We believe there are solid, fundamental principles of Regenerative Agriculture that can improve our collective impact on the planet. Follow along as we share our insights and learnings on these imperative resources.
Our flagship ranch, Pajarito, near Pandora, Texas, is not an easy place to graze. There are long runs to make, brush to avoid, and a diverse list of plant communities to manage. Some of the rotational grazing tools we us…
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Humans have done an incredible amount of damage to our planet. Soil carbon is just one of a myriad. Though we have caused significant damage (extraction) of carbon stores we have the ability and the tools to regenerate. …
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A comment I often hear from fellow producers and other agriculture enthusiasts is that grazing cattle, or in other words grass-fed beef just can’t compete with grain fed beef. People often say “there just ins’t enough la…
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There has been decades of anecdotal evidence that adaptive multi-paddock (AMP) grazing can double a ranches carrying capacity over the long-term. I have personally witnessed it on multiple ranches throughout my ranching …
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Not exactly a picture from the United Kingdom, but such a great example of why grasslands needs grazers. The above ground biodiversity is astounding, but just imagine what kind of diversity lies below the ground!
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I has always boggled my mind that ten thousand or more farmers are individually driving to a farmers market somewhere in the US every weekend. I participated in several farmer’s markets for over a decade, so I can’t knoc…
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Photo of animal impact from high density grazing. A lot of animals are needed to make this kind of impact at scale.
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I dream of a world where regenerative agriculture is main stream and has real market power. Where biodiversity flourishes, clean water flows, the soil is healthy, carbon is sequestered deep below the surface and life exu…
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If you’ve been reading my blog, The Pastoralist, long enough you know that I am located in Southwest Texas. Parker Creek Ranch, my decade plus experiment in regenerative agriculture, is located in the heart of mesquite c…
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Image caption: A relatively severe case of foot rot. This animal was at a locomotion score of 4. Dry ground and daily treatment with Kopertox cured this case and the animal was able to return to the pasture.
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What is soil health? When I think of soil health the first thing that comes to my mind is Wendell Berry’s quote from his book The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture, “The soil is the great connector of lives,…
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Holistic grazing management is the foundation of our soil & water conservation practices. If the the livestock aren’t managed properly the vegetation and soil will respond negatively. The current conventional models of l…
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Drought is currently plaguing the Southwest. Climate change and desertification are real factors that effect ranchers every day. Our primary ranching operation is located in southwestern Medina County, and we are right o…
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“I was born upon the prairie, where the wind blew free, and there was nothing to break the light of the sun. I was born where there were no enclosures, and where everything drew a free breath." -Ten Bears, the great Coma…
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Droughts are a regular occurrence for ranchers throughout the rangelands of the United States. This was once home to vast grasslands, now much of it farmed. Most of the grasslands that do remain are located on ground tha…
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As farmers and ranchers our livelihood depends on the soil. In fact, you could easily argue that all of our lives depend on the soil. It is the basis from which our nutrition is derived. Parker Creek Ranch, where I first…
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