A paradigm shift in agriculture towards more sustainability is taking place which might spread to other countries. Image source: Shutterstock (#353036804)
Demonstrations and conferences are the main infrastructure of a movement that aims to make agriculture more sustainable and profitable, and might be worth to look into for farmers around the world. During the last two decades, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service managed to transform what was already on the minds of farmers into a coordinated national effort.
The principles of the soil health movement are to reduce or eliminate tillage, keep plant residues on the soil surface, keep living roots in the ground, and maximize diversity of plants and animals. Realizing the upside of this paradigm shift in agriculture, investment and support started to come in from all directions, with the USDA, for example, offering $72.3 million to advance the movement.
As interest grows, valuable partnerships are being formed between what were sometimes former rivals in the agriculture business.
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