Corn and soybeans drive the agricultural economy of Delmarva, a peninsula composed of the coastal shores of Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. But the farmland on which those grains are grown is at risk. Saltwater is seeping into the soil, leaving it unproductive and unprofitable. Slowly, it appears...
Carbon is a building block of life, a key component of the soil organic matter that helps crops grow. Carbon naturally cycles between the soil and the atmosphere through plants, but when too much carbon is released from the soil into the atmosphere it does no one any good. It hinders farmers’...
As discussions on climate change, clean water, hunger, poverty and biodiversity grow both on the domestic and global stages, the role of agriculture in addressing these mega-challenges is filling a growing role at the policy table. Statewide efforts facilitated by Solutions from the Land (SfL) and...
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.