Regenerative agriculture only works when the economics are in place.

In this episode of Soil Talks™ Podcast, we sit down with Taylor Henry, CEO of Acres U.S.A., to discuss the aspect of regenerative farming that many people tend to overlook: finances, debt, and decision-making.

Taylor shares his unconventional journey from law enforcement into agriculture and breaks down why regenerative systems often fail, not because the biology is wrong, but because the economic model is misunderstood.

This conversation goes beyond soil health theory into:

• Why debt itself isn’t the enemy but unmanaged systems are
• The biggest misconceptions holding regenerative farmers back
• How technology should support farming decisions, not replace fundamentals
• Why long-term thinking separates profitable farms from struggling ones
• How consumer expectations are shifting and what that means for producers
• Why financial literacy may be the most important skill for the next generation of farmers

If regenerative agriculture is going to scale, it must be measured, economically viable, and decision-driven. This episode explains what that really means.

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