Allen Williams

type: #person organisation / role: Understanding Ag location: #usa

About

Allen Williams is a 6th generation family farmer and founding partner of Understanding Ag, LLC, the Soil Health Academy, and Regenified, LLC. He has consulted with thousands of farmers and ranchers in the U.S. and 45+ other countries, on operations ranging from a few acres to over 2 million acres.

Allen pioneered many of the early regenerative grazing protocols and forage finishing techniques and now teaches those practices and principles to farmers globally. He is a “recovering academic”, having served 15 years on the faculty at Louisiana Tech University and Mississippi State University. He holds a B.S. and M.S. in Animal Science from Clemson University and a Ph.D. in Genetics & Physiology from LSU. He has authored more than 400 scientific and popular press articles, and is an invited speaker at regional, national, and international conferences and symposia.

He has been featured in several of the Carbon Nation film series, Soil Carbon Cowboys, Roots So Deep, World Without Cows, the Dr. Oz show, ABC Food Forecast News, in A Regenerative Secret, the Farmer’s Footprint film series, the Sacred Cow film series.

Allen is a regular contributor to several leading industry publications.

Videos

The 6 Principles of Soil Health 2m
Introducing Allen Williams 3m
First Heal the Soil at TEDxBoston 10m
Demystifying Regenerative Grazing and Soil Health 3h55m

Books

Dr. Allen Williams co-authored the book “Before You Have a Cow” with Teddy Gentry. This publication offers valuable insights for individuals considering cattle farming, covering essential aspects of cattle management and sustainable farming practices. Available through Understanding Ag’s website.