Ray Archuleta USDA Scientist Learned to Work with Nature

About this episode

Ray Archuleta discusses his journey from traditional USDA practices to embracing regenerative farming.

Ray Archuleta, featured in documentaries like Kiss The Ground and Common Ground, spent decades as a USDA employee working with farmers and ranchers. Despite his long career in the traditional system, which he describes as attempting to "manipulate, force, and control nature," Ray grew discouraged. He witnessed persistent soil erosion and struggling farmers. His perspective shifted dramatically when he encountered regenerative farmers such as Allen Williams, Gabe Brown, and Neil Dennis—the su...

People in this episode

Host: Peter Byck

Guest: Ray Archuleta

Topics covered

• regenerative agriculture
• soil health
• sustainable farming
• USDA practices
• environmental science

Keywords

• regenerative farming
• soil erosion
• sustainable practices
• USDA
• farmers
• nature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: USDA

Books & works: Kiss The Ground, Common Ground

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