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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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The Cheapest Hay Is the Hay You Never Buy *Additional management considerations for this article were provided by Kent Solberg, Understanding Ag, LLC Stockpiled Pasture Regenerative agriculture and adaptive grazing often focus on reducing inputs in an agriculture production system. In the following discussion, I would like to share some thoughts on how to add […]
Read MoreThis is part two of Fernando Falomir’s blog from his visit to South America consulting with Understaning Ag’s clients in Uruguay and Argentina. Something that is very prominent in the region is the rigorous animal selection process for grass-finished adaptive genetics. The relative lower margins per head in South America, has forced many producers to […]
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During the first six decades of my life, I have flip flopped on my thoughts regarding genetic selection for successful livestock operations. During my “growing up” years on my family’s farm, we did not use modern genetic selection tools and relied instead on a default natural selection with the fittest animals being the ones who […]
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“When I was a young kid, my grandfather had a painting of a Gaucho riding a horse at full gallop chasing down a cow in the Patagonia Steppe. The Gaucho was swinging a set of ‘boleadoras; above his head, which is the traditional tool to help them wrangle cattle. Ever since I first saw that painting, […]
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We recently had the privilege of attending the National Future Farmers of America convention in Indianapolis, Indiana to represent Understanding Ag. Mingling with a sea of over 70,000 kids wearing the classic blue and gold FFA jackets with their home states emblazoned across the back is an unforgettable experience. It brought back memories of my […]
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