For decades, turf and landscape management has relied on synthetic fertilizers and chemical pesticides. But is that system sustainable?

In this episode of Soil Talks™, Chip Osborne, founder of Osborne Organics and a national leader in organic land management, explains the “chemical treadmill” and why feeding the soil, not the plant, is the future of resilient turf systems.

We discuss soil biology testing, compaction and gas exchange, organic vs synthetic nitrogen, PFAS regulation, climate resilience, and why NPK-only agronomy often fails long-term performance goals.

Whether you manage sports fields, municipalities, farms, or private landscapes, this conversation explores how soil health, microbial activity, and cultural practices drive profitability and sustainability.

If you want measurable biology, real agriculture, and long-term system design this episode is for you.

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Contact Chip at www.osborneorganics.com

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#RegenerativeAgriculture #TurfManagement
#LandManagement #BeyondNPK
#SustainableLandscaping #GroundsManagement
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Every farmer knows the frustration following the book, applying the right NPK, investing in chemistry, only to watch soil resilience disappear.

In this powerful episode of Soil Talks™, RMBA Founder Mark sits down with Gary Zimmer, the godfather of biological farming, to expose the broken mindset of modern agronomy and chart the path forward for the next agricultural revolution.

Topics Covered:

• Why “perfect lab numbers” still lead to dead soil
• The six foundational rules of biological farming
• How calcium drives the entire mineral and biological system
• The link between dairy cow digestion and soil biology
• Why regenerative and organic aren’t enough and “biological” is the future
• How farmers can earn the right to cut inputs, pesticides, and nitrogen

⚡ Key Quote:
“Soil isn’t a factory. It’s a massive living digestive system and we’ve been feeding it like it’s dead.”

🎯 Who It’s For:
Farmers ready to move beyond NPK, consultants rethinking soil health, and anyone tired of the chemical treadmill.

🔗 Watch the full episode on YouTube:
👉 Rocky Mountain BioAg® Soil Talks™ Channel

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• Subscribe to the Biological…Beyond Organic® Newsletter on LinkedIn
• Enroll in the Soil Fundamentals Course
• Follow @RockyMountainBioAg on all major platforms

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For decades, farmers and agronomists have been forced to guess what’s happening inside the crop or wait days to weeks for tissue results that can change before the lab report even arrives.

In this episode of Soil Talks™, Brandon sits down with Xavier Hebert-Couturier, CEO & Founder of Picketa Systems, the team behind a handheld tool that uses light + AI to reveal what the human eye can’t: real-time nutrient status inside the leaf.

We unpack how the Picketa “Lens” is closing the gap between scouting and action turning every field visit into a tissue test in about a minute and why this matters for:

• Faster, better decisions in-season (no more waiting on labs)
• Reducing wasted fertilizer and improving nutrient efficiency
• Helping agronomists move from “diagnosing” to building a real plan
• Supporting more precise, measurable transitions toward regenerative & biological systems
• A future where sensing + application get tighter… all the way to automation

Xavier also shares how Picketa scaled from a university capstone project to a venture-backed ag tech company, why most ag tech fails, and what it will take to build the most reliable plant nutrition sensing system on earth.

Learn more about Picketa Systems:
Website: www.picketa.comEmail: info@picketa.com

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