Beyond Bees, Neonics Damage Ecosystems—and a Push for Policy Change Is Coming
Scientists point to the long-term negative impacts of neonicotinoids, and advocates hope a regulatory overhaul will help. Last June, a national partnership that tracks
What makes a regenerative agriculture farmer – in Australia
Over the last three years a “new” term for methods to advance Australia agricultural practices has become increasingly used, its called regenerative
The true costs of CAFOS
“Doug Gurian-Sherman, senior scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists, argues that the economic benefits attributed to the massive scale of confined
Soil degradation costs U.S. corn farmers a half-billion dollars every year
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER One-third of the fertilizer applied to grow corn in the U.S. each year simply compensates for the
Farming of the future – ecological agriculture or industrial agriculture?
From California to the Midwest, examining the perils of industrial farming and the risk to food Two regions dominate U.S. agriculture —
Here’s why Stonyfield, Danone, Annie’s, and other food companies are leading a regenerative agriculture revolution
Danone North America, also known for its yogurt, committed $6 million last year to research soil health and regenerative agriculture. “Regenerative agriculture
The debate around monocropping
Soil health is another matter. Growing only one plant tends to deplete the soil’s nutrients over time, and leaving fields bare for
How do you transform a corn field into perennial pasture? Animals.
POSTED BY WHITE OAK PASTURES TEAMSEP 24, 2020 5:01:59 PM When Will Harris III inherited White Oak Pastures, the farm totaled about 1,000
Will Harris – White Oak Pastures Ranch
Bluffton, SW Georgia, USA Sixth-generation family farm in Bluffton, Georgia, US 2,023ha (5,000 acres) farmed and 1,214ha (3,200 acres) owned 10 species
Gustavus Swift – the founder of the first cattle CAFO
Gustavus Swift, in full Gustavus Franklin Swift, (born June 24, 1839, West Sandwich [now Sagamore], Massachusetts, U.S.—died March 29, 1903, Chicago, Illinois), founder of the meatpacking firm Swift
