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Regenerative Agriculture Field Tour

08/21/2024

Regenerative Agriculture Field Tour

Hosted by the Western Lake Erie Basin Advisory Group, this tour offers you the chance to see effective farming techniques in action that enhance soil health, protect water quality, and produce high-quality, nutrient-dense food. Join us for an immersive field tour in the Upper Maumee watershed as you explore firsthand the impact of sustainable farming practices on vegetable, grain, and livestock production. Learn directly from farmers who are successfully implementing these practices and from renowned soil health expert Ray Archuleta. Engage with innovative farmers, conservation organizations, and state agencies who are revolutionizing agriculture in the Western Lake Erie Basin watershed.

Tour Philosophy

This tour is designed to showcase farms that demonstrate regenerative agriculture principles including maintaining soil cover and living root systems through cover crops and pastures, integrating animals, diversifying rotations, and minimizing soil disturbance through no-till and pastures. Farms on tour stops will demonstrate how farmers can reduce external fertilizer inputs through increasing crop rotation diversity, adding cover crops, and integrating livestock into their operations. Ultimately, these practices improve water quality by tightening natural nutrient cycling and reducing losses. Food from farms showcased during the tour will be served at lunch to demonstrate what a local, regeneratively grown meal looks like in Michigan.

Details

Date:
08/21/2024
Event Category:
Website:
https://graham.umich.edu/wleb/field-tour-2024

Venue

Waldron, MI, USA

Details

Date:
08/21/2024
Event Category:
Website:
https://graham.umich.edu/wleb/field-tour-2024

Venue

Waldron, MI, USA