Maximizing Infiltration Begins with Soil Health Strategies
Farm Hard Field Day explores how cover crops, reduced tillage and testing can help producers reach their land’s potential for banking nutrients and capturing and holding water. The 2023 Soil Regen Farm Hard Field Day in Cotton Plant, Ark., opened with a mind-blowing idea. “The only thing different here is in your mind,” USDA-NRCS District […]
<strong>Indiana Farmers Seek Soil Health Insights During Perkins’ Good Earth Farm Visit</strong>
This guest commentary was written by Kevin Allison, urban soil health specialist with the Marion County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) in Indiana. Allison and colleagues participated in a soil health-focused farm tour supported by America’s Conservation Ag Movement (ACAM). Trust In Food organizes ACAM alongside Farm Journal Foundation with financial and technical support […]
Wanted: Regenerative Ag Leaders Seeking To Make A Difference In 2022
Are you looking for opportunities to make a difference in regenerative food and agriculture? Farm Journal’s Trust In Food™ team is growing rapidly, and we’re seeking talented regenerative ag professionals committed to producer-led acceleration of regenerative farming and ranching. That might sound like a pretty broad brush of an ask, and that’s because it is. […]
Four Specialty Crop Sustainability Insights From My California Trip
At the risk of hyperbole, literally everything about California agriculture is different from farming in any other part of the U.S. Well, maybe not everything. In fact, after spending a few days this month traveling across the mid-section of the state—including the San Francisco Bay area, Salinas Valley and the Fresno area—I’m convinced that while […]