{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgrowing-the-future.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fthe-rise-of-regenerative-ag-QQjelsEo","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Cover Crop Hype vs. What Works on Dry Land","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/1fa356cd-6e54-41a2-bbf4-99a91ee4ce68/fc48cd77-ed25-4c5b-97a0-975b2ddb6fcb/the_rise_of_regenerative_ag.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/b91e19a9-401f-45a9-83ef-fe8c5e9d9b2b\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Cover Crop Hype vs. What Works on Dry Land\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Scott Gillespie, a regenerative agriculture consultant and host of the Plants Dig Soil podcast, joins Dan to bring a realistic, economics first lens to cover cropping in Western Canada's short season, semi-arid growing conditions. He walks through his FIRST framework for deciding whether a cover crop belongs on a given field, and why species selection, the part most producers start with, should actually come last. The tension is that most cover crop advice comes from regions with far more moisture and a much longer growing window, advice that can cost a Prairie producer their next cash crop if followed without adjustment. Producers walk away with a clear-eyed way to evaluate cover cropping on its actual return, not on the hype around it."}