Sustaining The Herd

About Sustaining The Herd

Sustaining the Herd is a resource for all things related to sustainability in animal agriculture. We hope to deliver value to listeners by interviewing industry leaders as well as producers involved in sustainability projects. Every two weeks, we'll give a practical perspective on new technologies as well as new rules and regulations affecting the adoption of sustainability-related technologies such as anaerobic digestion and the production of renewable energy.

Publisher

Andrew Wedel & Brock Vetick

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Apr 2024

Latest episode

4 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

66 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Nov 2026

   Ag Tech from a Bird's Eye View: The Evolution of Crop Spraying

   Lives are being saved and productivity increased thanks to drone usage in agriculture—particularly in specialty crops. Andrew and Brock sit down with Mark Ledebuhr of Application Insight, LLC for a candid and grounded conversation about crop spraying and ag tech. Mark and his team help the agriculture industry optimize crop spraying practices while embracing technology, with drone spraying being a prime example. Tune in for the conversation in Episode 64 of Sustaining The Herd!

2. 

   21 Oct 2026

   Sustainability Pays with Low Carbon Beef and Dairy Products

   What is the carbon footprint of a steak or glass of milk? Low Carbon Technologies, a division of Select Sires, is leading the way in measuring, verifying, and monetizing sustainability efforts of beef and dairy producers. Andrew and Brock are joined by Gracie Vosters who is a Sustainability Marketing Specialist with Low Carbon Technologies. Gracie shares how her team works with producers to measure and certify carbon footprint reductions of beef and dairy in comparison to baseline carbon foot...

3. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Containing the Herd with Virtual Fence

   You may have heard of high-tech collars and invisible fences for dogs, but what about cattle? Virtual fence is changing the landscape (quite literally) when it comes to containing cattle and managing grazing. Andrew and Brock are joined by special guest Kaitlyn Dozler-German with the University of Missouri Center for Regenerative Agriculture, where she works as the Virtual Fence Grazing Program Manager. Kaitlyn shares how cattle producers are replacing interior cross fences with high-tech col...

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 16 / 100

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Quality

19

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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