| Title | Author | Summary | Year | topic_areas_hfilter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Sovereignty & Farmworker Storytelling | Not Our Farm | In this discussion hosted by Regenerative Ag Idea Network Weaver Jahia, Anita Adalja shares their work and experience in farmworker rights, the often overlooked plight of labor abuses on small farms, and their QBIPOC-focused work through the Not Our Farm collective and on Ashoka Farm. | 2022 | economic-community-development farm-and-food-business-cooperative-development farm-business-planning-and-finance minority-and-women-farmer-rancher-support organizational-development-and-partnerships racial-equity-and-justice rural-community-leadership |
| Exploring Farm-Based Education | Michelle Gilman | Listen to Michelle Gilman (Food Fluency, REGAIN Network Weaver) and Shelby Geitner discuss the highlights of Shelby’s study of farm-based education in the U.S. and France. | 2022 | economic-community-development education employment-and-volunteers farm-and-food-business-cooperative-development leadership-development organizational-development-and-partnerships racial-equity-and-justice |
| Marketing for Agroforestry | Savanna Institute | If selling at least one product or generating income is a goal of your agroforestry practice, then, it’s important to consider how you will market the product(s) you want to sell. Agricultural marketing includes all the activities producers do in order to promote and sell products to consumers. | 2021 | agroforestry distribution end-market-development-and-access farm-conservation-practices marketing-and-retail value-chain-logistics-and-infrastructure |
| Planning, Land Access and Finances | Savanna Institute | The degree to which different crops and practices are incorporated into an agroforestry system depends on the site characteristics as well as the values and goals of the people stewarding the land. This makes agroforestry very site specific, and therefore, no two practices or systems are exactly alike. | 2021 | agroforestry farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-conservation-practices farm-enterprise-planning |
| Social Justice and Agroforestry | Savanna Institute | In the Agroforestry Foundations Online Course, we asked you to reflect on the question, “Why are you interested in agroforestry?” | 2021 | agroforestry farm-conservation-practices organizational-development-and-partnerships racial-equity-and-justice |
| Managing Agroforestry Systems in a Changing Climate | Savanna Institute | All ecosystems are complex, including agroforestry systems. They are made up of many organisms interacting with each other and their environment. Through observing and understanding how ecosystems function, people can work with natural processes to design and manipulate ecosystems for desired benefits in ways that are sustainable, resilient, and even regenerative. | 2021 | agroforestry climate-change-adaptation ecosystem-services farm-conservation-practices |
| Perennial Crops and Practices | Savanna Institute | This course walks you through the characteristics, considerations, pros and cons, and economics of each of the five core US agroforestry practices and 12 of the most promising crops. Throughout the material, we provide opportunities to pause and reflect on the topics you are learning about as well as your personal preferences and goals. | 2021 | agroforestry farm-conservation-practices soil-and-crop-health-and-management specialty-crops |
| Agroforestry Foundations | Savanna Institute | The Agroforestry Foundations course has been designed to introduce you to a diversity of agroforestry practices, financial arrangements, farm designs and business models while helping you reflect on your own personal values and goals. | 2021 | agroforestry commodity-crops farm-conservation-practices soil-and-crop-health-and-management specialty-crops |
| Using EDDMapS to understand Future Invasive Species of the Midwest | Midwest Invasive Plant Network | In this webinar, Clair Ryan, Midwest Invasive Plant Network (MIPN) Coordinator, discusses MIPN’s work, what dictates plant distribution and spreading potential, climate modeling for the … | 2021 | climate-change-adaptation economic-community-development ecosystem-services invasive-species-management rural-community-leadership |
| REGAIN Office Hours: Organizing for Food & Climate Justice in Florida | Florida Food Policy Council | Erica Hall, Board Chair of the Florida Food Policy Council and longtime advocate for climate justice, social equity, and economic resilience, shares the Florida Food Policy Council’s work in community organizing for climate change resilience. | 2022 | climate-change-adaptation crop-rotation-diversification-and-intercropping economic-community-development ecosystem-services farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-conservation-practices leadership-development local-regional-food-systems-and-access minority-and-women-farmer-rancher-support organizational-development-and-partnerships partnerships-and-networking policy-and-regulation racial-equity-and-justice rural-community-leadership rural-urban-value-supply-chains state-level-policy strategic-planning water-quality-improvement-and-management |
