Drop-Tine Podcast -The official deer management, food plot & habitat podcast

The multitude of the sick shall not make us deny the existence of health (Emerson, 1860). Let's focus on the individual animals that remain healthy, while others struggle. Wildlife that harbor diseases wihtout showing symptoms of being diseased is the epitome of health! The presence of a pathogen IS NOT the same as the presense of the disease. In nature, the weak die...in society we're always looking at saving the unhealthy. Unfortunatley, it's a moral crime to admit that the weak will in fact succumb to something; it makes the species as a whole much more fit. Modern wildlife struggle to self-medicate, nourish and maintain robust immune systems because of ecological dysfunction (habitat destruction, mismanagement, toxins, domestic animal diseases). Scientists around the world regularly report that wild animals are infected with pathogens (disease-causing organisms) with ABSOLUTELY NO SYMPTOMS WHATSOEVER! Let's focus on WILD HEALTH....

Jason talks with Luke Resop, graduate student at Mississippi State University, about updates on his regenerative VS. conventional food plot research. They also dive into quail and turkey research as Luke shares some teasers about the new turkey foraging research in regenerative food plots. If you're looking for more content from the Drop-Tine Innovators podcast jump on droptine.supercast.coma and sign up to become a Drop-Tine Innovator!

In this episode, we share Jason's 2024 Springfield MO presentation that earned him a challenge coin from an American warrior in the crowd. Jason has noted, on numerous occasions, that this is the greatest 'thank you and recognition' that anyone could present and as many of you know, receiving a challenge coin from an American warrior is a great honor. Enjoy as Jason speaks to a welcoming Springfield MO crowd of farmers, ranchers and sportsmen about wild health, food plots, and 'the how and why' behind Dr. Rick Haney's now famous quote: "Plants fix dirt". Learn how Jason built the Drop-Tine Seed Co. and how his "citizen science" steers the product line. Jason discusses his discovery of "weak commodity seeds" that don't do well in healthy, regenerated, and biologially robust soils and he challenges his colleagues to focus on a new discipline of wildlife management known as Functional Ecology and Management - aimed at addressing the underlying causes of wildlife disease and ecological dysfunction...not merely addressing symptoms of the underlying causes. CWD is the perfect example!

Are you growing deer, duck, dove and turkey food plots or are you growing pest insect food plots? This is Part 1 with Jason & Dr. Dykstra....Part 2 was JUST RELEASED on the Drop-Tine Innovators! Podcast. To subscribe and become an INNOVATOR! visit glow.fm/drop-tine. Listen to both episodes to learn how Drop-Tine Innovators! address insect and disease pressure by addressing the underlying problems!

In a special Memorial Day episode, Jason talks to two true warriors of the U.S. Millitary. Both are also farmers/ranchers and avid sportsmen. Mike and Zach have battle stories that are guaranteed to make you appreciate our brave veterans on this special weekend; they are the best of the best! The battle stories are sure to pull you in and the truth about war, corrupt politicians and what makes our nation's most elite military personnel the best of the best will offer a perspective rarely entertained publicly. We absolutely love and appreciate every member of the U.S. Millitary and we dedicate this episode to them. Enjoy!

Anyone who has listened to holistic/regenerative rancher Mr. Will Harris knows this is a great duo: Jason & Mr. Will Harris from White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, GA sit down to speak their minds! Jason and Will talk about holistic management from both the wildlife and farming and ranching contexts. They dive deep into the broken food system and their vision of what nutrient dense, REAL FOOD should look like and how it should be raised. With Jason's hunger for nutrient-dense REAL FOOD that PREVENTS disease in the first place and Mr. Will's incredible amount of experience and success growing REAL FOOD...this conversation is guaranteed to please!

Jason provides a detailed snapshot of what we've been talking about on the Innovators! platform since the September start. Thinking about giving up on regenerative food plotting? Think again as you listen to one grower who has scaled what we typically do on less than 50 acres to over 7,000 acres of regenerative and organic corn and soybeans. Listen to one of Jason's favorite whitetail bow hunters explain his efficient but aggressive mature buck killing system. Jason covers the latest in trail cameras and talks about a type of trail camera that seems to "dry up" scrapes in big buck states across the midwest but not before the great Dr. Rick Haney talks in depth about the soil health test that bears his name.

Jason and David talk about the early season drought many are experiencing from a systems and functional soil health approach. What's the best timing for roller crimp terminating in a drought? Plants fix dirt! How to win during the next drought or flood through resilience. Cover crops and drought. Using the Soil Talker (ST-1) to test in-field microbial abundance. Using amino acid chelated foliar nutrition to increase root exudates and photoshynthetic efficiency. They discuss Revive DT, Drop-Tine's approach to restoring fertility in the soils through plants.

Jason talks about reviving ancient grains for wildlife with organic farmer and entrepreneur Bob Quinn (Montana). Bob is considered the modern day pioneer of ancient and heritage grains; including his organically grown Kamut. The Drop-Tine Seed Co. introduces their Ancient Grains for Wildlife Blend as well as Revive DT, a NEW liquid foliar plant nutrition product: Absorbed better, used completely!

87 year-old Glyphosate researcher, plant pathologist, retired U.S. Army Col. and Emeritus Professor (Purdue Univ)., Dr. Don Huber has been shot at, stabbed and beaten to a pulp during his storied investigative career merely because of his long-time involvement in research on the impacts of Glyphosate (RoundUp) on plant nutrition, disease and health. Hits have been taken out on him by researchers and industry thugs who are in the tank (follow the $$$) with large multinational organizations and the makers of synthetic chemicals such as RoundUp. Jason proposes a broad spectrum of topics surrounding the Glyphosate/Roundup discourse including the science-based research that links Glyphosate, as a broad spectrum mineral chelator and gut/soil disrupting antibioic, to Chronic Wasting Disease in white-tailed deer.

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Jason talks in depth with Dr. David Montgomery about the relationship between soil health and food plot nutrient density. Listen as Jason and Dave entertain the underappreciated topic of food plot quantity vs. quality. Are we spending too much time worrying about what (and how much tonnage) we plant for deer while ignoring HOW we're growing our food plots? Soil health = nutrient density = healthy white-tailed deer.