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Increasing Soil Health: Resilience to Drought and Extreme Rainfall No-till and cover crops can help stabilize yields, improve agricultural productivity, and build resiliency through increased soil organic carbon content and soil water storage.Extreme weather events, such as extended drought and heavy precipitation, are out of landowners’ and growers’ control; but through effective soil health management…

‘Kiss the Ground:’ Netflix Movie Features Soil Health Pioneers Ray Archuleta and Gabe Brown The movie, Kiss the Ground, features a lineup of some of Hollywood’s most recognizable names and faces, but two of its stars fly a little closer to the ground. The movie’s thesis proposes that by regenerating the world’s soils, humans can rapidly…

Climate Impacts on Agriculture According to the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, Washington crops and livestock will be affected by climate change through warming temperatures, rising atmospheric carbon dioxide, increasing water stress and declining availability of irrigation water. The Climate Impacts Group is widely recognized for scientific discovery, as an experienced creator of impartial & actionable…

How Do Farmers Think about Climate Risk? *In this study, Vermont farmers identified many site-specific risks that they associate with extreme weather and climate change. From their standpoint, these risks are not new. Rather, they represent familiar risks that are being intensified by recent climate changes.What do farmers worry about? Flooding and erosion. They were especially…

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Other great examples of landscape conservation collaboration The Chesapeake Conservancy as an example of a partnership that brought together 80 conservation partners across the watershed. Their model of participation and open access allowed the partnership to fit in a multitude of priorities and move forward on multi-benefit conservation. The Open Space Institute spearheading capital campaigns, land acquisitions, and park…