{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Regenaissance Podcast","title":"Inside White Oak Pastures (Live Farm Tour) - Will Harris | #96","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1443,"description":"This episode comes from our recent farm tour at White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, Georgia, where Will Harris walked us through the land and the systems that support it. \nWhite Oak is a multigenerational operation that has shifted from conventional row-crop agriculture to a diverse, closed-loop ecosystem of grass-fed cattle, wildlife, and restored soils. Will explains how these relationships work in practice, the long-term effects of pesticides and monoculture, and why ecological cycles - not industrial extraction - determine the health and future of the land.\nKey topics:\nHow birds, insects, and cattle interact in regenerative systems\nThe long-term impacts of pesticides and monoculture farming\nNature’s cycles vs. industrial extraction\nCarbon, organic matter, and lifecycle assessments at White Oak Pastures\nGrazing management, dung beetles, and nutrient cycling across the farm\nWhy You Should Listen:\n- Clear, firsthand explanations of how regenerative grazing works in practice\n- A breakdown of pesticides’ long-term effects on soil, trees, and ecosystem balance\n- Real-world insight into carbon cycles, nutrient cycling, and dung beetle activity\n- A grounded comparison between industrial beef systems and regenerative cattle operations\n\nConnect With White Oak Pastures\nWebsite\nInstagram\nTimestamps:\n 00:00:00 Birds arriving on the farm and their symbiotic role with cattle\n 00:01:00 Seasonal patterns, migration, and fly pressure\n 00:02:00 What this land looked like 25 years ago\n 00:03:00 Monoculture, pesticides, and the mindset of killing “problems”\n 00:05:00 Pesticides’ short-term benefits and long-term ecological harm\n 00:07:00 Residual effects of crop-field chemicals on soil function\n 00:08:00 “Nature bats last” and long-term cycles of recovery\n 00:09:00 Abundance vs. extraction in modern agriculture\n 00:10:00 Passing land ethics to the next generation\n 00:12:00 Education, land-grant universities, and learning farming\n 00:14:00 Grass-fed timelines, weight, and national...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/al8BwjjnR2m8I-3vEq0Iyx2E0FqQ9QB0aLPF4D6flnY/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81YzE3/NmFmYjZiNmRkZDdm/Y2MwYzk5ZjI5ZjRj/YzgwZi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}