.Smithfield Foods, Sustainable Food Lab and Practical Farmers have been teaming up to make the case for small grains. Here's what they've found. edf.org/Z7bL

Want #lowcarboncorn #rootsintheground #lowriskmarket for farmers? Add #smallgrains to feed rations & source from the midwest. Sustainable Food Lab @PracticalFarmers Smithfield Foods EDF Growing Returns bit.ly/3mAyhUR OPINON: Why we need a broader perspective bit.ly/2KKmRkl

With a grant from a public-private partnership between National Fish and Wildlife Foundation @TruterraLLC Natural Resources Conservation Service, IAWA will coordinate w/ IowaSoybeans & Cooperative Farmers Elevator to provide a conservation agronomist to support the adoption of conservation practices in NW IA. nfwf.org/media-center/p…

Way to go big!

Here are a few of our second group sessions we are offering today from 11:10 until 12:10. Didn't catch one of any of the day 2 sessions? Don't worry, all of our sessions will be recorded so you can watch them later! #PFI21

The best part of my week so far has been listening to Jonathan Buffalo share farming knowledge and food traditions of the Sac and Fox. #cominghome

I am always humbled by the work of Practical Farmers Nick Ohde This film is exactly the kind of #cominghome #regenerative perspective I would expect. #letsbringthemback Livestock on the Land - Full-Length Film youtu.be/4xBDr_a1C2s via YouTube

"Farmers learning together is a powerful change mechanism. Change in Ag takes time, it takes people, it takes safety in numbers." #CoolSoil partner Riverine Plains CEO @roseycatherine NSW Country Hour ab.co/2Mt1F3A Kellogg's ANZ Mars Petcare US Food Agility CRC Niall Blair

Stop beating yourself up about the number and consider the practices. Plan for soil carbon as if it were a crop #CoolSoil partner Dr. Schefe AgriSci Pty Ltd NSW Country Hour ab.co/2Mt1F3A Kellogg's ANZ Mars Petcare US Food Agility CRC Niall Blair investing in soils and carbon.

The #CoolSoilInitiative Grower Summit is on tmrw (16/3/21) at Howlong. It'll be a great opp to meet with orgs supporting CSI locally + hear latest results on GHG & soil C. There are also places available for the 2021 program, w interested growers welcome. riverineplains.org.au/event/cool-soi…

Check out this report: Regenerative Agriculture How to Make It Grow: the Role of Companies in Galvanizing Systems Change resulting from a year-long collaboration of 10 different companies and The Nature Conservancy. Carol Healy Elizabeth Reaves The Nature Conservancy sustainablefoodlab.org/wp-content/upl…

A 2-in-1 opportunity to join the Food Lab and work with the PepsiCo team.

We had such a great time tonight at @kingarthurflour (a SFL member) and loved hearing our SHLL member Heather Darby from UVM Extension speak.

More on the Cool Soil Initiative. tinyurl.com/2wfz53en Sustainable Food Lab helped to launch with Mars Petcare US in 2018. The partnership now includes farmers from Riverine Plains FarmLink Research CWFS and IREC with commercial partners Kellogg's ANZ Allied Pinnacle, Manildra Group.

.Dept. of Agriculture has nearly doubled the area where its Post-Application Coverage Endorsement (PACE) insurance option is available for conservation-minded corn farmers who “split-apply” nitrogen—a practice that can lower input costs and helps prevent runoff. bit.ly/3LS2tJt

Not to be missed: Hal Hamilton's latest ahas on the future of farming. Elizabeth Reaves Stephanie Daniels Food Lab Kealy Sloan Kaitlin Sampson Carol Healy sustainablefoodlab.org/blinding-flash…

Check out the North Dakota Trusted Advisor Partnership (TAP), a groundbreaking new initiative that we're leading alongside PepsiCo General Mills @kingarthurflour UnileverUSA Anheuser-Busch Hershey, North Dakota State University with generous support from the Walmart.org. tinyurl.com/ycn4nefz

Day 14 #soilhealthcountdown: we start the #DIRTworkshopND today, so let’s check out the network building video from DIRT 2020. This is exactly what we’ll be doing the next couple days, see you all soon! m.youtube.com/watch?v=aeJZZk…

If you are a North Dakota CCA and want to join the #TrustedAdvisorPartnership - it kicks off January 17. Only requirements are (1) be a CCA in ND, (2) work independently and (3) advise farmers. More info and to sign up: trustedadvisorpartnership.com

Networking and learning at trustedadvisorpartnership.com