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@@Alexander-rq9he properly grazed paddocks draw in many wildlife species; cycle nutrients through the soil, plants, animals (check out the food web, how species' nutrients are cycled in the food chain). In order for the native species to grow well, they need RUMINANT herd to prune them to promote growth and fertilize them. Must have death of plants and critters to cycle the nutrients. Some plants will feed (ruminants) deer, elk, bison, cattle, sheep, goats, antelope,... others will die in place and feed the soil microbiome. The foxes, mountain lions, bob tails, coyotes,... eat some venison to cycle the nutrients. A dead deer feeds the vultures and decomposer species. Animals and plants have a symbiotic relationship in the grand sceme of the environment. Humans have been greedy. Many do not know how to procure their food. They think it is sourced from a grocery store. They complain of the price of food, but will eagerly spend a fortune on entertainment.

@@jeanneahlers2448 VOTE with YOUR food $$$$

Yeah……you couldn’t be more wrong

@ every state has areas where marginal land was tried to be put into production and then something like the 1930’s happens to be dry and windy and does damage to the topsoil. Todays farming is different now with no-till where the stubble is undisturbed and holds moisture from catching snow and filling the soil profile up. While new lines of equipment have been built in the last 35 years to work in these new soil conditions. Your adding drama to get comments

@@bobf1174 yeah you still couldn’t be more wrong. Would you consider the red river valley in North Dakota/Minnesota marginal land? Thats were I grew up and after most winters the ditches down wind of the prevailing winds would be level full of topsoil. You’re ignoring the issue so you can tell yourself it’s not really that bad.

@@clearskiesranch1362 probably the most beautiful productive land in that valley and your adding drama because of a few areas

@@bobf1174 regen grazing builds soil structure by maximizing living roots in the soil. Hay unrolling can protect bare soils til plants grow in that spot. Tillage ruins soil life, allows wind and rain induced runoff, creates a hardpan, requires high financial inputs and time,... Healing the environment can happen with well managed grazing. Well managed paddocks attract wildlife-birds, deer, ...

Allen Williams often discusses successful transition from hgh input to regenerative methods. He is a partner in Understanding Ag. Check them out. Better guidance in getting off the high input treadmill is often needed. Gabe Brown, Jim Gerrish, Ray Archuleta, Will Harris, Alejandro Carrillo, and others discuss techniques they have used that may be helpful, if you want to do it on your own. Everyone's context is at least a little different. A prescription will not work, have to continuously adapt to current context.

@@aaronswanson6719 if you read Gabe Brown's book, Dirt to Soil, you will find out he paid for his farm, bought from his in-laws; got into HUGE debt due to 4 consecutive years of weather induced crop failure; and discovered regenerative principles when the bank would NOT extend his line of credit. His use of regenerative principles was how he dug out of debt. I recommend you listen to his more recent talks on youtube and take notes. OR... If you are one who has better reading comprehension/recall get his book and mark it up like a college text book. My copy has many underlined and bracketed notations of info that was new to this former CAFO dairy worker and CAFO pig worker with over 50 years on a dairy. Joel Salatin's father fled a south American country to begin living on what is now Polyface Farm. Joel and his wife, son and daughter built Polyface up gradually from gully ground to lush soils. Greg Judy was a "conventional grain feeding farmer" who was broke when he switched to 100% grass-fed, pasture based customed grazing on leased land. Steve Kenyon shares a fair amount of similar techniques from Canada. Allen Savory did it in Africa. Switching will require excellent management for YOUR farm, family, soil, weather,... CONTEXT. It will change as your soils improve.

In some areas

Me and my neighbors have had the conversation too bad this land was plowed. Could you imagine the big crops we could grow if all the erosion and organic matter was not evident. Hopefully with time and new practices we can fix at least 70% of it

Organic matter loss>

@@brianhamp702 it’s how things evolve. Learn from mistakes. Learn to correct them. It’s changed a lot in 30 years and all for the better. And we still have record production. If their is a real concern, it’s 20% of the Amazon rain forests are gone since 1970 to make farm ground

They're important, especially in the Plains and other places that are especially subject to wind erosion. They slow the wind down and stop drifting soil from drifting further. They also act as a reservoir for beneficial insects and other creatures, including game.

Although the awareness of real nutrients dense foods isn't popped yet here, the demands may be just a little, not ez to market it as something more valuable than the rest

Every little bit helps.

@@justmestill7485 I’m not so sure regenerative agriculture is an old way. Many ancient settlements collapsed because they grew crops like grains that depleted the soil. It’s modern technology like electric fencing that enables ranchers to easily move their cattle from paddock to paddock every day, which feeds the animals a constant supply of fresh and abundant grass as the animals fertilize the plants and feed the soil microbes with what comes out the other end.

@@wendyscott8425 when we were hunters and gatherers following the ruminant mob, the regenerative system worked. When we began tilling in one place, degradation became an issue. 1940's after ww2, chemical usage magnified the degradation. Cheap food policy encouraged high inputs which are pushed by lobbyists. Big ag, big pharma push research that sells their products or is not published. Ag educators are trained by r&d sponsored by big ag. Farmers are trained by ag educators... The ones not listening to the BS pushed and who think for themselves are looking at or experimenting with regen. Consumers can speed the regen revolution by buying direct from a known-to-the-customer farmer who farms in a manner that suits the buyer's conscience.

@@wendyscott8425 before stationary farming, regenerative principles were working. Regen ag movement is working to rediscover and implement the principles of graze, rest/recovery/regrowth. Regen grazers are working to revive soil microbial life, plant diversity, nutrient cycling by moving their animals wisely.

I’m a small farm and found these methods to be a disaster. I now use tillage, drain tile, gmos, chemical fertilizer and herbicides including glyphosate. I can pay my bills

@@anerawewillneverforget check out the LION diet. Some humans are sensitive to plants. We need the good fats from animals for our brains and hormones to function properly.

Be glad you’re able to overpay for your food. Not everyone can afford

@@aaronswanson6719 Actually, I don't spend as much as people buying vegetables and fruits as well as all the processed food out there. You'd be surprised how much less a keto diet costs than the typical American diet.

I pick and choose from my local regen farmers - we are lucky to have a few co-op stores. I get ground beef and eggs occasionally, leaf lard and tallow less often, and then splurge for the occasional pack of premade tortillas with lard and organic flour. It helps to budget 50-30-20 - 50 percent towards housing, utilities, food and necessaties, 30 percent towards wants - and I want to travel, but I also want regenerative beef and awesome eggs, and 20% toward retirement. Most people don't budget and they waste funds on fees and interest and work to pay some credit card consolidation program. How about budget and see how much you really have to invest in your health and future.

@@leelindsay5618 Sounds good to me. Also, eating in restaurants is way too common and much more expensive than eating at home. I understand that people work hard and are tired, but is it really that much work to make meals? Especially if you keep them simple? You can afford the occasional grass-fed ribeye steak if you eat at home, among the other cuts of grass-fed or pasture-raised meats.

@@aaronswanson6719 above person probably a trust fund kid or has a big pension

They still use herbicides