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Holistic Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
If soil continues to erode at current rates, U.S. farmers could lose a half-inch of topsoil by 2035—more than eight times the amount of topsoil lost during the Dust Bowl – and
Holistic Management · Livestock · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
Over time and seeing reduced tillage work for producers with challenging soil types, Bly changed his perspective as well. “I believe and I know, because I’ve seen it, that these practices will
Holistic Management · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Biology · Soil Health · World Ag News
The term regenerative agriculture means many things, but at its core, regenerative farming aims to increase the number of micro-organisms in the soil, which in turn increases the amount of carbon, water
Holistic Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
About one-quarter of all biodiversity can be found in the soil. But despite being one of the main ‘global reservoirs’ of biodiversity, the soil is not getting the attention it deserves, according
Beef · Holistic Management · Livestock · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Health · World Ag News
Feeding soil with the cattle mob doing the work. When you have bankrupted soil, getting organic matter spread on the land is a great way to jump start the healing process.
Beef · Business Innovation · Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Livestock · World Ag News
For Wade Dooley, farming is all about being dynamic. Dooley, 38, who farms near Albion in Marshall County, Iowa, has made significant changes to his farming operation in the last five years
Beef · Holistic Management · Livestock · Regenerative Agriculture · Soil Health · World Ag News
Working with nature has increased soil organic matter from 0.5% to 5% and doubled carbon sequestration at White Oak Pastures farm on America’s east coast
Holistic Management · Soil Health · World Ag News
The soil quality issues that farmers face today did not happen over night. “It took thousands of years to rebuild our soils after the ice ages, but in just a few decades
Beef · Holistic Management · Livestock · World Ag News
By removing the inferior trees, great things start to happen. Now with the sunlight being able to penetrate to the ground, forages can grow under the trees to support livestock and wildlife.
Cover Crops · Holistic Management · Livestock · Regenerative Agriculture · World Ag News
Indiana no-tiller Rick Clark has gained some notoriety recently as one of a handful of farmers who is making organic no-till work — and on a large scale. Cropping about 7,000 acres