In this power-packed episode of Regen Radio, Denver and Trent break down two of the most feared soilborne pathogens: Rhizoctonia & Pythium. 🌪🦠 But here’s the twist—these diseases don’t just “show up.” We create the environment they thrive in… and we can just as easily create the environment that shuts them down. 💪🌱

Discover why compaction, low oxygen, waterlogging, and excess ammonium flip the switch for these pathogens—and how regenerative tools like improved infiltration, strong biology, living roots, and smart nutrition help your crops fight back naturally. ⚔️🪱🌾

If you’re ready to build disease-suppressive soils and keep your fields thriving, this episode delivers the clarity and confidence you need. Tap in!

Welcome back to Regen Radio — powered by SoilCraft! 🌾
This week, Denver Black is joined by Trent Graybill (OTG) from frosty Washington State ❄️ to tackle two of farming’s biggest hidden challenges — Fusarium & Verticillium wilt.

💡 In this episode:
🌾 Why “disease” is really about balance, not battle

🧫 How Soil Vigor’s prebiotic blend (molasses, chitin, wood vinegar, LAB metabolites, biochar & soy hydrolysates) creates disease-suppressive soils

🔥 Studies showing reduced Fusarium & Verticillium pressure through better biology

💧 Real-world results using aerobic teas + oxygenated irrigation systems

💪 Building resilient soils that naturally resist pathogens — no pesticides required

This is the next chapter of our Soil Vigor Mini-Series, where science meets soil health and biology beats chemistry. 🌍✨

Welcome back to the SoilCraft Regen Agronomy Podcast — Join us to discuss our Powerful Soil Pre-Biotic! Learn how this helps create disease suppressive soils and say goodbye to the old days of diseases.

In this special kickoff episode of our brand-new mini-series, hosts Denver Black and Craig Harding unpack the foundation of everything we do at SoilCraft — the living biology that fuels regenerative systems.

💡 In this episode:
🌾 What “Soil Vigor” really is — and why it’s changing the game
🧫 How prebiotics feed soil life and unlock hidden potential
🚜 Why simplicity beats complexity when choosing biological tools
💪 How local, regenerative manufacturing is reshaping the ag-landscape
🏡 And what it means to build your soil city — from slum to thriving ecosystem

This is where science meets stewardship, biology meets balance, and farming meets freedom.

Join us as we kick off this exciting journey into the bedrock of regenerative agronomy!

Welcome to Ep. 8 of Regen Radio, the podcast where we confront conventional agronomy and champion regenerative solutions that restore soil, revitalize farms, and release abundance.

Powered by SoilCraft, our mission is to lead innovation in regenerative agronomy—empowering farmers to grow food that heals both the land and its people.

In this episode, we dive into the dirty truth about phosphorus—one of the most essential yet mismanaged nutrients in modern agriculture.

💡 What You’ll Learn:

Why phosphate addiction is real—and how years of MAP (mono-ammonium phosphate) may have broken your soil’s biology
The overlooked role of phosphorus in energy and microbial function
The importance of soil testing methods (Bray, Olsen, Mehlich) and how to interpret them regeneratively
Why soft rock phosphate, when supported by biology, can outperform synthetics over time
The tragic loss of legacy phosphorus in dead soils—and how to unlock it without spending more
How mycorrhizal fungi disengage when synthetic P is overused
A balanced approach to transitional phosphorus programs using both short- and long-release strategies

🔥 Key Insights:

“It’s like discovering a hidden bank account in your soil.”
“You might be paying for MAP every year while losing calcium, biology, and long-term availability.”
“We raised phosphorus levels without applying any phosphorus—just biology.”
🌿 Whether you're in row crops, specialty crops, or soil restoration, this episode will challenge you to rethink phosphorus, availability, and your relationship with your soil’s microbial bank.

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Last week on Regen Radio, we threw compost under the bus—backed over it a few times—and left a few folks wondering: “Do these guys even like compost?”

This week, Denver and Craig set the record straight. We love compost—but only when it’s used for what it’s truly good at.

