Meet Jim and Stephen West of Sunrise W Land and Cattle Company in McCulloch County, Texas. The father and son team is busy working to establish regenerative farming and management methods on their ranch. Their commitment to the process of regenerative farming, along with help from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, is proving to be a winning combination.
“We’re bringing together different conservation practices to create a regenerative farming system,” said Jim. “We hope to show it’s possible to naturally grow crops and raise animals through diversity.”
Regenerative agriculture takes an approach that’s different from conventional methods. The goal of regenerative agriculture is to let natural processes take the lead, with management decisions made to enhance or restore those processes.
“It’s this very complex system of nature taking care of nature,” said Jim.
Jim began researching regenerative agriculture in the early 2000s while still in military service with the Marine Corp. Having been stationed around the world, he was able to make his own observations, too.
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