Episode 100: Hear from the Host - James Johnson Interviews John Kempf

It’s the 100th episode of the Regenerative Agriculture Podcast! In this special episode, AEA grower James Johnson interviews the voice behind the podcast, John Kempf.
James Johnson is a fourth-generation farmer in New Mexico and the Vice President of Carzalia Valley Produce. When James finally took over the family farm in the early 2000s, the outlook of his operation seemed grim. After many years of trial and error with various farming practices, James met the Advancing Eco Agriculture team and discovered the many benefits of regenerative agriculture. John Kempf is the founder of Advancing Eco Agriculture. A top expert in biological and regenerative farming, John founded AEA in 2006 to help fellow farmers by providing the education, tools, and strategies that will have a global effect on the food supply and those who grow it.
Through intense study and the knowledge gleaned from many industry leaders, John is building a comprehensive systems-based approach to plant nutrition - a system solidly based on the sciences of plant physiology, mineral nutrition, and soil microbiology. In this episode, James and John discuss:
The importance of nutritional and microbiome integrity for plant immunity
How John started and built Advancing Eco Agriculture
The importance of sap analysis to see product efficacy
How growers who work with AEA reduce inputs
John’s development of the Plant Health Pyramid
Plant health vs soil health
The future of Advancing Eco Agriculture
Additional Resources To learn more about the plant health pyramid developed by John Kempf, please visit: www.advancingecoag.com/plant-...
To learn more about Advancing Eco Agriculture, please visit: www.advancingecoag.com/ or watch this webinar: • Understanding AEA Prod...
Support For This Show & Helping You Grow Since 2006, AEA has been on a mission to help growers become more resilient, efficient, and profitable with regenerative agriculture.
AEA works directly with growers to apply its unique line of liquid mineral crop nutrition products and biological inoculants. Informed by cutting-edge plant and soil data-gathering techniques, AEA’s science-based programs empower farm operations to meet the crop quality markers that matter the most.
AEA has created real and lasting change on millions of acres with its products and data-driven services by working hand-in-hand with growers to produce healthier soil, stronger crops, and higher profits.
Beyond working on the ground with growers, AEA leads in regenerative agriculture media and education, producing and distributing the popular and highly-regarded Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, inspiring webinars, and other educational content that serve as go-to resources for growers worldwide.
Learn more about AEA’s regenerative programs and products: www.advancingecoag.com/
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VIDEO: To learn more from John Kempf about regenerative agriculture, watch this conversation between John and three AEA grower partners about how regenerative agriculture is changing lives and conventional farming: • How regenerative agric...

[@maryhysong]

That was fun to hear more about John himself! While I"m not a religious person, I do think we should all follow the golden rule; our whole world would be so much better off. I have been learning sooooo much from John's podcasts and webinars and I so much appreciate them. Thank you John!

[@suegentry2913]

Thanks John for continuing to be a person that fills me with hope, inspiration and kindness 🙏🏻

[@Renzocang]

I enjoy so much AEA contents and it’s been so inspiring and aspirational for me from all points of view. Thanks so much for sharing not being only technical knowledge, also values and principles🙌🙏

[@seanrichardson881]

Thank you John for everything you! You're a true inspiration and wealth of knowledge. I believe if we could get you on The Joe Rogan experience so you could reach so many more people it could change the word! Could have the power to save humanity. I mean that!

[@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork]

been saying the same for a long time! cheers! 🌱

[@jacobrafaat1516]

Photosynthesis from healthy is what builds soil and it’s healthy microbial populations.🙌🙌

[@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork]

GOD BLESS YOU! ❤ The integrity and authenticty shines through over the years, every epsiode!

[@christopherburman3340]

Happy birthday 100 th podcast

[@inigomontoya8943]

So we really have to thank powdery mildew for John Kempf.

[@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork]

phytothera to the rescue? lol

[@jasonmeyerhofer2262]

Great interview! Thank you so much for all that you do. Look forward to all of your video's. I just started the regen ag academy. Really exciting information. Thanks again!!!

[@marlan5470]

Thank you for this interview.

[@projectmalus]

Happy 100th. Great show!

[@inigomontoya8943]

I’m wondering, will we ever hear a conversation with John and Graeme Sait?

[@matthewkheyfets1309]

YASS NEW PRODUCTS WOHOOO

[@primebkpr]

Recently came across a few of your interviews. I found them inspiring. Do you have a list of the books that assisted in your agricultural education?

[@jacobrafaat1516]

Interesting how sulfur is something that stops the genetic mutations for the stop coding proteins, maybe similar in humans with vegetables that are high sulfur and anti cancer like broccoli sprouts sulfurophane, also paying homage to buofumigating crops like mustards that have isothiocyantes with sulfur in a potentially more bioavailbe in the soil to help keep the genetic codes from mutating and completes them more healthily

[@randyschnebbe]

EXCELLENT ....

[@matthewkheyfets1309]

For the second edition book, is it edited by Lawrence Datnoff and others? Seems like a good ready clearly. Already got Marschner's mineral nutrition of plants lol

[@projectmalus]

Golden rule because it's a wonderful way to live and the resulting society is glorious. Extend it by moving past the anthropomorphic? Sounds like more opportunities for kindness, caring and curiosity.

[@stevenglisson7614]

It’s a very humbling and fulfilling experience “getting right” with someone who has offended you or been offended by you. I personally believe we are our brothers keeper and it’s our responsibility to look out for each other and keeping our hearts clean is essential. Thanks for sharing the wisdom God has blessed yall with I know he’ll continue to add because of the open hand theory!!🙏🫶🍄🦠🥰

[@chadstallings5558]

👍👍

[@robertcunninghammusic6712]

What sap analysis equipment is used?

[@stevenglisson7614]

Are you asking about the infield equipment they are beta testing?

[@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork]

Such an excellent epsiode! Thank you! Supportive tests I made with video evidence. Much more to come this year! kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKirp5Kvf7GorKc

[@indopleaser]

are farmers caring about living soil. Come-on now it's 2024

[@jeremyschissler337]

❤Photosynthesis is a negentropic phase conjugate pump wave perfected implosive self organizing collapse. That is why photosynthesis exists ! -Dan Winters