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On the Ground with the Midwest Farmers Going All-In On Agroforestry

Modern Farmer

A small sheep herd that was on the property from when her parents farmed the land was integrated into organic crop rotation. His mother’s family were dairy farmers, and the land had consisted of pasture and row crop fields. In 2014, she and Rafkin started transitioning to organic. They were a rough crew of sheep!”

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5 Critical Agriculture Topics to Incorporate Into Any Climate-Related Event

Agritecture Blog

Importantly, many farmers also argue that profitability can be significantly increased due to lowered reliance on expensive chemical inputs, thanks to techniques such as crop rotation, holistic grazing, and cover cropping that can add nutrients back to the soil.

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Food and Farming at the Forefront of Labour’s Missions for Change – September 2024

Sustainable Food Trust

Financial institutions, including several UK banks, are also investing in piloting new finance schemes. xxxix] [xl] [xli] Including temporary leys in crop rotations across the UK’s arable area could sequester c.2.2 million tonnes of CO 2 per year over 30-40 years (equivalent to between c.25 cattle industry.

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Terra Regenerative Capital: A Venture Capital Firm that Believes in a Sustainable Future for Farming

Food Tank

Terra Regenerative Capital finds farmers and businesses that want to implement regenerative agriculture practices, such as crop rotation and permaculture, that build healthy soils and ecosystems rather than breaking them down. So we start to bridge between conventional agriculture and traditional biodiversity and soil health.

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