Gabe Brown, founder of Understanding Ag, joins host Gary Eminith on the Open Range podcast to discuss how regenerative agriculture transformed his North Dakota farm after near-bankruptcy in the 1990s.
Key insights:
Rebuilding soil aggregates through no-till and cover crops increased water infiltration on his land from half an inch to 30 inches per hour.
The four ecosystem processes (energy cycle, nutrient cycle, water cycle, and biodiversity) drive soil health more than synthetic inputs.
Soil testing across 37 million acres found farmers are rarely short on nutrients, only on the biology needed to release them.
Cattle rotational grazing allowed his farm to support 10 times more livestock while cutting hay costs.
An industry survey found 88% of farmers using regenerative practices saw higher profitability.