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Beast of Burden By: Kyle Richardville Many years ago, I was lucky to be part of a bible study in college where we investigated the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes. The book of Ecclesiastes is part of the wisdom literature in the Old Testament, along with the book of Job, Proverbs and many Psalms. It […]
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By: Allen R Williams, Ph.D. We live and farm in the Deep South. That means hot and humid conditions are the norm through our sultry summers and into the fall months. It also means we have an obligation to our livestock. What are some key factors we must consider to make sure our animals are […]
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From chronic disease to broken communities, regeneration offers a path to restore what matters most. By: Gabe Brown Here’s the plain truth: America’s in trouble because we’ve broken our relationship with land, food, and one another. We’ve traded nourishment for convenience, community for consolidation, and health for hollow calories. Regeneration is not just about farming—it’s […]
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How ‘Belief’ Empowers Regenerative Success. By Clayton Handy, UA Consultant, Farmer What Rabbits, Placebos, and Regenerative Farming All Have in Common In the late 1970s, a team of scientists conducting a study on heart disease in rabbits made a startling discovery. They fed all the rabbits a high-fat diet to induce arterial plaque, expecting uniform […]
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By: Chuck Schembre Historically, we have been greatly miseducated about plant nutrition by universities and fertilize sales companies. When it comes to understanding how and why balanced plant nutrition leads to optimizing disease and pest resistance, we can give big thanks to experts such as John Kempf and Dr. Kristine Jones, just to name a […]
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Regeneration Generation by: Rodney SaundersI started working with Eddie Hale from Eagleville, Missouri two years ago when he was 77 years old. When I went to his farm, he told me he didn’t have any earthworms in any of his fields. “You can dig anywhere on the farm and won’t find earthworms,” he told me. At […]
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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: Allen Williams, Ph.D. REPUBLIC, Mo. – “Research is like meatloaf,” a wise man once opined. “Before you consume it, you need to know what’s in it and who cooked it.” Those words came cascading through my mind as I read a recent research paper in the scientific journal PNAS titled “U.S. grass-fed beef is […]
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By: Allen Williams, pH.D., Understanding Ag, LLC Green Revolution The Green Revolution started in the 1940s following the end of World War II and expanded rapidly over the next three decades. It has been hailed as the savior of agriculture and has been credited with our ability to “feed the world.” The major achievements of […]
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