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    Regenerative Agriculture 101: Everything You Need to Know

    Regenerative Agriculture 101: Everything You Need to Know

    Quick Key Facts In regenerative agriculture, the physical, biological and chemical integrity of the soil is preserved through minimal disturbance. Indigenous cultures maintain and have maintained a regenerative relationship with their natural environments, including the soil, for thousands of years. Regenerative farming helps build healthy soil and increases plant diversity. Through regenerative agricultural practices like […]

    Soil Health 101: Everything You Need to Know

    Soil Health 101: Everything You Need to Know

    While healthy soil’s role in food and the environment was (and still is) no secret to Indigenous communities, there has been a public rise in conversations about soil health over the last two decades due to its ability to be more sustainable and to help fight climate change.  

    Soil: The Secret Weapon in the Fight Against Climate Change

    Soil: The Secret Weapon in the Fight Against Climate Change

    By Claire O’Connor Agriculture is on the front lines of climate change. Whether it’s the a seven-year drought drying up fields in California, the devastating Midwest flooding in 2019, or hurricane after hurricane hitting the Eastern Shore, agriculture and rural communities are already feeling the effects of a changing climate. Scientists expect climate change to […]

    The Key to Saving Family Farms Is in the Soil

    The Key to Saving Family Farms Is in the Soil

    By David R. Montgomery Would it sound too good to be true if I was to say that there was a simple, profitable and underused agricultural method to help feed everybody, cool the planet, and revitalize rural America? I used to think so, until I started visiting farmers who are restoring fertility to their land, […]

    Iowa’s Farmers – and American Eaters – Need a National Discussion on Transforming U.S. Agriculture

    Iowa’s Farmers – and American Eaters – Need a National Discussion on Transforming U.S. Agriculture

    By Lisa Schulte Moore Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses bring the state a lot of political attention during presidential election cycles. But in my view, even though some candidates have outlined positions on food and farming, agriculture rarely gets the attention it deserves. As a scientist at Iowa’s land-grant university, I believe our state is at the […]