Episode 3. French cigarettes, the Motown joke and there's someone Scottish that's really annoying me.
Release Date: 08/28/2025
Episode 3. French cigarettes, the Motown joke and there's someone Scottish that's really annoying me.
Cows and Effect
Bored with multi species pastures episodes? Welcome to North America dear listener and a research paper that is definitely not about multi species pastures (although they get a mention in the intro). No spoilers, but it's proper science done by proper scientists. As well as the science, Michael reveals that he is a High Noon guy, Paul admits a life long obsession with Katy Jurado and Black Cat disgraces himself on mike (on microphone, not on Michael). Links Jim and Stan's paper. Polston, J.E. and Glick, S.D., 2011. *****-******* context preference following ******* conditioning in...
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Episode 2. Farmer jail, the first rule of ecology club and carry on with your dull stuff.
Cows and Effect
We’re staying in Ireland for Episode 2 and talking about a research paper that looks at four different pasture types (permanent pasture, perennial ryegrass, a six species mixture and a twelve species mixtures) under grazing. They measured yields, nutritive value and how plant species persisted and it’s all fascinating stuff (it helps, if you keep telling yourself that). There’s more. Paul cries at a boat. Michael reveals his Joel Williams man-crush. And there’s four jokes. Here are the links. First things first; a link to a biograph of Fridtof Nansen. There’s loads of stuff about...
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Episode 1. Five billion, there's no snakes in Ireland and an upside down graph.
Cows and Effect
Episode 1 dives into the science with an Irish research paper that looks at the yields of multi species pastures (along with the various different plant species that go into them) at several levels of Nitrogen (including zero). Which grasses work best in different systems? Why bother with Plantain and Chicory? Which plants drive yield? There's some chat about ewes and Red Clover and there's a smell under the table. Link to the main paper Moloney et al, 2020. Links to the other two Moloney papers in the trilogy. and Link to the Egan et al 2025 paper on plantain hoovering up...
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The Prologue; contract work, wild animals and he knows who he is.
Cows and Effect
Michael and Paul introduce themselves and explain why the world needs yet another farming podcast (it's a science podcast). There's bits about their farms, the other stuff they do and how science works and, for no obvious reason, a foray into the world of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Here's the link to Frank B. 1885. Link to the original wood wide web paper and the recent paper that says more research is needed These two might be behind a pay wall, so here's a link to a recent review of the ecological functioning of mycorrhizal networks that is definately open...
info_outlineBored with multi species pastures episodes? Welcome to North America dear listener and a research paper that is definitely not about multi species pastures (although they get a mention in the intro). No spoilers, but it's proper science done by proper scientists.
As well as the science, Michael reveals that he is a High Noon guy, Paul admits a life long obsession with Katy Jurado and Black Cat disgraces himself on mike (on microphone, not on Michael).
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Jim and Stan's paper. Polston, J.E. and Glick, S.D., 2011. *****-******* context preference following ******* conditioning in ****. Behavioral neuroscience, 125(4), p.674. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3144275/
Carbon Calling 2023. Nikki Yoxall (head of research at Pasture for Life and regenerative farmer), Amy Hughes (podcaster and AHDB engagement lead for beef and lamb), Claire Whittle (regenerative consultant and vet) and Sarah Langford (author, lawyer and farmer) talk about their experiences within the agriculture sectors and being in leadership roles. They are brilliant. They say things that need saying and say them with clarity and passion. Boys and men who work in agriculture really need to listen to this. It basically finishes at 49 minutes and 50 seconds; no need for anyone to listen after that. So, just turn it off at that point. That's 49 minutes and 50 seconds. Please. Carbon Calling Panel
It's outdoor lambing in the old west. Katy Jurado plays Michael Blanche checking his ewes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFxwq33rVAs&list=RDhFxwq33rVAs&start_radio=1
Katy Jurado gives Grace Kelly an acting class in High Noon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo_CKWb8eJY
And then does the same with Gary Cooper. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6dmg07VBcg