| Grazing Public Lands 101 | Pasture Project | This four-part series is from a two-day virtual convening hosted by the Pasture Project and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) on grazing public lands. | 2022 | beef-cattle ecosystem-services farm-conservation-practices habitat-and-wildlife-management invasive-species-management livestock_management managed-livestock-grazing-systems |
| Pastures for Profit: A guide to rotational grazing | Dan Undersander, Beth Albert, Dennis Cosgrove, Dennis Johnson, and Paul Peterson | This 43 page guide introduces the Who, What, and Why’s of rotational grazing. It covers plant growth, animal needs and grazing, setting up a rotational … | 2002 | farm-conservation-practices health-and-disease livestock_management managed-livestock-grazing-systems nutrition soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health |
| How Regenerative Agriculture Can Grow | Regenerative Agriculture Initiative at Yale Center for Business and Environment | The How Regenerative Agriculture Can Grow series is a collection of five briefs that cover how opportunities for policy reform, investing, training, and marketing can … | 2020 | conservation-program-funding-and-cost-share crop-insurance farm-business-planning-and-finance labeling-and-marketing policy-and-regulation soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health |
| Federal Crop Insurance: Legal Update & Latest Developments | The National Agricultural Law Center | During the webinar, Grant Ballard discusses federal crop insurance policy changes, new products crop insurance agents promote, litigation, and consequences for organic production. Grant represents … | 2021 | crop-insurance federal-level-policy policy-and-regulation |
| COMET Farm and Carbon Farm Planning | Quivira Coalition | Haley Nagle, Outreach & Education Specialist and Data Analyst with COMET Farm Team, and Lynette Niebrugge, Associate Director of Education and Training with Carbon Cycle … | 2022 | climate-change-adaptation conservation ecosystem-services policy-and-regulation soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health |
| Strengthening the Economy, Health, and Climate Security through More Resilient Agriculture and Food Systems | Day One Project | Anchored in practice driving federal policy, the document describes how the agriculture sector can be reimagined to prioritize the environment, science, public health, and social … | 2021 | conservation farm-finance-policy federal-level-policy legal-and-finances organizational-development-and-partnerships policy-and-regulation racial-equity-and-justice soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health |
| Analysis & Recommendations: U.S. Policy & Regenerative Agriculture | Policy Working Group at Funders for Regenerative Agriculture | Through 18+ interviews on the status of agriculture policy, the Policy Working Group examines challenges and opportunities for adopting policies that would support a transition … | 2021 | conservation federal-level-policy grants-and-funding-proposals local-regional-food-systems-and-access organizational-development-and-partnerships policy-and-regulation state-level-policy strategic-planning trade-and-global-markets |
| Wisconsin Cover Crop and Conservation Conversations Webinar Series | Cover Crops Research and Outreach Project (CCROP) & UW-Madison Nutrient and Pest Management | This webinar series consists of three sessions: (I) Highlights from Farmer-led Projects Across Wisconsin, (II) Engaging Diverse Audiences in Cover Crops, Soil Health, and Conservation … | 2021 | cover-cropping economic-community-development farm-conservation-practices watershed-councils |
| Expanding Regenerative Grazing | Pasture Project | The Expanding Regenerative Grazing is an interactive resource that uses maps of land use, nutrient loss, and farm trends to show some problems of conventional … | 2020 | ecosystem-services farm-conservation-practices managed-livestock-grazing-systems water-quality-improvement-and-management |
| Ear to the Ground 265: Diving into Safer Waters | Land Stewardship Project | Ear to the Ground Podcast, hosted by Brian DeVour at the Land Stewardship Project, covers family farming, regenerative agriculture, regional food, and local democracy through … | 2021 | beginning-farmer-and-rancher-support economic-community-development farm-and-food-business-cooperative-development farm-business-planning-and-finance leadership-development organizational-development-and-partnerships partnerships-and-networking |
| Soil Builder Videos: Grass Based Meat Marketing | Land Stewardship Project | Grass Based Meat Marketing is a series of three short Soil Builder Videos featuring three farms experiences with beef and goat direct marketing. Building Relationships … | 2021 | beef-cattle cover-cropping farm-conservation-practices goats-dairy-meat livestock_management managed-livestock-grazing-systems marketing-and-communications no-till-and-conservation-tillage organizational-development-and-partnerships soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health |
