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Fresh Growth: Approaches to a More Sustainable Future from Western Ag Practitioners introduces you to farmers and ranchers from around the western United States who are finding innovative sustainable practices that enrich the natural resources we all care about. These successful multi-generational operations experiment with new ideas and are making it pay. Listen in as they tell their story and provide advice for young or beginning farmers.Western SARE, funded by USDA NIFA, provides grants and education to advance innovations in sustainable agriculture. Intro music credit: Organic Energy by Kensington Studios used under license from Shutterstock. Learn more about Western SARE at western.sare.org
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Signup to Generate a PitchFresh Growth: Approaches to a More Sustainable Future from Western Ag Practitioners introduces you to farmers and ranchers from around the western United States who are finding innovative sustainable practices that enrich the natural resources we all care about. These successful multi-generational operations experiment with new ideas and are making it pay.
Fresh Growth is hosted by Western SARE. The show has published 38 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "4M Grain & Livestock: Successfully Building a Farming Business from Scratch" (22 June 2026, 37 minutes), "Roots Farm: Community Centered On-Farm Research" (27 May 2026, 26 minutes), and "Geodesic Domes in Ag: Wyoming and the Tropics Learning Together" (23 April 2026, 35 minutes).
Fresh Growth publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 35 minutes across 38 episodes.
Booking probability for Fresh Growth is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Fresh Growth requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Fresh Growth's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Fresh Growth are Grain & Oilseed Farming and Cattle & Dairy Farming. Fresh Growth has a science audience.
Western SARE hosts Fresh Growth, a science podcast with 38 episodes published.
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Episode #4
In this episode, Western SARE’s Stacie Clary talks with Anna Merriman of 4M Grain and Livestock in Malta Montana. Anna shares her family’s journey in starting an organic farming operation from the very beginning, by...
Episode #3
In this in-depth interview, Jen Clark of Roots Farm shares her journey from homesteading to running a regenerative, no-till farm in Washington. She describes her innovative research projects on dry farming, composting...
Episode #2
At first glance, agriculture in Wyoming and agriculture on Hawaii or Guam don’t have much in common. But growers in both the tropical Pacific and the northern prairie can benefit from enclosed production spaces, which...
Episode #1
In this conversation, Glenn Elzinga shares his family’s journey with Alderspring Ranch , detailing its beginnings, the motivations behind starting the ranch, their commitment to regenerative practices and healthy food...
Episode #3
In this conversation, Maud Powell, Wolf Gulch Farm and Oregon State University shares her journey as a farmer and the challenges she faced due to a changing climate and lack of water. She and her husband Tom realized...
Former Chicago science teacher, Rick Bieterman now farms in the Colorado High Desert, growing hay. Watershed Ranch has an annual precipitation of 11 inches and sits at 8,000 feet in elevation – providing about 90-100...
In this episode of Fresh Growth podcast, we have a special guest host – owner of Dirtworks Wyoming , Caitlin Youngquist. Caitlin is also a Western SARE Administrative Council member. She speaks with first-generation...
Episode #6
Join us as we talk with Michael Lobato, Lobato Farms , and Holly Stanley, Mesa Conservation District on Colorado’s Western slope about their innovations with applying biochar in a no-till system. Michael has worked to...
Episode #5
Sarah Stallard is a 7th generation farmer who came to work with her uncles on a new farm near Las Vegas Nevada raising hogs. The farm is in partnership with the local waste and recycling company Republic Services. They...
Episode #4
Join us in this dynamic and wide-ranging conversation with Chris Eckhart about diversifying his farming operation, increasing organic matter, monitoring soil biology, and creating a work-family-life balance, all while...
Episode #3
In this episode, we talk with Kirk Pumphrey, owner of Westwind Farms in Woodland CA, and Sat Darshan Khalsa, Assistant Professional Researcher at the University of CA Davis about their work integrating almond shells and...
Episode #2
In today’s episode we speak with Jonah Sloven, from Sweet Hollow Farm , a diversified organic farm in Victor, Idaho. Sweet Hollow Farm serves the neighboring Teton Valley community through their CSA, farm stand, and...
Episode #1
In today’s episode, we talk with Sara Wood of Wyoming Heritage Grains and Wyoming High Desert Malt , near Ralston Wyoming. Sara is a fifth-generation regenerative farmer and the operator of the state’s only commercial...
Episode #6
Today’s guests are Tangy and Matt Bates who operate Blue Creek Livestock in Delta Junction Alaska. They aim to provide their community with fresh, natural meat – beef, lamb, and pork. Since the beginning, Blue Creek...
Episode #5
Dan Macon is a University of California Farm Adviser and also the operator of Flying Mule Farm in Auburn California. Ryan Mahoney is a fifth-generation sheep and cattle rancher who operates Emigh Livestock , in Rio...
Episode #4
In Episode 4, we talk with Zach Thode and Elizabeth Black. Zach manages a large cattle ranch in Livermore Colorado. Elizabeth is an artist in Colorado and manages a Christmas tree farm. Elizabeth is also the project...
Episode #3
In this episode, we talk with Don McNamara and Donna Rae Faulkner from Oceanside Farms in Homer Alaska. They raise a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, berries, and chickens, ducks and turkeys. They grow all of their...
Episode #2
Today’s episode features Bashira Muhammad, founder of Zoom Out Mycology as she talks about “Driving Sustainability with Fungi!” Zoom Out Mycology is a fungi farm based in Southern Oregon. Their mission is to apply...
Episode #1
Austin Allred, talking about his family's Royal Dairy in Washington, proudly states that rather than contributing to climate change, Royal Dairy shows that farms like his can be an impactful part of the solution — in...
Episode #11
Western SARE completed our second season of Fresh Growth. Thank you for listening! As we are working toward Season 3, we are sharing some special podcasts by Washington State University students. In this episode, you'll...
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