NGBI Executive Director, Ridge Shinn, was featured in the summer 2025 issue of Sustainable Farming Magazine. In his article, “Chewing it Over,” Ridge challenged the flawed criticisms of grass-fed beef emissions.

NGBI Executive Director, Ridge Shinn, was interviewed by Liza Gabriel for the Natural Farmer Magazine’s Summer 2025 issue.

NGBI Executive Director, Ridge Shinn, featured in a special to Worcester Living: Hero of Hardwick:i Embracing regenerative Grazing.

Listen to Ridge Shinn discuss regenerative grazing in a January 2024 episode of Choosing To Farm Podcast

In January 0f 2023, Executive Director, Ridge Shinn, discusses the amazing possibilities that good management of cattle can have on soils and land as a whole.

Monte and Ridge talk about everything from soil health, to cover crops to beef genetics, to available markets. A great discussion wrapped up with a powerful message about the impacts of running ruminants on the land.

Biodiversity for a Livable Climate YouTube video featuring Ridge Shinn at Tufts University. 2014.

This talk introduces the essential functions that livestock provide to maintain healthy ecosystems and contribute to maintaining a stable climate.

Presented at The Power and Promise of Biodiversity: Visions of Restoring Land, Sea and Climate conference at Harvard University on April 30, 2016

Presented at The Power and Promise of Biodiversity: Visions of Restoring Land, Sea and Climate conference at Harvard University on April 30, 2016

A Soil4Climate interview with Ridge Shinn. Ridge discusses the environmental and market benefits of a vibrant grass-fed beef market in the northeastern part of the United States. The interview is part of a series produced by Soil4Climate, Inc. Seth Itzkan conducts the interview.

Ridge Shinn of Big Picture Beef Discussing the Rotokawa Herd for his 100% Grassfed business. The cows are originally from New Zealand. Ridge discussing flying them here on two 747s.

Ridge discusses the positive environmental impacts of grass-fed beef on the GBH Forum Network.

In their new book, Grass-Fed Beef for a Post-Pandemic World, authors Lynne Pledger and Ridge Shinn outline a hopeful path out of our broken food system via regional networks of regeneratively produced meat.

Our world is in a constant state of change. While many cry doomsday, some, like Ridge Shinn and Lynne Pledger, know that the secret to resiliency in a changing world can be found through healthy soil, created with the help of grazing ruminants.

Ridge Shinn and Lynne Pledger join Chris Kresser on Revolution Health Radio to discuss their new book, Grass-Fed Beef for a Post-Pandemic World.

This talk focuses on economic viability of grazing. Economic success with AMP grazing also creates resilience and combats drought and flooding.

Large herbivores are essential for rapid carbon drawdown by the soil. Many agricultural methods like cocktail cover crops and compost accomplish a lot, but the addition of cattle to the mix speeds the process. Grazing herbivores on talk grass is the “low hanging fruit” of carbon capture. The system is time tested (photosynthesis) and easy to operate with some knowledge. Delve into how it works in depth.