Episode 111: Questioning Farm Management Traditions with Boe Clausen

Boe Clausen is a second-generation farmer in Eastern Washington. His parents immigrated from Denmark and established Stokrose Farm in 1981. Initially focused on vegetable seed production, the farm diversified into alfalfa, hay, corn, wheat, and cattle. Boe now manages Stokrose Farm alongside his siblings.
Boe's shift towards foliar applications, reduced nitrogen usage, and strategic nutrient management have improved crop health, reduced disease and insect pressure, and enhanced soil fertility. In 2022, he grew 250-bushel corn with only 20 lbs of nitrogen.
In this episode, Boe and John discuss:
The role of technology in modern farming practices
Using molybdenum, sulfur, and nitrogen foliar applications
How cover crops and crop rotations can build soil health
The impact of incorporating a feedlot into his operation
Using sap analysis to guide nutrition applications
Additional Resources
To learn more about Stokrose Farm, please visit: www.stokrose.com/
About John Kempf John Kempf is the founder of Advancing Eco Agriculture (AEA). A top expert in biological and regenerative farming, John founded AEA in 2006 to help fellow farmers by providing the education, tools, and strategies that will have a global effect on the food supply and those who grow it.
Through intense study and the knowledge gleaned from many industry leaders, John is building a comprehensive systems-based approach to plant nutrition - a system solidly based on the sciences of plant physiology, mineral nutrition, and soil microbiology.
Support For This Show & Helping You Grow Since 2006, AEA has been on a mission to help growers become more resilient, efficient, and profitable with regenerative agriculture.
AEA works directly with growers to apply its unique line of liquid mineral crop nutrition products and biological inoculants. Informed by cutting-edge plant and soil data-gathering techniques, AEA’s science-based programs empower farm operations to meet the crop quality markers that matter the most.
AEA has created real and lasting change on millions of acres with its products and data-driven services by working hand-in-hand with growers to produce healthier soil, stronger crops, and higher profits.
Beyond working on the ground with growers, AEA leads in regenerative agriculture media and education, proucing and distributing the popular and highly-regarded Regenerative Agriculture Podcast, inspiring webinars, and other educational content that serve as go-to resources for growers worldwide.
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[@DaveSkornia]

Great stuff. Always amazing to drive around and see large piles of old manure...so much potential just literally rotting away. Thank you both.

[@marynunn1708]

Such valuable insights from both of you. Gives me much hope for my tiny operation. Thanks for all you do changing our mindsets.

[@regenerativegardeningwithpatti]

Exciting interview. I hope we can get a lot more mainstream farmers on the regenerative path as soon as possible. Are there some banks that are pointing their farming customers in the regenerative direction? Especially when it comes to purchasing fertilizer.

[@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork]

Yes, the curse of knowledge... learning to work through that! lol I have many similar experiences regarding nutrients, nitrogen, traces and nitrogen management. thanks as always! Another great guest!

[@James-ol2fr]

Thank you both! Inspiring!
When is Johns book coming out...?

[@C.Hawkshaw]

I’ve always marveled that whenRegen ranchers put out free choice mineral feeders on depleted farms, the cows take just what they (and the soil?) need. After a few years time, the cows take less and less minerals. 200 years ago there were no mineral salesmen. How do wild deer, sheep and elk get the minerals they need. From wild plants and wild soil.

[@ryecarlson7867]

Over applied the manure sounds like