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Underdog Ag

Underdog Ag

Written by: Kerry Hoffschneider
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 We're having a heart to heart with the countryside, let's talk.
Hosted by Kerry HoffschneiderCopyright Kerry Hoffschneider Nature & Ecology Science
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  • Back to Basics with Soil & Food Production - Vance McCoy

    Back to Basics with Soil & Food Production - Vance McCoy
    Jan 28 2026
    Vance McCoy - Lead Educator for Transitional Ag Consulting Powered by Graze Master and Kerry Hoffschneider - Executive Director of the Graze Master Group talk frankly about what's happening on the frontlines of agriculture, and how we can make a life, not just a living on the farm and ranch.

    These are serious times and the Graze Master Group, led by real farmers and ranchers and agriculturists with global and local ag business experience, has developed pathways to increase soil health, enhance water conservation, and more.

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    To learn more about the Graze Master Group network visit www.grazemastergroup.com or call/text Kerry Hoffschneider at (402) 363-8963.

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    HOST: Kerry Hoffschneider
    GUESTS: Vance McCoy

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    CREDITS: Mitchell Roush, Producer
    Bibi Luevano, Cover Art
    Purple Planet Music, Theme
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    43 mins
  • Back to Nature Farms - Chad & Dawn Christianson

    Back to Nature Farms - Chad & Dawn Christianson
    Dec 10 2025
    Back to Nature Farms, located in Fremont, Neb.

    Operated by Chad and Dawn Christianson, “At Back to Nature Farms, we believe that healthy soil creates healthy plants, which leads to thriving animals supplying nutrient-dense food for you, our thriving customer.”

    You may have heard the term “regenerative agriculture” and may not understand what it is. We didn't fully understand the principles behind it either. In learning more, we were taught about the interaction between the soil, plants, animals, and ultimately human health – YOUR health.

    Centuries ago, animal migration was what fertilized and kept the ecosystem in check. The pressure of the animals moving along the soil, foraging the plants, and their ruminants (excrement) all had a major impact on the soil and plants, while giving the animals the proper nutrition they needed to move across the lands. We learned that by not having animals in our row cropping operation, we were giving you, the consumer, a mediocre product. Knowing our responsibility as stewards of the land and providing the best quality food for you, this was eye-opening to learn. We soon started custom-grazing cows on our cover crops during the fall/winter season, and this new adventure began. Soon, we had the opportunity to expand Back to Nature Farms.

    Little did we know that caring for and raising livestock would be such a joyful and rewarding addition to the farm and family. After rotational grazing of cattle in the fall and winter months, you will find chickens and pigs grazing in the spring and summer months in the pasture. Doing this helps make the soil even more fertile while they are free to eat bugs, scratch at the earth, root, dig and do everything a pig and chicken is naturally inclined to do. We value using honest business practices to produce healthy, nutrient-dense proteins with transparency, so you know where and how your food is raised. These practices allow the animals to flourish without the use of added hormones or antibiotics and pass that goodness on to you the way nature intended.

    We have all attended many seminars and conferences to help us learn and understand this cycle.

    We can never learn enough to keep expanding our knowledge and passion for regenerative agriculture.

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    Follow their endeavors:

    WEBSITE: www.backtonaturefarms.org
    EMAIL: info@backtonaturefarms.org
    PHONE: Chad - (402) 720-0593; Dawn - (402) 720-0108
    INSTA: @back.to.nature.farms
    TIKTOK: back.to.nature.far www.cheerswithears.org@cheerswithears

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    HOST: Kerry Hoffschneider

    GUESTS: Chad & Dawn Christianson

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    CREDITS:
    Mitchell Roush, Producer
    Bibi Luevano, Cover Art
    Purple Planet Music, Theme
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    46 mins
  • A Ranch Story - Shane & Kristi Daniels

    A Ranch Story - Shane & Kristi Daniels
    Oct 14 2025
    Shane and Kristi Daniels and their family live on a ranch near Mullen, Neb.

    It's a ranch story that began with a pickup, stock trailer, two horses and a milk cow. Now the couple is managing hundreds of cattle and making sure their decisions keep the ranch in the family for generations to come.

    They are also part of the Graze Master Genetics® Certification Program and are looking forward to attending an event put on by Graze Master and Impact Solutions:

    "Partners in Profitability Vol. 1," November 12-13 in Ainsworth and Long Pine, Neb.

    Learn more about the event here: Graze Master Genetics® – Partners in Profitability Vol. 1 Wednesday to Thursday, November 12-13 in Long Pine & Ainsworth, Neb.

    You can also contact Kerry Hoffschneider - Executive Director of the Graze Master Group to learn about their mission and services. Call or text (402) 363-8963.

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    HOST: Kerry Hoffschneider

    GUESTS:
    Shane Daniels
    Kristi Daniels

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    CREDITS:
    Mitchell Roush, Producer
    Bibi Luevano, Cover Art
    Purple Planet Music, Theme
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    36 mins
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