Podcast Short: FieldLark AI Brings AEA's Expertise to Every Grower

Jul 29, 2025

A groundbreaking AI agronomist chatbot, FieldLark, is set to democratize regenerative agriculture knowledge. It provides expert-level insights to tackle agronomic challenges, enhancing crop and soil health. The discussion highlights the fusion of human intuition with AI's data capabilities and the critical integration of biological factors in farming. John Kempf shares the vision of using technology to deepen farmers’ connection to their land while promoting sustainable practices and driving community engagement.

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Complexity of Regenerative Agronomy

Regenerative agronomy requires managing complex biological and chemical interactions in soil and plants.
Forms of nitrogen (ammonium, nitrate, urea) create very different effects on plant health and microbiomes.

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Origin Story of AI Agronomy Vision

John met a mathematician who developed early large language model concepts over a decade ago.
This meeting convinced him of AI's potential to rapidly aggregate and explain detailed agronomy research.

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New Framework from Integrated Testing

Integrating plant sap analysis with soil chemistry offers a new framework to understand nutrient availability.
Combining these analyses helps predict disease susceptibility and nutrient release during plant growth.

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In this Podcast Short, John Kempf announces the launch of FieldLark, an AI agronomist chatbot designed to democratize regenerative agriculture knowledge, which provides first-principles, thinking-based recommendations on how to solve agronomic challenges. FieldLark empowers farmers with accessible, expert-level insights to optimize crop and soil health. In this episode, John covers:

FieldLark's public launch as a specialized AI trained on agronomic and adjacent discipline data.
The complexity of regenerative agronomy, emphasizing biology alongside chemistry.
The integration of soil, sap, and microbiome analyses to predict and enhance crop health.
The future development of an algorithmic engine for consistent, context-specific recommendations.
The importance of combining human intuition with AI's data-processing strengths.
The vision for technology to enhance, not replace, farmers' connection to the landscape.

Additional Resources To sign up for FieldLark, please visit: https://fieldlark.ai/

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, producing 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.

Learn more about AEA's regenerative programs and products: https://www.advancingecoag.com