| Farmers’ Guide to Solar and Wind Energy in Minnesota | Farmers Legal Action Group & Minnesota Farmers Union | Wondering if wind and solar energy are right for your farm? Or how to go about installing and producing renewable energy on a large scale? … | 2019 | climate-change-adaptation ecosystem-services energy-and-forestry policy-and-regulation |
| Dirt Rich | Sustainable Farming Association (SFA) | From planting garlic to pastured turkeys, SFA’s Dirt Rich podcast brings warm conversations with farmers and land professionals about research, on farm experiences, and food. … | 2020 | crop-rotation-diversification-and-intercropping farm-conservation-practices livestock_management soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health |
| AgriVoltaics: Solar Energy on Dairy Farms | Sustainable Farming Association (SFA), Brad Heins, Kirsten Sharpe, Eric Buchanan, Mike Reese | Brad Heins, researcher with the University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center, discusses the potential to offset fossil fuel dependence via ground mounted … | 2022 | beef-cattle climate-change-adaptation dairy-cattle ecosystem-services livestock_management |
| Midwest Cover Crop Council (MCCC) Cover Crop Decision Tools | Midwest Cover Crop Council | The Cover Crop Decision Tool helps you decide what cover crops to plant based on your location, goals, and other crops planted. The MCCC hosts … | 2020 | cover-cropping farm-conservation-practices |
| Producer-led Group Roadmap: Finding Success in Farmer-Led Watershed Organizations | WI DATCAP, Farmers for Sustainable Food, & The Nature Conservancy | Guided by steps taken by successful existing producer-led groups, the roadmap provides nine sections on how to establish a farmer-led watershed organization that works towards … | 2020 | economic-community-development ecosystem-services soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health water-quality-improvement-and-management watershed-councils |
| Field Walkover Guide: A practical on farm conservation tool | Amber Radatz, Callie Herron, Kevan Klingberg, Todd Prill, Discovery Farms Wisconsin | The guide emphasizes the how visual assessments on farm are useful in gauging potential for erosion and is broken into three categories: no signs of … | 2016 | cover-cropping economic-community-development ecosystem-services farm-conservation-practices no-till-and-conservation-tillage soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health water-quality-improvement-and-management watershed-councils |
| Climate Change Series | MOSES Organic Farming Podcast | In planning the 2022 MOSES conference, climate change was identified as a major concern for farmers. This three part series includes talks on climate change … | 2021 | climate-change-adaptation cover-cropping ecosystem-services farm-conservation-practices habitat-and-wildlife-management no-till-and-conservation-tillage nutrient-application-best-management-practices soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health water-quality-improvement-and-management |
| Land Policy Report | Holly Rippon-Butler, National Young Farmers Coalition | Barriers to land access are laden with interconnected challenges of climate change, food sovereignty, structural racism and discrimination, cost of living, and public health. However, … | 2020 | economic-community-development farm-and-food-business-cooperative-development farm-business-planning-and-finance federal-level-policy minority-and-women-farmer-rancher-support organizational-development-and-partnerships partnerships-and-networking policy-and-regulation racial-equity-and-justice |
| Young Farmers Racial Equity Toolkit | National Young Farmers Coalition | The Racial Equity Toolkit (1) introduces the toolkit and the vast systems of racism in our agriculture system, (2) offers guidance on organizing around and … | 2020 | economic-community-development federal-level-policy leadership-development organizational-development-and-partnerships partnerships-and-networking policy-and-regulation racial-equity-and-justice rural-community-leadership tribal-nations |
| Land Access Solutions in the Agrarian Commons Model | Farm Commons | Why work with a land trust to preserve or access farmland? And, how do we navigate the creativity AND limitations of easements on farmland? Farm … | 2021 | beginning-farmer-and-rancher-support conservation-program-funding-and-cost-share economic-community-development farm-and-food-business-cooperative-development farm-business-planning-and-finance legal-and-finances minority-and-women-farmer-rancher-support organizational-development-and-partnerships policy-and-regulation racial-equity-and-justice state-level-policy |
| Social Justice through Non-traditional Land Access Strategies | Farm Commons | The Farm Commons team discusses inequities in who has access to land, who owns the land, and strategies farmers and farm-advocates pursue to secure land … | 2021 | beginning-farmer-and-rancher-support economic-community-development farm-and-food-business-cooperative-development farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-finance-policy local-regional-food-systems-and-access minority-and-women-farmer-rancher-support organizational-development-and-partnerships policy-and-regulation racial-equity-and-justice |
