Tyler Dawley: Raising Better Chicken, And Saving The Planet With Regenerative Farming

It’s time to take a trip with me out to the ranch! That’s right, you will be hearing from a real-life rancher today—Tyler Dawley of the Big Bluff Ranch in Red Bluff, California. Red Bluff is a couple of hours north of Sacramento, so if you’re ever driving by it on a road trip, you’ve got to check it out—I have tried his incredible quality chicken myself and you can truly taste the difference. In this episode, you will receive a fast-moving, basic education on numerous aspects of regenerative farming—an area that a lot of us are minimally aware of in terms of what goes on behind the scenes to create the food we get at the grocery store. We talk about green-washing and why that is such a problem, the industrial farming complex and feedlot animals, comparing and contrasting it with operations that farm “Mother Nature-style” as Tyler calls it, which actually have a positive effect on the environment by sequestering carbon. Tyler also gives some practical tips for how we can all commit to doing better in terms of our shopping habits, such as going to your local farmer’s market and forming relationships with local farmers and the food they grow. TIMESTAMPS: We are learning about numerous aspects of regenerative farming. [00:45] The history of Big Bluff Ranch goes back to the 1950s. [04:28] Knowing the way cows digest their food, helps the farmer understand the care of his land. [14:11] Tyler explains how the feedlot’s misuse of the land compares with the farms that understand the sustainable management of their acreage. [19:35] The methane emission that we hear so much about is the result of the cow’s processed food diet as opposed to the natural diet they get on the range. [21:28] When the consumer votes with their dollar by buying grass-fed meat and organically-raised chickens, the big companies will begin to take notice and quit supplementing with the wrong food. Your vote counts! [24:35] Mother Nature didn’t need chemicals to grow grass. [27:34] Are we on a time clock now because of the abuse of our land? [33:39] A farmer can learn to keep water in a creek flowing year-round even if the it appears to run dry. [39:31] How can we, the consumer, navigate some of the terminology we encounter in the supermarket or Farmer’s Market? “Greenwashing” is a term that means not changing what you are doing but putting a new “green” label on an item. [42:41] Grass-fed, grass-finished is the gold standard. Be careful for the grain-finished label. [44:25] Free range is not what you think it is. Chickens are not supposed to eat a vegetarian diet. [46:51] What exactly does pasture-raised chicken mean? [51:49] What should the animals eat compared to what many of the are getting fed? What should California be producing? [01:01:44] LINKS: Brad Kearns.com Brad’s Shopping page B.rad Whey Protein Isolate Superfuel Big Bluff Ranch.com Big Bluff Ranch Giveaway Gabe Brown’s Ranch Allan Savory Animal Welfare Approved Eat Wild.com Join Brad for more fun on: Instagram: @bradkearns1 Facebook: @bradkearnsjumphigh Twitter: @bradleykearns YouTube: @brad.kearns TikTok: @bradkearns We appreciate all feedback, and questions for Q&A shows, emailed to podcast@bradventures.com . If you have a moment, please share an episode you like with a quick text message, or leave a review on your podcast app. Thank you! Check out each of these companies because they are absolutely awesome or they wouldn’t occupy this revered space. Seriously, Brad won’t promote anything he doesn’t absolutely love and use in daily life. Mito Red Light: Photobiomodulation light panels to enhance cellular energy production, improve recovery, and optimize circadian rhythm. Use code BRAD for 5% discount! Plunge: Sensational custom-designed home cold plunge with filtered, circulating water, custom temperature setting, and sleek design. Save $150 with code BRAD B.rad Whey + Creatine Superfuel : Premium quality, all-natural supplement for peak performance, recovery, and longevity Male Optimization Formula with Organs (MOFO): Optimize testosterone naturally with 100% grassfed animal organ supplement Brad’s Macadamia Masterpiece: Mind-blowing, life-changing nut butter blend Online educational courses: Numerous great offerings for an immersive home-study educational experience Shopping Page For Discounts And Navigation To The Best Products I have a newly organized shopping experience at BradKearns.com/Shop. Visit here and you can navigate to my B.rad Nutrition products on Amazon (Macadamia Masterpiece and Whey + Creatine Superfuel), my library of online multimedia educational courses, link to great discounts on an assortment of my favorite products and partners, complete details and discounts on my MOFO product with Ancestral Supplements, and a library of my favorite hand-picked Amazon products for fitness and healthy living! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.