Foxhead Regenerative Agriculture Project Blog
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We strive to cultivate a local agriculture network that benefits our community and ecosystem. Our goal is a thriving, resilient alliance of diverse farmers and farm allies working together to sustain our community and natural resources. Explore our blog telling stories straight from our local farmers about the past, present, and future of their land.
Foxhead Regenerative Agriculture Project Blog
1M ago
"This survey is a wake-up call." That's a quote from Thomas J. Vilsack, the U.S. secretary of agriculture, talking about our latest Census of Agriculture, which was recently released. What got his attention? Here's some statistics from the 2022 Census: The number of farms in the US dropped almost 7% since 2017 - a continuing decline ..read more
Foxhead Regenerative Agriculture Project Blog
2M ago
If you're considering transitioning your farm to the next generation and are unsure of where to start, check out the latest webinar presented by the Farmland Access Hub, now available online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_apbX53My8s Connect with Landseekers If you would like to list your property on the Hub's website or have it added to the internal confidential ..read more
Foxhead Regenerative Agriculture Project Blog
3M ago
Did you know land access is an emerging farmer's #1 hurdle to getting started? This data comes from the National Young Farmers Coalition 2022 survey. With prohibitive land prices and lots of deep-pocketed competition, it's hard for folks to get their foot in the farming door these days. So, What's an emerging farmer? The MN ..read more
Foxhead Regenerative Agriculture Project Blog
4M ago
FoxRAP made great strides in 2023 - our 2nd full year of operations. I'm happy to share here our Annual Report with you, our all-important supporters, contributors, partners, and community. With your support, we: Won a competitive $86K USDA Farmers Market Promotion Program grant to increase and improve direct-to-consumer markets and sales for local farms ..read more
Foxhead Regenerative Agriculture Project Blog
6M ago
Photo by James Wheeler on Pexels.com A farm is a farm is a farm, right? This comes up a lot in discussions about our project. As people become more urbanized, their only connection to agriculture is often a grandparent's farm that they visited during their childhood summers. "My grandfather used to say that once in ..read more
Foxhead Regenerative Agriculture Project Blog
9M ago
This weekend, I had the honor of meeting Dr. Temple Grandin, the world-renowned animal behaviorist, and hearing her speak in Stevens Point, WI. Dr. Temple Grandin. Photo credit: Colorado State University She spoke on topics from visual thinking to livestock behavior to the importance of good breeding, and then opened it up to a lively ..read more
Foxhead Regenerative Agriculture Project Blog
11M ago
It's overwhelming. It's complicated. It's emotional. Controversial even. You're too busy. You're never going to retire. None of your kids want to farm anyway. Any of this sound familiar? There's a mountain of reasons why you may be putting off writing your farm transition plan. These numbers say you're not alone: Only about 33% of ..read more
Foxhead Regenerative Agriculture Project Blog
1y ago
Do you have farmland that you would like managed according to your land stewardship goals? Maybe you: are a farmer hoping to pass on the management of your land are a widow/widower of a farmer inherited a family farm purchased a farm or recreational land that could be farmed, but do not farm yourself bought ..read more
Foxhead Regenerative Agriculture Project Blog
1y ago
Minnesota launched what may be the nation's first-of-its-kind program to bring in a new, diverse generation of farmers as the current, 99%-white farmer population grows older. This $15,000 matching grant opened at 9:00 a.m. on January 4, 2023 and had 28 applications in the first five minutes. Within days, the funds were claimed, applications closed ..read more
Foxhead Regenerative Agriculture Project Blog
1y ago
Did you know Wisconsin is second in the nation for total number of organic farms? Only California has more. Yet, due to rising cost of land, new farmers struggle to get into the business and growth of existing farms is limited. Organic farms use more human-scale, sustainable growing methods which build healthier soils. In turn ..read more