally sound forage and beef production. This research includes forage-based systems for cow-calf and stocker cattle operations in the Southeastern United States, backgrounding diets for growing cattle, the effects of pre-feeding management on carcass quality, and the environmental impact of livestock production.  Paul moved to the Oklahoma State University Department of Animal and Food Sciences in August 2018 and is currently the state extension beef cattle specialist stocker-feedlot nutrition, and the Dennis and Marta White Endowed Chair.

Dr. Brian Lenzkes, MD Brian has been practicing Internal Medicine since 2003. In July of 2020 he relocated to San Diego Christian College and started a Direct Primary Care and metabolic health clinic.  He’s been using lifestyle changes to help patients improve their health and reduce their medications.  He also hosts two podcasts (Low Carb MD and Life's Best Medicine) which are focused on helping people to live healthier and happier lives.  His main focus has been on disease prevention and reversal through diet and lifestyle changes.  Low Carb MD podcast - https://lowcarbmd.com/ Life's Best Medicine podcast - https://lifesbestmedicine.com/

Fred Hahn Fred has been involved with exercise ever since he became a member of The Charles Atlas Club when he was 10 years old. He is professionally certified by the American Council on Exercise as a personal trainer since 1993. He began training clients in the early 1980s at several of NYC's leading health clubs, including the Equinox and New York Health and Racquet Club. Fred began developing his Slow Burn system as a physical therapy aide at the Hospital for Joint Diseases Sports Medicine Center in NYC. In 1994, Fred co-founded a private physical therapy clinic located at New York Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. As Director of clinical exercise, Fred ran the clinic until 1996. In June of 1998, after nearly 10 years of continuous refinements and application, Fred founded and established Serious Strength, a Slow Burn personal training and rehabilitative exercise center in New York City. In an effort to provide the best nutritional guidance possible for his clients, Fred initiated an intellectual partnership with the authors of the New York Times bestselling book Protein Power, Drs. Michael and Mary Dan Eades and together authored The Slow Burn Fitness Revolution (Jan. 2003, Random House). It is currently in its ninth printing and is one of the bestselling fitness books in Random House history. His new book Strong Kids Healthy Kids teaches parents and their children how to lift weights safely and eat healthfully. He co-authored (with Drs. Michael R. and Mary Dan Eades) “The Slow Burn Fitness Revolution” (2003). In 2008 his second book “Strong Kids, Healthy Kids” was published. https://www.slowburnpersonaltraining.com/ YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/slowburntraining

Extension Forage Specialist, University of Kentucky. Academic brother. Fellow forage geek. Photographer. What are "Land Grant" Universities? What's the Cooperative Extension Service? "You're a lot smarter if you listen a lot more than you talk." (I wonder what he meant by THAT? ;-) ) "When we've got an answer and nobody's doin' it, then you better ask 'Why?'." Jimmy Henning is Extension Professor and Extension Forage Specialist in the Department of Plant and Soil Science at the University of Kentucky. His extension program focuses on hay and haylage production and nutritional quality as well as pasture establishment and management. He is a co-founder of the Kentucky Grazing Schools and the UK Forage Variety Testing program. He led in the implementation of forage variety trials for grazing tolerance to cattle and for preference by horses. He is part of a forage team that is actively serving the Kentucky horse industry through the Equine Pasture Evaluation program. Dr. Henning is a graduate of the University of Georgia and the University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture. Jim Gerrish, American GrazingLands Services - https://www.americangrazinglands.com/ KY Forages YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/VTForages Hay Kings facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/237012536788906 Regenerative Grazing facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/RegenerativeGrazing Jimmy's Etsy store - https://www.etsy.com/shop/JCHPhoto

"Eat Meat, Not Too Little, Mostly Fat" L. Amber O’Hearn, Sodsister and polymath Amber has an eclectic background, with academic publications in several fields including theoretical mathematics, cognitive psychology, computational linguistics, and more recently, evolutionary nutrition and biology. She has been studying and experimenting with low-carb, ketogenic diets since 1997, and is particularly interested in evolutionary constraints and interspecies differences. Amber has been eating a nearly plant-free diet since 2009.  Amber's book - https://facultativecarnivore.com/ Amber on twitter - @KetoCarnivore "Survival of the Fattest" by Stephen C. Cunnane - https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/5769 AHS12 Georgia Ede MD, "Little Shop of Horrors? The Risks and Benefits of Eating Plants" - https://youtu.be/YdRBFiBWQZQ

