Depending on the type of farmer or foodie or agricultural innovator you are talking to, you will hear different answers defining practices and farming systems that regenerative agriculture can encompass. It is almost always a nuanced conversation.
Read MoreA couple of weeks ago I had a conversation with a colleague in the agriculture technology space about where its worth focusing time and resources to make an impact and improve our agricultural supply chain. My thoughts on this question
Read MoreI look at the state of American agriculture and see a system that is built on serving large commodity agribusinesses and behemoth processors and consumer product goods companies (CPGs). I see a system that is held up by agriculture subsidies that are primarily designed to support a handful of commodity crops in any given area. Why is this?
Read MoreFirst published on Pure Advantage as a part of “Our Regenerative Future” series. Learn more about my journey discovering New Zealand agriculture by talking to farmers, getting my hands dirty and traveling across Aotearoa, New Zealand.
Read MoreThe plant-based meat proponents and the conventional meat proponents rarely are in the same room. But with the rise of more mainstream plant-based meat companies and a growing field of research in the potential for grazing systems to sequester carbon, this conversation is finally being had in terms of an AND instead of an OR.
Read MoreSustainable, holistic, bio-dynamic, regenerative… there is an ever-evolving list of buzzwords to describe farming that employs environmentally friendly practices and methodologies that are more in-line with nature.
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Coming from a row crop agriculture background I always assumed that pasture management and livestock farming was pretty simple. After all, don’t you just need to grow the grass and then put the cows in the paddock and you are good to go? Only two days on a commercial cattle operation has proven me very wrong.
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Often times we think about eating pork, not pigs. Or eating beef, not cows. We think about meat as food, rather than animals. Animals can be an important part of a regenerative farm.
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