Ear to the Ground 393: Risk Reducers
LSP's Ear to the Ground by Brian DeVore, Land Stewardship Project
Episode notes
Alan Jostock uses the kind of diversity that builds soil health as a kind of insurance policy for his farm. That means meshing his crop and livestock enterprises in a way that they prop each other up through thick and thin.
More Information:
• Jan. 27, 2026, LSP Workshop — “Beyond Exports: Rebuilding Local Markets”
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Keywords
soil healthno-till farmingcover cropsintegrating livestocksmall grainsoatswater qualitydiversificationregenerative agricultureerosionlivestock productionnitratescrop diversitynitrate pollutionAlan JostockRolling J FarmMinnesota Farm Business Management Programfinancial management