| Farmers’ Guide to CART: NRCS’s New Conservation Planning, Resource Assessment, and Program Application Tool | National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition | The NRCS Conservation Assessment Ranking Tool (CART) streamlines and simplifies conservation planning so NRCS staff can inform farmers, ranchers, and landowners on how to implement … | 2021 | conservation conservation-program-funding-and-cost-share farm-business-planning-and-finance policy-and-regulation |
| Grassroots Guide to Federal Farm and Food Programs | National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition | This collection of current programs and policies breaks down who is eligible, success stories, application information, resources, and history. Originally released in 2014, the guide … | 2014 | beginning-farmer-and-rancher-support conservation-program-funding-and-cost-share crop-insurance economic-community-development energy-and-forestry farm-and-food-business-cooperative-development farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-credit farm-enterprise-planning federal-level-policy food-safety-and-inspection grants-and-funding-proposals minority-and-women-farmer-rancher-support organizational-development-and-partnerships policy-and-regulation |
| Guide to Illinois Laws Governing Direct Farm Marketing | Illinois Stewardship Alliance | Developed by the Illinois Stewardship Alliance with assistance from the Illinois Department of Agriculture and University of Illinois Extension, this guide informs farmers and producers … | 2021 | economic-community-development farm-and-food-business-cooperative-development farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-enterprise-planning federal-level-policy legal-and-finances marketing-and-communications organizational-development-and-partnerships policy-and-regulation rural-urban-value-supply-chains state-level-policy |
| REGAIN Office Hours: Tackling Food Insecurity and land access in Minnesota | Sharing Our Roots | Antonio Alba Merez is the Program Director for the Community Land Share, Community Connector, and Neighborhood Garden initiatives. In this call, Antonio and his colleague Lina Nyaronge share how these programs work to address food insecurity and land access in Northfield, MN. | 2022 | beginning-farmer-and-rancher-support economic-community-development farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-enterprise-planning leadership-development minority-and-women-farmer-rancher-support organizational-development-and-partnerships rural-community-leadership |
| Digital Cafe Webinar Series | Soil Health Nexus | The Soil Health Nexus Digital Cafe Webinar Series is a collection of monthly webinars talking all things soil health. Each webinar consists of a main … | 2020 | agroforestry climate-change-adaptation conservation crop-rotation-diversification-and-intercropping ecosystem-services farm-conservation-practices managed-livestock-grazing-systems organizational-development-and-partnerships policy-and-regulation soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health strategic-planning |
| Leasing Land: Legal and Practical Tips for Success | Farm Commons and Quivira Coalition | Doing your due diligence is a common practice when purchasing property, but as Rachel Armstrong explains, it is just as important when signing a lease … | 2021 | beginning-farmer-and-rancher-support farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-enterprise-planning federal-level-policy legal-and-finances organizational-development-and-partnerships policy-and-regulation state-level-policy |
| Right Business Structure for Reducing Legal Risk and Leveraging Opportunity | Farm Commons and Quivira Coalition | Rachel Armstrong, founder and Executive Director at Farm Commons, discusses the importance of establishing the right business structure and writing the proper organizing document for … | 2022 | beginning-farmer-and-rancher-support economic-community-development farm-and-food-business-cooperative-development farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-enterprise-planning farm-finance-policy federal-level-policy legal-and-finances organizational-development-and-partnerships policy-and-regulation state-level-policy strategic-planning |
| Key Perennial Crops | Savanna Institute | The Key Perennial Crops infographic acts as a guidebook for top tree crops in the Midwest. The Savanna Institute characterizes 12 tree crops, each equipped … | 2019 | agroforestry farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-conservation-practices farm-enterprise-planning labeling-and-marketing marketing-and-communications organizational-development-and-partnerships policy-and-regulation |
| Understanding Agroforestry | Savanna Institute | This collection of infographics describes five USDA recognized agroforestry practices: windbreaks, silvopasture, riparian buffers, forest farming, and alley cropping. Each infographic outlines the benefits, challenges, … | 2019 | agroforestry ecosystem-services farm-conservation-practices |
