Struggle Is What Makes Us | Brad Wiley

Brad Wiley's family has farmed the same land since 1790. In this episode on our Farmer Stories series, he share shis wonder at the invisible web beneath his fields - and what it means to carry 200 years of family memory on a single piece of ground.Farmer Stories pulls the best conversations from The Regenaissance archive - real voices from American farmers on the systems, economics, and communities shaping food and land in the US.Timestamps00:00 — The biological web that makes Tesla look simple01:00 — Locust trees feeding cover crops across an entire field03:30 — Cover crops and grazing replace the lime truck05:30 — The moment Brad walked away from $30k in cash rent07:30 — The manure spreader sinks into dead soybean soil11:00 — 200 years of family memory on one piece of ground22:30 — Life is designed to be a struggleLink to the full episode:SpotifyAppleYouTubeConnect with Brad:Otter Creek FarmFollow the tour on YouTube