👉 Compost isn’t your bulk nitrogen source. But it IS:

A microbial powerhouse 💥
A carbon-rich soil amendment 🌿
A tool for increasing water-holding capacity 💧
A way to revive tired soils and restore communication underground 🪱
Perfect for nurseries, drip lines, and as a base for vermicast teas 🌱
They dive deep into the real economics of composting:
📊 Why bulk spreading is expensive and high-emission
♻️ How using compost as an inoculant or for sheet composting can transform your fields
🔥 The surprising half-lives of urea vs. compost
🌍 Why on-farm compost production beats hauling it in
🐄 And why livestock and trees may hold the ultimate key to soil regeneration

Craig even shares how he uses Johnson-Su compost for seed inoculation and fertigation—priming his soil biology without the massive carbon footprint.

💡 “The problem isn’t compost—it’s how we’ve been using it.”

Whether you’re all-in on organics, swear by synthetics, or are somewhere in between, this episode will give you a fresh perspective on building life in your soils… without falling for the pitfalls of dogma.

🎧 Tune in and rethink how compost fits into regenerative systems.

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Is compost really the golden solution for regenerative farming? In this paradigm-shifting episode of the Regen Radio Podcast, we dig deep into the numbers behind soil building—from carbon emissions to megajoules of energy—and challenge the dogma of "green" practices.

📉 You’ll learn:

Why compost might not be as eco-friendly as it seems
How many hectares it takes to make enough compost for one hectare of crops
⚖️ The energy and CO₂ cost of compost vs. urea
Why vermicompost wins for nitrogen efficiency
🐄 The case for in-place fertility using microbes, cover crops, and livestock
What this means for smallholders, large-scale growers, and long-term sustainability
If you’ve ever assumed compost is always better, this episode will make you reconsider. It’s not about choosing sides—it’s about measuring the cost of every system we use to grow our food.

🎧 Listen, share, and let us know your thoughts.

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🎙️ Regen Radio Podcast EP.4 — The Law of Unintended Consequences

This week on Regen Radio, Craig Harding and Denver Black tackle one of the most quietly devastating forces in modern agriculture: the law of unintended consequences. What if the very tools we use to fix a problem — fertilizers, fungicides, insecticides — are creating bigger issues downstream?

From caterpillars colonizing amaranth to fall armyworms striking on cue, the guys unpack the biological backfire that comes from applying nitrogen too early or spraying herbicides with hidden side effects. You’ll hear real-world examples of MOP (muriate of potash) gone wrong, how a seemingly helpful input can trigger pest explosions, and why certain inputs are acting more like biological landmines than solutions.

But it’s not all doom and gloom. They dive into:
🌿 How carbon balancing reduces pest pressure
🧬 Why calcium and sulfur might be your secret weapons
🔥 What happens when you stop using fungicides—and don't get disease
🌱 Why the answer is rarely "more input," but often "smarter biology"

The message? You're not crazy—you're just caught in a system where symptoms pile up because the causes are overlooked. But you don’t have to stay there.

📩 Share your own stories of unintended consequences in the comments or email us directly. Let’s learn from our mistakes—and each other.

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What if everything you’ve been told about soil compaction is only half the story?

In this episode of Regen Radio, Denver Black and farmer Craig Harding tackle one of agriculture’s most assumed villains: compaction. From deep ripping to gypsum applications, we unpack whether the problem is really physical—or if it's chemical, biological, or even electromagnetic.

💥 Hear why:

Cover crops may outperform ripping over time
Compaction might just be an emergent property of poor chemistry
Biological tools like LAB, worm teas, and soil amendments shift the entire paradigm
Water treatment tech like the Rainbox AOP system is unlocking structure without steel
We challenge the dogma around tillage, and explore real-world data comparing mechanical versus biological intervention on clay and sandy soils—including stunning results from banana fields and wheat pivots in Zambia.

🔥 Plus: Discover how weeds like amaranth might be nature’s way of punching through the lie of compaction.

👉 Don’t miss this conversation if you’ve ever questioned the return on diesel, the need to rip every season, or whether you're just fighting symptoms with steel.

🌾 Subscribe for weekly episodes as we challenge convention and uncover what it means to farm in alignment with living systems.

📩 Got a story or experience with compaction? Let us know in the comments or at soilcraft.com

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