Regenerative Agriculture

Is the plant microbiome a key to higher yielding, healthier food crops?

Indigo Ag’s microbial seed treatments aim to reduce the use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers and deliver healthier food to consumers

Indiana farmer offers practical example of how soil health can transform agriculture

Rick Clark uses non-GMO seeds, crop diversity, and “farming green” to regenerate soils, reduce pesticides, and produce profitable crops

Soil health is the next agricultural revolution

Geologist and author David Montgomery warns that agriculture must change to stop catastrophic soil erosion and offers hope with three effective conservation agricultural practices that can be adopted by farmers worldwide

Former USDA employee urges agency to embrace regenerative agriculture

Ron Nichols, former employee of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), has an important mission for the agency: focus on healthy soil. Nichols’ views on conservation changed when he met Kansas farmer Gail Fuller, who rebuked him and NRCS for not aiming higher than minimizing soil loss. “Your agency came up with ‘T,’” Fuller said, […]

Cover crops gaining ground in the U.S.

More farmers growing cover crops to prevent erosion, protect waterways, and regenerate soils