
Steam Engines, Soil Microbes, and New Zealand's GeneTech Fight
Trent Loos welcomes Damian Buckley from New Zealand for a hard-hitting look at farm policy, soil health, and the future of agriculture. Trent shares lessons from the 68th Central North Dakota Steam Engine Reunion and criticizes a USDA program that rewarded moldboard plowing for zero carbon intensity. Damian explains how government payments are reshaping UK farming, why New Zealand's GeneTech bill has stalled, and what concerns actor Mel Gibson raised. The pair also digs into soil microbes, plant disease resistance, the rhizosphere, and why regenerative and alternative agriculture advocates face fierce pushback from fertilizer co-ops, regulators, and mainstream farm groups.




