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By: Kyle Richardville, Understanding Ag, LLC About the “Understanding” series Agriculture isn’t rocket science. It’s much more complex than that. Farming and ranching involve the fields of biology, ecology, chemistry, botany, physics, geology, meteorology, politics, economics, psychology and mechanics, just to name a few. Companies make a fortune off many farmers and ranchers on such […]
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By: Brian Dougherty Understanding Ag, LLC I recently attended a Ranching for Profit (RFP) school where one of the instructors asked a very simple but thought-provoking question: “Do you control your business, or does your business control you?” In other words, do you accept whatever happens and hope for a better outcome next year, or […]
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By: Kyle Richardville, Understanding Ag, LLC About the “Understanding” series Agriculture isn’t rocket science. It’s much more complex than that. Farming and ranching involve the fields of biology, ecology, chemistry, botany, physics, geology, meteorology, politics, economics, psychology and mechanics, just to name a few. Companies make a fortune off many farmers and ranchers on such […]
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In his latest post, Understanding Ag’s Chuck Schembre further examines orchard floor management and links regenerative principles to simple practices, which ultimately lead to increased photosynthesis throughout the year. That increase in photosynthesis, Chuck writes, creates positive compounding effects to improving soil function, the farm ecosystem, and farm economics.
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By: Ron Nichols, Understanding Ag, LLC Every day on his farm, Luke Bergler sees the connection between healthy soil, healthy grass, healthy animals and healthy people. And he sees life—lots of life. When he pushes a shovel into the soft, well-aggregated soil on his 240-acre farm near Ridgeway, Minnesota, Bergler sees more earthworms than he […]
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By Kyle Richardville Understanding Ag, LLC About the “Understanding” series Agriculture isn’t rocket science. It’s much more complex than that. Farming and ranching involve the fields of biology, ecology, chemistry, botany, physics, geology, meteorology, politics, economics, psychology and mechanics, just to name a few. Companies make a fortune off many farmers and ranchers on such […]
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Kent Solberg, UA Consultant In my first post on this subject, I listed 10 perceived “cons” conventional agricultural producers may anticipate as they make the transition from conventional to regenerative agriculture. As I wrap up this two-part series, my hope is that what many perceive as potential “cons” will be reevaluated and seen as what […]
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Perception Is Not Reality: The 20 ‘Cons’ (that aren’t) of Regenerative Ag Kent Solberg, UA Consultant After a recent Understanding Ag, LLC event, someone commented about how upbeat the UA staff is concerning regenerative agriculture. The comment was along the lines of there are plenty of “pros” to regenerative agriculture, but are there any “cons?” […]
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Digging Deeper into Disruption Kent Solberg, Consultant Understanding Ag, LLC Disruption is one of the three Rules of Adaptive Stewardship within the 6-3-4™ as taught through Understanding Ag, LLC, and the Soil Health Academy. Disruption is a normal part of agriculture and natural systems. Grazing is another form of disruption, which can and should be […]
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“The soil food web that will point the way to many orchard answers quite generously includes us humans within this symbiosis of place.” – Michael Phillips, The Apple Grower Understanding the Connection Between Soil Fungi and Orchard Health By Chuck Schembre, Understanding Ag, LLC All orchard crops -fruit trees, nut crops, grapes and berries- are […]
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