Pasa’s Dairy Grazing Project Manager Lucas Waybright shares his notes from a recent field day, highlighting the ingenuity, adaptability, and even experimentation that go into grazing animals on pasture. Happening soon: Join Lucas at Painterland Farms for a special two-day intensive on Regenerative Grazing with Ian Mitchell-Innes May 18–19. Infrastructure Workshop & Pasture Rest Trial […]
Read MoreOur new report offers fresh insights into how farmers can improve soil stewardship to more effectively protect ecosystems and communities, better withstand severe weather, and increase yields. The report reviews our findings to date of our ongoing Soil Health Benchmark Study—the largest and most diverse community science project studying soil health in the country. Since […]
Read MoreBy Acadia Tucker Acadia is a carbon farmer and gardener, and author of Growing Good Food: A Citizen’s Guide to Backyard Carbon Farming. Acadia is one of 200+ farmers and food system professionals who will be leading sessions at our 2020 Sustainable Agriculture Conference, happening February 5–8 in Lancaster. Update: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Acadia […]
Read MoreJacob Chalfin, Laurel Valley Soils Did you know that Pennsylvania mushroom farmers lead the U.S. in mushroom production? This means that the rest of Pennsylvania’s farmers have ready access to post-production mushroom compost—a valuable organic resource. Like other kinds of compost, mushroom compost can be a useful tool for improving soil health by providing […]
Read MoreBy Dr. Franklin Egan, Director of Education This is the third installment of a blog series on soil health challenges and innovations revealed through three case studies that are part of our ongoing Soil Health Benchmark Study, a citizen-science project we began in Pennsylvania in 2016. Read previous installments: “Too Much of a Good Thing: […]
Read MoreBy Dr. Franklin Egan, Director of Education This is the second installment of a blog series on soil health challenges and innovations revealed through three case studies that are part of our ongoing Soil Health Benchmark Study, a citizen-science project we began in Pennsylvania in 2016. Read the first installment: “Too Much of a Good […]
Read MoreBy Dr. Franklin Egan, PASA This is the first installment of a blog series on soil health challenges and innovations revealed through three case studies that are part of our ongoing Soil Health Benchmark Study, a citizen-science project we began in 2016. On a chilly day this past March, several members of our staff and […]
Read MoreBy Franklin Egan, Director of Education New research documents benefits of organic farming for soil health and helps farmers track progress in soil stewardship. Soil health is the foundation of productivity and profitability on any farm. While most farms regularly test their soils, it can be challenging to put results in a meaningful context. For […]
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