Regenerative Agriculture

Texas cotton farmer “agvocates” for regenerative practices, nutrient stewardship

Jeremy Brown grows cotton near Lubbock, TX. He decided in 2013 to farm differently from his dad and granddad’s way. His 4,000-acre operation, Broadview Agriculture, produces cotton, wheat, rye, and corn using regenerative practices including no-till, cover crops and rotations, reduced fertilizer inputs, livestock, riparian buffers and more. “[A] key philosophy… is that if we […]

Study: cover crops, no-till could slow climate change

Cover crops combined with no-tillage systems can increase soil organic carbon, which could help slow climate change on farms, according to a recent study by University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food and Environment scientists. The project was conducted at UK’s Blevins research plots. Located at UK’s Spindletop Research Farm in Lexington, the plots are […]

Nature’s Path advances regenerative organic agriculture with new product launch, certification of family farm

Nature’s Path, the family-owned organic breakfast and snack food company, celebrated the 50th anniversary of Earth Day by launching a limited-edition product that brings to life the company’s vision of combatting climate change. Nature’s Path believes that tackling climate change can begin with the food we eat, and that is why, in addition to their […]

Cargill-led fund to pay U.S. farmers for carbon capture, advance conservation efforts

Grain processing giant Cargill, Inc. has launched a new program to pay U.S. farmers for capturing carbon in their soils and reducing fertilizer runoff. The Soil & Water Outcomes Fund, which is a partnership with the Iowa Soybean Association and third-party verification company Quantified Ventures, will then sell the environmental credits created to polluters such […]

Ray Archuleta: man on a soil health mission

At his popular presentations on soil health, Ray Archuleta, a soil scientist with the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), often tells his audience: “Cover crops are your first step to freedom!” Archuleta is one of NRCS’s and one of the nation’s leaders in emphasizing soil health to farmers. His message is that many modern […]