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This week in Civil Eats, Iowa farmer Wendy Johnson proposes improvements to the Farm Bill: Read the full story here.

This article by Natalia Galicza in the Deseret News tells us that I learned that And that Read the whole article at https://www.deseret.com/2023/3/31/23642024/native-trees-environmentalism-conservation?utm_source=www.mountainwestnews.org&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=the-great-displacement.

Good point, Mike. As your post hints, the way we handle manure has huge impacts on the whether we are creating pollutants or soil nutriments. The best way I've seen for manure to be beneficial to soil, the climate, and in many cases our pocketbooks, is through bale and swath grazing. I know...

NCAT Sustainable Ag Specialist Lee Rinehart put together a useful resource for producers investigating residual ag chemicals in their soils. In case you have trouble downloading the attached file, I've also pasted Lee's information below. Thank you, Lee, for putting together and sharing this...

Great new short video from the Agrisolar Clearinghouse:

Thank you, Elbert and Mike! So glad you find the resources helpful! Please share any that you've found that others might benefit from -- there's a lot of great information out there. Some not so great or just plain wrong stuff too -- which is why it's helpful to share trusted sources of information!

Wow, what a powerful team of presenters! I wish I could be in Kansas to attend this great school! Register soon if you are lucky enough to be in the region!

On March 22, hot off the press at USDA NRCS: For lots of great info on NRCS programs related to water, see https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/conservation-basics/natural-resource-concerns/water?utm_campaign=0321waterday.

My favorite video explaining Johnson-Su compost: Many questions are answered here!

Don't worry if you missed the NCAT conference session on agroforestry -- it's here and it's great!

See the recording of Day 1 of the conference here. Keynote by Dr. Rattan Lal, and panel discussion featuring Dr. Jeff Creque, Loren Poncia, Molly Taylor, Stemple Crrek Ranch, and PT Ranch.

You can now view this session on NCAT's YouTube channel.

The Growing Hope Conference winds up tomorrow, with the last of six 2-3 hour sessions. Yesterday focused on the health and happiness of producers, and keynote speaker Dr. Elizabeth Heilman shared volumes on the topic. Her presentation is available now on NCAT's YouTube channel. Below, Dr...

Talk about infrastructure, have a look at this new short film about combining a solar array with raising lambs -- and an essential part of the "infrastructure" is a Border Collie! And if you love the topic, visit the AgriSolar Clearinghouse and the Solar Grazing Association.

https://www.drovers.com/news/industry/ten-considerations-signing-carbon-contract-your-ranch?mkt_tok=ODQzLVlHQi03OTMAAAGKebZs0BZJsT80Dnz2X0WNDRgaGpcK4kAPTp8eCmza7Ygz-RTIzM0LbvGOI51drBz7_sDe_QHIHtGgO20QLMk3oA7qrAy2pU-ZWkX-A3na5zbjoR241mc Here's a thoughtful discussion on the topic! You might also...

In yesterday's Washington Post, Kasha Patel wrote: She presented findings of Matthew Rodell and Bailing Li in a new study released in Nature Water: Read the full story here.

Join the NCAT 2023 Growing Hope virtual conference on Thursday, March 9: Grazing for the Climate 12 – 2 p.m. EST Karl Thidemann of Soil4Climate Maloi Lannan, Red Clover Lambs Meagan Lannan, Barney Creek Livestock Denice Rackley, Sheep & Sheepdog Farmer, Ag Researcher and Writer Janet McNally...