Why can't food without a label be nourishing?  We can all be an agent for change. Meet Ævar Austfjörð, butcher, cook, and soon a farmer! Ævar was born in the small town of Húsavík in northern Iceland.  He lived there until he moved away to learn to be a butcher. After 10 years or so, he switched to cooking. He worked mostly in steakhouses until he got into hospital cooking along with studying "special needs cooking." Ævar is qualified as a diet cook. Ævar got into the low carb living in 2012 following a stroke when he was only offered pills to recover but he decided to do his own research. Ævar is married to Ása Sif and they have 4 children, two grandchildren, and two dogs. Soon they will have a few cattle chickens and goats! Iceland Carnivore Tribe-Kjötætur - https://www.facebook.com/groups/149116042507997

Rob Cook, Vice Chair of National Grazing Lands Coalition Rob grew up in a small ranching and farming community in the Texas Panhandle. He received a B.S. and a M.S. in Range and Wildlife Management from Angelo State University. After graduation Rob spent 15 years consulting land managers on improving/maintaining ecological function on grazing lands across the Southern Great Plains. Currently, Rob is the Director for Business Development for Bamert Seed Company where he is responsible for developing the strategic plan to deliver high quality native grass, forb, and legume seeds to the agriculture and reclamation industries. Rob and his wife Landri raise their 2 children in Farwell, Texas. He helps to manage the grazing plans for the stocker operation on the Bamert Seed farms. The Bamerts graze stockers on their farm of over 4,000 acres with the goal of diversifying the operation while improving soil structure, biotic function, and minimizing erosion. He and his wife are also involved in the management of her family’s dry-land farming and stocker operations in Eastern New Mexico. Bamert Seed Company https://bamertseed.com/ The National Grazing Lands Coalition https://www.grazinglands.org/ Find a coalition near you https://www.grazinglands.org/find-a-coalition/ Society for Range Management https://rangelands.org/

"It's not about the science." Belinda Fettke is a former Registered Nurse, photographer and the proud co-founder of 'Nutrition For Life' in Launceston which provides medically based nutritional care around Tasmania and Australia.  Belinda is also a staunch supporter of the health benefits of Low Carb, Healthy Fat eating and in recent years has taken a more central role in advocating LCHF following the investigation of her husband, Dr. Gary Fettke, by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA). The investigation focused on Gary’s qualifications to give nutritional advice. This investigation (which lasted for more than two years) resulted in Gary being issued a ‘caution’ and being advised; ”In particular, that he does not provide specific advice or recommendations on the subject of nutrition and how it relates to the management of diabetes or the treatment and/or prevention of cancer.” Gary was later cleared of all charges and issued a formal apology from AHPRA. Belinda’s site - https://isupportgary.com/ Belinda’s 2019 Low Carb Down Under presentation - 'Nutrition Science: How did we get here?' https://youtu.be/FTe-eitOJGA Banta, J. E., Lee, J. W., Hodgkin, G., Yi, Z., Fanica, A., & Sabate, J. (2018). The global influence of the Seventh-day Adventist Church on diet. Religions, 9(9), 251. https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/9/9/251

Eat LIke a Pig Eric P. Berg grew up on a commercial cattle operation just outside of Kindred, ND. He received his BS degrees from NDSU in Animal Science and Ag Education and his MS degree from NDSU in Animal Science. He got his PhD degree from Purdue University., Postdoctoral fellowship at Texas A&M University. He joined the North Dakota State University Animal Sciences Department faculty in 2006. Dr. Berg is currently researching the role of meat in the human diet as a means to optimize health and well being.  He is using female pigs as a biomedical model for human females. The National Institute of Health notes that pigs are the best model for studying how food influences physiology, as pigs and humans have the same physiological response to food - both are simple stomached omnivores.  Dr. Berg has studied caloric intake, accumulation of fat, and cholesterol levels in pigs fed corn/soy based diets vs ground beef diets. Despite consuming more total feed/food and more calories, the ground beef fed gilts gained less body weight and deposited less subcutaneous fat over the 84 days on test. Animal and human diets must contain essential fatty acids and essential amino acids; both of which are in a highly bio-available form in red meat. Lean high quality red mean can contribute to a low glycemic diet and provide essential proteins, and thus contribute to a healthy diet. Increasing consumer knowledge and awareness of the benefits will help the North Dakota livestock industry and human health.  "Foods of Animal Origin: A Prescription for Global Health" https://academic.oup.com/af/article/9/4/NP/5579410 “Eating Like a Pig: The Role of Meat in the Human Diet“ https://youtu.be/p_TI4ofQmM4