Tractor Time Episode 49: Chris Smaje on Our Peasant Farmer Future
On this episode we travel to the future — A Small Farm Future. That’s the title of a new book from farmer and social scientist Chris Smaje. Let’s be honest — the future doesn’t look great. Our climate is changing rapidly, our soils are being depleted through...Tractor Time Episode 48: Doug Fine, American Hemp Farmer
On this episode — the return of Doug Fine. Operating out the Funky Butte Ranch in southern New Mexico, Doug is a hemp farmer by day, journalist by night, entrepreneurial dynamo 24/7. His writing has appeared in places like Washington Post, Wired and Outside Magazine....
No-till Farm Integrates Animals, Wise Use Of Technology
It’s been over a decade since Red Shirt Farm began its transition to no-till, a few beds at a time. For farmer Jim Schultz, the merits of no-till are pragmatic.
Tractor Time Episode 47: Rodale CEO Jeff Moyer Talks No-Till
On this live episode of Tractor Time (recorded on November 12), we are joined by Jeff Moyer, CEO of the Rodale Institute. Jeff has a new book out from Acres U.S.A. It’s called Roller/Crimper No-Till: Advancing No-Till Agriculture — Crops, Soil & Equipment. For...