NTMG// Lessons from Large-Scale No-Till w/ Gabe Brown of Brown's Ranch
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Onto our conversation with…
Gabe Brown has become an icon of the regenerative farming movement. On his 5,000 acre ranch in North Dakota he practices rotational grazing, no-till cash crop production, and grows 15 acres of no-till veg. We get into the basics of his systems of production that illustrate how applying the four principles of regenerative farming (reduce tillage, keep the soil covered, keep the soil planted, etc.) may look different at different scales, but will improve farms of all sizes and scales if adhered to and strategies for managing a diverse range of enterprises at-scale. If you want to learn more about what Gabe is doing, check out his book Dirt to Soil.
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