Focus on Regenerative Farming by Regenerating the Soils

Touch the Soil News #1988 – Regenerating Soils – (Courtesy of USDA – Public Domain) Brightvibes news portal brings the story of a Southern California farm that transformed materially depleted land into a Regenerative Farm.  The process took the owners 8 years, and they are pleased with the results and where they are headed now. …

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World’s 10 Largest Forestry Companies Create International Coalition

Touch the Soil News #1987 (Photo – Forests – (Donar Reiskoffer (CCA Sa 4.0 Unported) Forests, like other natural features on the Earth’s surface play a role in Atmospheric health including water flow regulation and soil health.  These 10 companies manage 22 million acres of forests.  That would be the equivalent of a farm 1,000…

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No-Till Farming – The Financial Benefits

Touch the Soil News #1986 (Photo – No-Till Farming – (Maggilautaro, CCA 3.0 Unported) While we don’t often cover conventional farming practices, we did find an interesting story about No-Till farming and the surprising financial benefits in lowering costs.  From using far less fuel, arresting top soil loss, and being able to use smaller equipment…

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National Heirloom Exposition – Ventura County Fairgrounds in California

Touch the Soil News #1984 (Photo – Jeff and Sandy Bragg – (photo courtesy of Jeff and Sandy Bragg) The National Heirloom Exposition is an event of a lifetime, if you can get there.  Filling up the fairgrounds in Ventura County, California, the pavilions are packed with things for professional growers and the family and…

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How Do You Feel About Foreign Ownership of U.S. Farmland?

Touch the Soil News #1982 (Photo – California Farmland – Carol Highsmith, Public Domian) Farmland Grab news portal brings a story about Chinese ownership of U.S. farmland.  Come to find out, China owns very little U.S. farmland.  The largest foreign owner of farmland in the U.S. turns out to be Canada at 12.8 million acres…

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Amazon Partners with Hippo Harvest to Source Lettuce

Touch the Soil News #1979 (Photo – Spring Mix Lettuce – ( CCA SA 4.0 International by Daniel Penfield   Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International) Amazon announces investment in Hippo Harvest which uses robotics and greenhouses to grow lettuce.  Located in Half Moon Bay in California, Hippo Harvest now supplies Amazon Fresh online customers in the…

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Community Canneries – Still Going in the U.S.

Touch the Soil News #1978 (Photo – Community Cannery 1943 in Jeffersontown, Kentucky  – Courtesy of the U.S. Farm Security Administration – Public Domain Community Canneries are still operating in many parts of the nation.  The origin of the county or community cannery came about during World War I, along with the vintage “Victory Garden”…

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