#41 The transition to Regen Ag and Belgian alley cropping trials with Soil Capital Farming

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The Regenerative Agroforestry Podcast

Dimitri Tsitos & Etienne Compagnon

57 episodes

9 months ago

A space where we investigate the possibilities of agroforestry, share experiences and analyse different strategies, tools and techniques. We bring you quality, in-depth content, so that we can build together regenerative agroforestry systems.

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A space where we investigate the possibilities of agroforestry, share experiences and analyse different strategies, tools and techniques. We bring you quality, in-depth content, so that we can build together regenerative agroforestry systems.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#41 The transition to Regen Ag and Belgian alley cropping trials with Soil Capital Farming

The Regenerative Agroforestry Podcast

1 hour 51 minutes 8 seconds

3 years ago

#41 The transition to Regen Ag and Belgian alley cropping trials with Soil Capital Farming

Thomas Lecomte and Guillaume Sneessens are agronomists and experts in the field of regenerative agriculture. Through Soil Capital Farming, they both manage and consult a significant amount of acreage. Thomas and Guillaume both see an important role of agroforestry for their clients, integrating more and more perennial systems in farm transitions. We wanted to understand more about what a regenerative transition means to them, and the potential they see in trees. We were extremely well served, and could have kept talking for many more hours. As farm managers they have also started a 5ha alley cropping trial with walnuts and cereals. They go through the details of their design methodology and the key decisions they made.

This episode is divided in two parts - check the table of contents for more details. Enjoy!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I - Regenerative Transition

02:24 Personal journeys

12:06 Soil Capital Farming’s mission

19:05 Does a transition to Regen Ag mean a loss of yields?

23:52 Initial steps for the transition of a farm

35:53 Barriers to transition to Regen Ag

42:48 Selling Regen Ag produce

53:08 Where does agroforestry fit in the farm system?

Part II - Alley Cropping Trial

01:03:22 Alley cropping trial plot in Belgium