{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Regenaissance Podcast","title":"Zombie Apocalypse Cows and the Future of American Ranching (Live Farm Tour) - Smoke River Ranch | #111","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2805,"description":"Joel Hollingsowrth has spent years doing something most people wouldn't dare try - building a regenerative cattle ranch from scratch, with no money, no inherited land, and no roadmap. And yet, it has become one of the pioneering regenerative farms in the nation. \nJoel is joined by David, who left an Ivy League PhD program to ranch in rural Mexico before landing here, and Daniel, the herd manager responsible for translating Joel's system into daily practice. \nTogether they walk us through mob grazing at extreme stocking densities, a heritage genetics breeding program built for a world without antibiotics, virtual fencing technology, and a community ownership model designed to solve the financing problem that stops most regenerative farmers before they start.\nThis is a conversation about what it really takes (the stubbornness, the financial creativity, the ecological thinking, and the human community) to build something lasting and that works.\nKEY TOPICS\nUltra-high-density mob grazing and how it mimics bison impact to restore soil and seed banks\nHeritage breed genetics (Piney Woods, composite bulls) and building \"zombie apocalypse\" cattle\nVirtual fencing technology and its potential to transform daily ranch labour\nThe herd share financial model and how community capital makes regenerative ranching viable\nReviving rural community through food sovereignty, nutrient density, and local economic energy\nWHAT YOU'LL LEARN\nWhy stocking density, not just rotation, is the key lever in regenerative grazing\nHow cows' hooves act as seed planters and why \"weeds\" like thistles are actually healing the soil\nWhat rumen fill and manure consistency tell a herd manager about animal health and forage quality\nWhy cattle genetics matter as much as grazing method, and what \"adapting to the system\" looks like\nHow Joel financed his ranch with no money down, and why the herd share model is a blueprint others could follow\nCONNECT WITH JOEL\nSmoke River Ranch Website\nX\nTIMESTAMPS\n00:00 –...","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}