Resources
| Title | Author | Summary | Year | hf:tax:topic_areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financing Soil Wealth Financial Calculator | Croatan Institute | The Calculator is designed to help agricultural practitioners and investors understand the long-term economic impacts of transitioning to regenerative farm management. | 2019 | ecosystem-services farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-enterprise-planning soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health |
| Investing in Regenerative Agriculture across Asset Classes | Croatan Institute | Based on our analyses of cash and cash equivalents, fixed income, real assets, public equity, private equity, and venture capital markets, this report concludes with a series of recommendations for investors working within each asset class and for stakeholders such as foundations, policymakers, asset owners and asset managers, and regenerative agriculture practitioners. | 2019 | ecosystem-services farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-enterprise-planning farm-finance-policy policy-and-regulation soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health |
| Soil Investment Guidance Report | Croatan Institute | The “Soil Investment Guidance Report” aims to support food and agriculture companies to invest in impactful, high-value, and long-term solutions for healthy soils along their supply chains and beyond. | 2021 | ecosystem-services farm-business-planning-and-finance farm-enterprise-planning farm-finance-policy policy-and-regulation soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health |
| 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 |
| 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 grazing system, and animal health on the pasture. This resource is part of Section 9: Fences, Lanes, Systems, Watering in GrassWorks Grazing Guide, a comprehensive guidebook on managed grazing systems. GrassWorks is a membership organization that provides leadership and education to farmers and consumers for the advancement of managed grass-based agriculture to benefit present and future generations. Learn more about GrassWorks Grazing Guide here. Read the Pastures for Profit: A guide to rotational grazing … | 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 accelerate the implementation of regenerative agriculture practices. Cortney Ahern Renton, Executive Direction of CitySeed, Claire Huntley Lafave, Manager of Client Strategy for Native Energy, and Katie Sierks, Project Manager at Granular, wrote the following featured briefs: The State of Regenerative Agriculture: Growing with Room to Grow More Farmers on the Frontlines of the Regenerative Agriculture Transition So, You’re Thinking of Investing in Regenerative Food Systems. . . Show Me the Money: Making a Downstream Market for Diverse Regenerative Crops The Case for Crop Insurance Learn more about the Regenerative Agriculture Initiative here. Read the How Regenerative Agriculture Can Grow series … | 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 |
| 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 Institute, cover carbon farming basics, how to use COMET-Tools, and using COMET for planning. Carbon farm planning is an approach to enhance on farm carbon capture. COMET-Tools consider on farm greenhouse gas emissions (carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane) and how different conservation practices may impact whether the landscape is a source or sink. The COMET-Tools can inform implementation of farming practices that enhance carbon storage. Watch the webinar here. View the COMET-Planner and COMET-Farm … | 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 equity. Through five chapters, this document builds from the ground up, beginning with prioritizing soil health and progressing to equitable land acquisition. Read the report here. Learn more about Day One Project … | 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 |
| 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 and Running a Business at Wholesome Family Farms in Southwest MN Raising and Selling an Exceptionally Good Product at Earth Be Glad Farms, Fostering Connection in a Digital World at Cylon Rolling Acres This series is within Land Stewardship Project’s Soil Builder Videos, short videos that highlight what farmers are doing to build soil. View the full video collection … | 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 |
| 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. View the podcast archive … | 2020 | crop-rotation-diversification-and-intercropping farm-conservation-practices livestock_management soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health |
| 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 shared goals such as improved water quality and soil health. Read the roadmap … | 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 erosion, moderate signs of erosion, and substantial signs of erosion. These walkovers can be used in addition to models on erosion potential. The guide includes decision trees beginning with the questions: (1) Does water come together/concentrate and exit the field? and (2) Are there any of the following signs of erosion: soil-covered plants, firm and crusted soil, ditches, rills? These questions guide adjustments that can be made to limit erosion. Learn more about Discovery Farms Wisconsin, a farmer-led research and outreach program focused on the relationship between agriculture and water quality. View the Walkover Guide … | 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 adaption from the 2017, 2020, and 2021 MOSES Conference workshops. Build Resilience with Soil Biology with Dr. Kris Nichols. In part 1 of the series Dr. Nicholas, then chief scientist at the Rodale Institute, discusses soil regeneration, cost of building health soil, and on farm work for soil health. Resilient Soils with Dr. Jessica Gutknecht and Dr. Lauren Snyder. Dr. Gutknecht, science advisor at the Organic Farming Research Foundation, and Dr. Snyder, soil ecologist at the University of Minnesota, discuss how essential soil structure and water-holding capacity are in withstanding extreme weather events in part 2 of the series. Keynote Conversation from the 2021 Growing Stronger Collaborative Conference. Connected by their approaches to the challenge of farming and climate, Jim Goodman (National Family Farm Coalition), Erin Schneider (Hilltop Community Farm, Wisconsin), and Lea Zeise (Intertribal Agriculture Council) discuss solutions to this great challenge. These podcasts are available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. View additional podcasts from MOSES and available streaming platforms here. Learn more about MOSES … | 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 |
| 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 presentation and a short Q&A session after. Researchers from Michigan State University, University of Nebraska, Kansas State University, and more discuss soil in terms of health, carbon storage, digital agriculture, regenerative beef production, and policy. View the webinar catalog here. Learn more about Soil Health Nexus … | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 Crops guide. This guide details three strategies to reduce food safety and liability risks and suggests a fourth strategy to build a legal framework that prioritizes food safety while considering farms that utilize agroforestry or mixed crop livestock operations. Additionally, the guide summarizes how featured farms implement harvest and worker training, exclusion periods, record keeping, and preserving farm flexibility. Download the Guide. View additional resources on Food Safety in … | 2021 | agroforestry food-safety-and-inspection livestock_management specialty-crops farm-conservation-practices policy-and-regulation soil-and-crop-health-and-management |
| 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 intervals. View the Interactive Map Visit the Daily Erosion Project … | 2021 | soil-and-crop-health-and-management soil-health |
| 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: 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: 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |