A Small-Scale Solution for Land Management
Learn about the benefits of two-wheeled tractors in the review of the book “A Small-Scale Solution for Land Management” by Zach Loeks.
A Call for an Ecological Approach to Pest Management
In this new era, we could promote the adoption of cotton production as part of a healthy year-round landscape system, with approaches to pest management that deal with the natural enemy/pest complex being a vital part of that overall system.
Permaculture Design Starts With Water
Permaculture and water conservation are inseparable. Permaculture design starts with water —with looking at what happens to the precipitation that falls on a piece of land and at how to shape the land so that each drop of rain can bring as much benefit as possible.
Planning Your Regenerative Agriculture Business
Whether you’re starting a new operation or transitioning a conventional one, step one must always be to create a viable business plan. Do not “wing it” and assume you’ll just figure it out as you go along. Even more importantly than that, do not proceed when the numbers don’t work. If something doesn’t even make money on paper, there’s no way it will magically be different in real life. The purpose of planning is to save you money, time and stress and to ensure that you meet your goals.
Rodale Institute Bringing Organic Farming Research to the Southeast
A scene from the greenhouse at Rodale Institute’s center in Georgia. By Kristie Wendelberger Rodale Institute has been researching regenerative organic farming from its headquarters in Pennsylvania for over 70 years. But all farmers know that one size does not...
How Holistic Financial Planning Can Create More Wealth
Holistic Financial Planning is a simple, cash-based planning procedure that allows farmers and ranchers to be profitable while maintaining the quality of life they desire and improving the health of their land base.