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’...
The following guest blog has been penned by Brian Williams, an Ohio-based SfL collaborator, consultant and writer in the fields of agriculture, local-food systems, planning, development, and transportation. He was a policy advocate and planner for nearly 20 years, following 25 years as a...
The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry held its first hearing of the 117th Congress this week, drawing attention to the enormous potential in farm productivity and profitability offered by conservation agriculture. The panel also highlighted the increased soil carbon...
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.