| REGAIN Office Hours: Mississippi River Resilience Initiative | REGAIN | Trevor Russell and Erin Meier share their work on the Mississippi River Restoration & Resilience Initiative (MRRRI). MRRI works to advance river-related policy and funding opportunities at the federal level by aiming to strengthen community resilience to climate change and reduce flood risk by restoring floodplains, riverine wetlands, delta and coastal wetlands, and backwaters. | 2021 | agroforestry climate-change-adaptation commodity-crops ecosystem-services edge-of-field-practices farm-conservation-practices federal-level-policy habitat-and-wildlife-management invasive-species-management natural-disaster-mitigation nutrient-application-best-management-practices policy-and-regulation soil-and-crop-health-and-management water-quality-improvement-and-management |
| REGAIN Office Hours: Landowner Leadership on Climate in the Upper Midwest | Sharing Our Roots | Teresa Opheim, Project Director of Climate Land Leaders with Sharing Our Roots, shares her work to bring landowners together to help tackle the climate crisis by establishing conservation goals for their land. | 2019 | agroforestry climate-change-adaptation cover-cropping crop-rotation-diversification-and-intercropping economic-community-development ecosystem-services edge-of-field-practices farm-conservation-practices leadership-development managed-livestock-grazing-systems no-till-and-conservation-tillage organizational-development-and-partnerships rural-community-leadership small-grains water-quality-improvement-and-management |
| Managing Food Safety Liability Risks when Integrating Livestock with Specialty Crops | Savanna Institute & Farm Commons | The Savanna Institute partnered with Farm Commons, Wisconsin DATCAP, and Midwestern farmers to develop the Managing Food Safety Liability Risks when Integrating Livestock with Specialty … | 2021 | agroforestry food-safety-and-inspection livestock_management specialty-crops farm-conservation-practices policy-and-regulation soil-and-crop-health-and-management |
| Agroforestry Foundations Online Course | Savanna Institute | The online course introduces the history of agroforestry, agroforestry practices, and farm planning. The free course consists of two lessons: What is Agroforestry and Foundations … | 2021 | agroforestry farm-conservation-practices |
| Daily Erosion Project Interactive Map | Iowa State University | An interactive map that spans Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska and Wisconsin details precipitation, runoff, detachment, and hill slope soil loss at user selected time … | 2021 | soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health |
| Liberation on Land Skillshare Video Series | Soul Fire Farm | This sixteen part “how-to” video series facilitated by Black, Indigenous, Latinx and other people of color farmers and land stewards details soil carbon, ways to … | 2021 | farm-business-planning-and-finance leadership-development minority-and-women-farmer-rancher-support organizational-development-and-partnerships racial-equity-and-justice |
| Leveling the Fields: Creating Farming Opportunities for Black People, Indigenous People, and Other People of Color. | Union of Concerned Scientists and HEAL Food Alliance | The policy brief discusses how systemic racism within the agricultural sector excludes Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC) and strategies for addressing longstanding … | 2020 | local-regional-food-systems-and-access organizational-development-and-partnerships policy-and-regulation racial-equity-and-justice |
| REGAIN Office Hours: Monroe County Climate Change Task Force | Monroe County Land Conservation Department | Bob Micheel, Monroe County Land Conservation Department Director, shares his work on the Climate Change Task Force with Monroe County in Wisconsin. | 2021 | climate-change-adaptation economic-community-development ecosystem-services leadership-development organizational-development-and-partnerships partnerships-and-networking rural-community-leadership soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health water-quality-improvement-and-management |
| REGAIN Office Hours: Dr. Randy Jackson | University of Wisconsin-Madison | Dr. Randy Jackson of University of Wisconsin-Madison through key questions related to regenerative ag and soil carbon – what are the opportunities to build soil, what are the challenges, and how do we shift away from paradigm of soil mining? | 2021 | climate-change-adaptation ecosystem-services farm-conservation-practices managed-livestock-grazing-systems soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health |
| REGAIN Office Hours: Audubon Conservation Ranching | National Audubon Society | Marshall Johnson shares Audubon’s pioneering work on the market-based Conservation Ranching Program which brings farmers, ranchers, retailers and consumers together with grasslands, herds and birds into win-win alignment. | 2021 | beef-cattle ecosystem-services farm-conservation-practices habitat-and-wildlife-management livestock_management managed-livestock-grazing-systems value-added-products value-chain-logistics-and-infrastructure |
