The Grow Down on Soil Health
Welcome to “The Grow Down on Soil Health” podcast, where we dive deep into sustainable farming practices designed to enhance both your land and your bottom line. Join host Ben West, Ph.D., executive director of Farmers for Soil Health, and a diverse lineup of guests from various agricultural backgrounds as they share entertaining stories, invaluable soil health management techniques, and the incredible benefits cover crops can bring to your farm.
Farmers for Soil Health is a program created by farmers for farmers. It is committed to enhancing soil health practices, such as planting cover crops, to improve the environment and increase farmers' profitability. Check out FarmersforSoilHealth.com for more information.
This podcast is brought to you in partnership with the Soy Checkoff, Pork Checkoff, National Corn Growers Association and the Soil Health Institute.
The Grow Down on Soil Health
Satellites to Soil: Understanding the MRV Process
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On today’s episode, we’re sitting down with Blake Sullivan, senior product manager with our technology partner, DTN. Blake has helped lead the Farmers for Soil Health platform for the past four years and brings valuable insight into the technology and innovation supporting the program.
He’s here to provide more information on how the Measurement, Verification and Reporting (MRV) platform and remote sensing work within the Farmers for Soil Health program, and how they also benefit the future of agriculture and conservation as a whole.
Meet the Guest:
Blake Sullivan is the senior product manager at DTN, the technology partner for Farmers for Soil Health. His work focuses on leveraging and improving the MRV system to advance and scale conservation programs that benefit farmers and their bottom lines. As an avid storm chaser, he recognizes the importance and impact of usable data and carries that with him in his work.
Farmers for Soil Health is a program created by farmers for farmers. It is committed to enhancing soil health practices, such as planting cover crops, to improve the environment and increase farmers' profitability. Check out FarmersforSoilHealth.com for more information.
This podcast is brought to you in partnership with the Soy Checkoff, Pork Checkoff, and the National Corn Growers Association.