Soul of the Soil 2025 -- Seed, Soil, and Stock: Plants and Animals on Farmland with Chris Wilson

Once a common practice, the integration of livestock on farmland has become a relative rarity today. Yet the boost in biodiversity that animals can bring may be the missing link in regenerating soil and creating more resilient farming operations. Chris Wilson, a seventh-generation dairy farmer with Wilson Organic Farms in Cuba City, WI, discusses why he's passionate about getting livestock on the landscape as he shares how they're making it work. Chris Wilson is a commodity risk manager and financial analyst by day and a 6th generation dairy farmer by night. He loves to explorer ideas and push thought boundaries. A husband and father of two boys that are the center of my life. I hope to leave an agriculture and food system that meets the challenges of the 21st century head on so my children and theirs may live in a brighter future!