| REGAIN Office Hours: SFA’s Technical Assistance for Grazing Program | Sustainable Farming Association | Jared Luhman discusses SFA’s new Technical Assistance for Grazing Program. The program will provide one-on-one training for a cohort of 30 farmers in Minnesota to help them begin, improve upon, or expand their grazing enterprise | 2021 | farm-conservation-practices managed-livestock-grazing-systems organizational-development-and-partnerships partnerships-and-networking |
| REGAIN Office Hour: Green Lands Blue Waters Continuous Living Cover | REGAIN | Green Lands Blue Waters, along with co-hosts RuralAdvantage and Savanna Institute, discuss examples of leveraging NRCS funds to implement and support Continuous Living Cover (CLC) practices like perennial forage and alley cropping. | 2021 | agroforestry conservation ecosystem-services farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-conservation-practices farm-enterprise-planning grants-and-funding-proposals habitat-and-wildlife-management managed-livestock-grazing-systems organizational-development-and-partnerships policy-and-regulation |
| REGAIN Office Hours: Research on Regenerative Ag | REGAIN | Dr. Jonathan Lundgren discusses his research and education programs on assessing the ecological risk of pest management strategies and developing long-term solutions for regenerative food systems.⠀ | 2021 | agroforestry cover-cropping crop-rotation-diversification-and-intercropping ecosystem-services farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-conservation-practices farm-enterprise-planning habitat-and-wildlife-management herbicides-fungicides-and-pesticides no-till-and-conservation-tillage soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health |
| REGAIN Office Hours: COVID Protocols for Summer Events | Practical Farmers of Iowa | Meghan Filbert of Practical Farmers of Iowa shares their approach to the 2021 event season | 2021 | beef-cattle covid-19-response crop-rotation-diversification-and-intercropping dairy-cattle farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-conservation-practices farm-enterprise-planning livestock_management managed-livestock-grazing-systems no-till-and-conservation-tillage |
| REGAIN Office Hours: Oh The Places Carbon Can Go! | REGAIN | Dr. Jasmine Dillon and Dr. Megan Machmuller get in the weeds of soil carbon science and the potential for regenerative grazing to sequester carbon. | 2021 | climate-change-adaptation cover-cropping ecosystem-services farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-conservation-practices livestock_management managed-livestock-grazing-systems nutrient-application-best-management-practices soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health |
| Pasture Management Online Course | WI School for Beginning Dairy & Livestock Farmers | The pasture management course is a training program in basic cool-season pasture management and guides the creation of a personalized pasture management plan. | 2019 | beef-cattle dairy-cattle ecosystem-services farm-conservation-practices goats-dairy-meat livestock_management managed-livestock-grazing-systems natural-disaster-mitigation sheep-dairy-fiber-meat soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health water-quality-improvement-and-management |
| Racial Equity Coffee Chat Facilitation Guide | Wallace Center | A guide to facilitating conversations about topics related to racial equity. | 2020 | racial-equity-and-justice organizational-development-and-partnerships |
| Wisconsin Grazing Resource Library | UW-Madison Extension | This resource library consists of grazing resources curated by UW Madison Division of Extension. | 2020 | beef-cattle cover-cropping dairy-cattle ecosystem-services farm-conservation-practices livestock_management managed-livestock-grazing-systems water-quality-improvement-and-management |
| REGAIN Office Hours: Virtual Field Days | Practical Farmers of Iowa | Meghan Filbert, Livestock Program Manager at Practical Farmers of Iowa, shares best practices for hosting virtual field days! | 2019 | covid-19-response marketing-and-communications organizational-development-and-partnerships partnerships-and-networking |
| Grass-Fed Beef Calculator | Pasture Project | This calculator is appropriate for cow-calf, stocker, finishing, or direct market enterprises and includes five year cash flow projections and a value calculator for purchase and sales decisions. It is designed for beef but can be modified to be appropriate for any pasture-based animal production. | 2016 | beef-cattle farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-enterprise-planning livestock_management |
| Conservation Grazing: An Opportunity for Land Trusts and Conservation Organizations | Pasture Project | Justin Pepper, formerly of the Audubon Society, details how conservation organizations can use grazing to further their goals and why it is such an effective conservation tool. | 2016 | ecosystem-services farm-conservation-practices habitat-and-wildlife-management managed-livestock-grazing-systems |
