What is Regenerative Agriculture and How can it Help Our Soil-Epi-454

Show notes at Keith Snow.com There is a movement underfoot across the country, in fact, the world, and it’s called Regenerative Agriculture. It’s based on 5 principles: Limit or eliminate soil disturbance (do not till) Keep armor on the soil at all times (plant matter covering bare soil) Plant diversity, no mono-crops (multiple species planted at once in fields to build diversity) Keep living roots in the fields all year long if possible (do not leave fields fallow) Move ruminant animals over the land (cows, sheep, goats) Some amazing farmers are preaching the good word around the country to educate other farmers. I think these farmer-educators are national heroes. Photo Credit-Brown’s Ranch, ND Farmers who are tired of being tied to a failing system that is harming their land and their wallets are finding a new way, a regenerative way to heal their land and build the profit back into farming. If you look at the photo above you will see a large herd of cows being rotationally grazed or mob-grazed, they will be moved onto fresh pasture in a short time and the area they are in now will be left to rest and regrow. These methods build amazing soil health and the plants that grow can nourish profitable livestock of all types which is a very in-demand product to produce. Consumers are becoming more involved with where and who grows the food they eat. Big business also knows full well this is the future of agriculture, some large companies have invested billions into Regenerative Agriculture.   “In the last month, several major initiatives have launched to promote farmers’ transition to this style of farming. Just this week we report on a program in Montana to help ranchers transition to rotational grazing, two weeks’ ago dairy giant Danone launched a regenerative dairy project with some major players including Corteva, DSM, Yara, MSD Animal Health, and leading agriculture university Wageningen. Earlier in June Indigo Ag, the ambitious Boston-based startup launched the Terraton Initiative, with the intention of sequestering one trillion tons of carbon from the atmosphere through regenerative agriculture methods. Earlier this year, General Mills and Anheuser Busch also made commitments to regenerative agriculture.” — https://agfundernews.com/ As you can see, the word is out and the future is clear, Regenerative Agriculture is the way forward. Many large companies will see the market share of their products decline and more and more customers (farmers) reject the old way for the new way. This is good news folks! Resources: https://agfundernews.com/regenerative-agriculture-investing.html https://www.sare.org/ https://agfundernews.com/rotational-grazing-pays-montana-ranchers.html https://www.agriinvestor.com/regenerative-agriculture-investor-perspective/