Regenerative Agriculture Creates a Sprawling Road Map
Blain Hjertaas of Redvers, Sask., and David Rourke of Minto, Man., were both well-known faces before their panel at the MFGA Regenerative Agriculture Conference in Brandon late last November.
Why it matters: Regenerative agriculture has got lots of time in the headlines, but the movement may look very different for an organic farmer with 3,000 acres of annual crops versus a rancher whose land is mostly pasture.
Both are believers in regenerative agriculture, a movement that, among other things, promises more efficient production, resiliency against drought and flood, and the promise that the farm will not only be sustainable with the environment, but actually help regenerate degraded soil.
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A conversation with either may fall towards topics like soil carbon, organic matter or soil structure and water infiltration.
At the same time, the two operations could not be more different.
For Hjertaas, it’s all about livestock.