| Grazing Cover Crop Video Tutorials | Pasture Project | This video tutorial series on grazing cover crops features a set of 14 videos with expert tips and advice from farmers and adaptive grazing expert, Dr. Allen Williams. The videos cover everything from the benefits of cover crops to fencing and watering systems to animal nutrition when grazing cover crops. | 2018 | beef-cattle climate-change-adaptation cover-cropping farm-conservation-practices livestock_management managed-livestock-grazing-systems soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health water-quality-improvement-and-management ecosystem-services |
| Fencing Video Tutorials | Pasture Project | In this Fencing 101 video series, fencing expert Kent Solberg, with help from organic dairy farmer Kevin Jahnke, describes the principles and pitfalls of energized fencing in a series of 13 practical how-to videos. | 2018 | beef-cattle dairy-cattle farm-conservation-practices livestock_management managed-livestock-grazing-systems |
| Adaptive Grazing Video Tutorials | Pasture Project | This video tutorial series includes a set of 35 tutorials from adaptive grazing expert Dr. Allen Williams on topics such as assessing the degree of finish of cattle, determining optimal stock density, and what to do about endophyte-infected fescue | 2019 | beef-cattle dairy-cattle farm-conservation-practices livestock_management managed-livestock-grazing-systems soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health |
| Expanding Grass-Based Animal Agriculture in the Midwest: The Pasture Project | Winrock International | The report explores the market, benefits, and barriers related to grass-fed beef production, outlining a clear way forward for transitioning acreage to more sustainable management. | 2012 | aggregation capital-development distribution economic-community-development end-market-development-and-access farm-conservation-practices federal-level-policy local-regional-food-systems-and-access managed-livestock-grazing-systems policy-and-regulation processing rural-urban-value-supply-chains state-level-policy value-added-products value-chain-logistics-and-infrastructure |
| Research Report: Soil Compaction in Grazed Cover Crop Fields | Practical Farmers of Iowa | This report details the results of a four year research project on the economic and soil health benefits of livestock grazing on cover crops | 2019 | climate-change-adaptation cover-cropping ecosystem-services farm-conservation-practices managed-livestock-grazing-systems soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health water-quality-improvement-and-management |
| Technical Bulletin: Benefits of Planting and Grazing Diverse Cover Crops | Pasture Project | Integrating cattle grazing on winter cover crops can provide significant soil health and on-farm economic benefits. This project studied three years of cover crop and livestock integration on 8 cooperating farms in Minnesota and Iowa. | 2018 | beef-cattle cover-cropping dairy-cattle farm-conservation-practices livestock_management managed-livestock-grazing-systems |
| The State of Grass Fed Value Chains in Illinois | Pasture Project & Delta Institute | This webinar, a collaboration between the Pasture Project and Delta Institute, digs into the report “The State of Grass-Fed Value Chains in Illinois” and discusses the continuing work to advance grass-fed value chains in the state. | 2020 | aggregation economic-community-development labeling-and-marketing processing rural-urban-value-supply-chains value-chain-logistics-and-infrastructure policy-and-regulation |
| Selecting for Grass-Based Genetics | Pasture Project | Dr. Allen Williams, one of the foremost experts on grass-fed genetics, developed this comprehensive guide to selecting cattle genetics for a grass-fed program. | 2016 | beef-cattle genetics-and-reproduction livestock_management |
| Grazing Cover Crops How-To Guide | Pasture Project | Read Pasture Project’s how-to guide on grazing cover crops, focused on helping farmers get started with the practice to leverage soil health and economic benefits through winter livestock grazing. | 2018 | beef-cattle cover-cropping farm-conservation-practices livestock_management managed-livestock-grazing-systems nutrition soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health |
| MythBusters: Grazing Cover Crops | Pasture Project | This webinar discusses common myths about grazing cover crops. Meghan Filbert (Practical Farmers of Iowa) presents information from recent grazing cover crop field trials and the experiences of farmers using the practice. | 2020 | cover-cropping farm-conservation-practices managed-livestock-grazing-systems |
| Illinois Grazing White Paper | Pasture Project | This paper explores the current state of cattle grazing for beef and, to a lesser extent, dairy production in Illinois resulting in grass-fed and grass-finished products that serve markets in and beyond the state. | 2019 | beef-cattle economic-community-development farm-conservation-practices livestock_management managed-livestock-grazing-systems rural-urban-value-supply-chains value-chain-logistics-and-infrastructure |