Companies’ Climate Promises Face a Wild Card: Farmers
via nytimes.com
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Posted July 12, 2022 10:18 pm
Great article that covers a wide swath of farming topics and issues, but it was the simple definition of "regenerative" farming that stood out. It has definitely become a buzzword in the last year or so and it seems to be picking up steam.
We are starting to track and understand this practice a little better and also look look for it when we are sourcing grain:
We are starting to track and understand this practice a little better and also look look for it when we are sourcing grain:
Though “regenerative agriculture” may be a popular buzz phrase in climate circles, the practices behind it are anything but new. For decades, a small contingent of farmers have taken steps, like reducing or not tilling a field after harvest, to prevent soil erosion; planting cover crops during the fall; rotating different crops each year to avoid depleting the soil of key nutrients; and controlled grazing of fields by cattle and other livestock.