Two Hidden Crises: Overdosed Soil and Overstressed Farmers

About this episode

The episode discusses the hidden crises in agriculture, focusing on soil health and the mental health of farmers through a conversation with Adam Kuznia.

What if the most important laboratory in agriculture isn’t a university… but a farmer’s field? In this episode of One Bite is Everything , Dana DiPrima talks with farmer and writer Adam Kuznia about the experiments happening quietly across American farmland. Adam manages a farm in northern Minnesota and writes the newsletter Farming Full-Time , where he explores the realities of modern agriculture from the inside. His work focuses on soil health, fertilizer economics, farmer mental health, and the identity of farming itself. In this conversation, we explore: • Why many of the most profitable farms actually use less fertilizer • How farmers are rediscovering the biology of soil • Why agriculture is slow to change even when the economics demand it • The powerful role of farmer-led experimentation • The hidden mental health crisis in farming • Why farming is not just a job, but an identity tied to land and family Adam also shares how losing the farm he thought he would inherit forced him to rebuild his relationship with agriculture—and how writing helped him reconnect with farming and the broader community. This episode is a window into the realities farmers face today: economic…

People in this episode

Host: Dana DiPrima

Guest: Adam Kuznia

Topics covered

• agriculture
• soil health
• farmer mental health
• sustainable farming
• economic pressure
• farmer-led experimentation

Keywords

• overdosed soil
• stressed farmers
• fertilizer economics
• farming identity
• agricultural experiments
• sustainable agriculture
• mental health crisis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Farming Full-Time

Places: northern Minnesota

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