About this episode

Gabe Brown discusses his journey from agricultural disaster to becoming a leader in the regenerative agriculture movement.

Gabe Brown didn't set out to revolutionize agriculture. He set out to survive it. After four consecutive years of crop disasters left him $1.5 million in debt, he had no choice but to question everything he'd been taught. What emerged from that reckoning became one of the most influential farms in the regenerative agriculture movement, and eventually two organizations working to spread those lessons globally: Understanding Ag [https://understandingag.com/], now consulting on over 37 million acres worldwide, and Regenified [https://regenified.com/], a verification company built to cut through the greenwashing. In this episode, we look forward. Where is regenerative agriculture headed? Who's driving it, and what's standing in the way? In this episode, we dive into: * How four years of disaster became the foundation of a regenerative farming philosophy * What it actually means to farm in synchrony with nature, and why it works anywhere * Why farmers care more about the land than they're given credit for * How to become a price maker instead of a price taker * The role of banks, insurers, and major brands in accelerating the regenerative transition * Why Gabe thinks regenerative will…

People in this episode

Guest: Gabe Brown

Topics covered

• regenerative agriculture
• farming philosophy
• sustainability
• agricultural innovation
• land management
• future of farming

Keywords

• regenerative agriculture
• farming
• sustainability
• crop disasters
• agricultural philosophy
• land care
• farming innovation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Understanding Ag, Regenified

Places: Bismarck, North Dakota

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