Understanding Ag

Restoring Soil, Profits, Farms and Futures

Resource explained

Interested in regenerative agriculture and keen to learn more? Understanding Ag is a US-based regenerative agricultural consulting company with the mission: “To use our passion and experience to educate farmers, ranchers and communities in applying time-tested ecological principles to regenerate our living ecosystems, thereby restoring the health of all.” The website promotes their services, helping clients achieve their regenerative goals, but also provides links to some useful resources relevant to UK farmers.

Findings & recommendations

    The following could be useful to farmers on a regenerative farming journey:

    • Case studies of regenerative agriculture in practice
    • Blogs from experts
    • Fact sheets; posters on principles and practices
    • Podcasts; including the ‘Working cows’ series and podcasts featuring Shane New, Ray Archuleta, Doug Peterson, Allen Williams and Gabe Brown (the latter have been keynote speakers at Carbon Calling).
    • Reading list organised by topic
    • Regen Ag online courses and the Soil Health Academy
    • Videos from conference proceedings, including Groundswell
    • Webinar recordings on a range of topics
    • Newsletter – sign up to stay informed

Summary provided by:

Phil Sumption

Edited by:

Janie Caldbeck
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Organisation(s):

  • Understanding Ag

Date:

10/07/2024

Evidence:

Applied research

Copyright:

Public Domain

Related theme:

Key Farming Practices:

  • Cover crops
  • Diverse / herbal leys
  • Diverse feed & forage
  • Diverse rotation
  • Encouraging beneficial insects
  • Healthy livestock housing & shelter
  • Homegrown feed
  • Integrated pest management (IPM)
  • Intercropping
  • Leys in crop rotations
  • Mixed farming
  • Mob grazing
  • No tillage
  • Pasture fed livestock
  • Rotational grazing

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