Farmers

Farmers for Soil Health: Dig Deeper on Cover Crops with Michael Vittetoe (Part I)

Farmers for Soil Health is an initiative led by the Soy Checkoff, Pork Checkoff, and National Corn Growers Association, which advances the use of soil health practices like cover crops to help improve farmer profitability. This video focuses on Cash crop considerations after covers, and is the first part of a conversation with Michael...

Farmer Perspectives: Soil Health Principles in Practice

The principles of soil health are central concepts for these five regenerative farmers. They describe how each of the principles apply to their own farms and provide advice for those looking to get started. This video features Macauley “Mac” Kincaid (Jasper County, MO), Jennifer Allen (Linn County, MO), Josh Payne (LaFayette County, MO), Molly...

Farmer Perspectives: Using No-Till to Improve Soil Health

Regenerative farmers are using no-till as a core component of their cropping systems to build soil health. Three farmers in Missouri give us a first-hand look of what they’ve seen in their own operations. This video features Molly Rockamann (St. Louis, MO), Macauley “Mac” Kincaid (Jasper, MO), and Dave Haubein (Dade County, MO). This...

Cover Crops for Home Gardens

This Center for Regenerative Agriculture handout offers a list of suggested cover crop species suitable for use in a home garden.

Get Started! A Guide to USDA Resources for Historically Underserved Farmers and Ranchers

Check out this USDA guide to resources for historically underserved farmers and ranchers! This guide is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Thai and Vietnamese.

Farmer Perspectives: Biodiversity for Grazing

Regenerative farmers are using native warm season grasses and cover crops to add biodiversity for livestock grazing. Three farmers in Missouri share the benefits they've seen from thinking about their grazing systems differently.

Alley Cropping

This USDA resource provides and overview of alley cropping, the benefits, and considerations for implementation.

Farmer Perspectives: How Regenerative Agriculture Benefits Wildlife

Regenerative farmers understand that wildlife on the farm can be a good thing! In this video, three Missouri farmers describe the regenerative agriculture practices they use to promote wildlife and the benefits they’ve seen.

Farmer Perspectives: How Regenerative Agriculture Can Benefit Pollinators

Regenerative farmers are seeing the benefits of encouraging pollinators back on the farm by establishing pollinator habitat in Missouri cropland settings. In this video, three Missouri farmers describe the regenerative practices they use to promote pollinators and the benefits they’ve seen.

Missouri Biodiversity Pilot Program

Missouri corn and soybean farmers have the opportunity to enroll in a pilot program that quantifies and certifies biodiversity credits as well as carbon and water quality credits.