The talk among policy makers in Washington to promote a market in which farmers, ranchers and forestland owners can be fiscally rewarded for their efforts to retain carbon in their soil has excited many. The prospect for additional revenue sources is alluring for a high-risk sector whose members...
Representing the world's farmer constituency, western U.S. rancher Pat O'Toole -- member of the SfL board of directors -- told an international panel addressing climate change that collaboration is critically important to ensure sustainable land and water management. As the sole representative of...
Perennial occurrences of drought have long plagued the western United States. But those who maintain and post the weather maps and the growers that rely on precipitation in the region will all tell you the same thing: the lack of precipitation, either from snow or rain this year, is unprecedented....
An Agricultural Renaissance, led by innovative and entrepreneurial farmers, ranchers and foresters constructing sustainable, profitable and resilient systems that lay the foundation for a world of abundance on many scales capable of producing nutritious food, feed, fiber, clean energy, healthy ecosystems, quality livelihoods, and strong rural economies.