Is Grassfed Beef Good for the Environment?
Grassfed beef is good for your health, but is it good for the environment? Let’s consider how grassfed cows affect soil and water.
Is Grassfed Beef Good for Your Health?
Grassfed beef is higher in omega-3s, CLA, and antioxidants. It’s also lower in total fast and poses less risk of antibiotic resistance.
Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and Agriculture
Harmful algal blooms (HAB) happen when there’s rapid and excessive growth of toxin-producing algae. Farmers are part of the solution.
Dense Forests vs. Grasslands: The Truth About Oxygen Outputs
Did you know that an acre of grass can produce more oxygen than an acre of trees? Let’s compare a 5,000 sq. ft. area of trees to a lawn of the same size. The trees produce enough oxygen for between 8 and 18 people, but the same area covered in grass produces enough oxygen for almost 35 people. That’s a big difference. Yet there’s more to the story. A well-manicured lawn isn’t the same as a native grassland, and some trees produce more oxygen than others. There are also differences in oxygen production depending on the time of year and various environmental conditions, such as the amount of sunlight and water. That’s because of the relationship between photosynthesis and oxygen production. Let’s dig into the truth about oxygen outputs for each type of plant life. Redwoods in the Pacific Northwest Dense Forests Did you know that there’s a difference between…
Monoculture vs. Biodiversity in Agriculture and Forestry
Monoculture grows a single species of plant or tree in an area. Biodiversity cultivates a variety of species instead. Which approach is best?
Can You Revive Dead Soil?
Reviving dead soil is possible, but it requires a combination of techniques to restore soil fertility and biological activity.
Soil Sealing vs. Open Spaces: The Case for Grass
Soil sealing covers the natural surface of soil with manmade materials that prevent water from infiltrating the ground.
What is Carbon Sequestration?
Carbon sequestration captures carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and stores it in soil, trees, or grasslands. This article explains.
Getting Started with Farming and Ranching
Gil Daigneau and Gene Lollis explain how they got involved in farming and ranching. Gil is the founder of Go Natural Education and Gene is the current President of the Florida Cattlemen’s Association. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yx_ueri1KW4
What is the Carbon Cycle?
The carbon cycle describes how carbon moves between the atmosphere, soil, living creatures, the ocean, and human sources.