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Native American Land Management
Native Americans utilized many management practices that focused on harnessing the power of nature, from intercropping to the use of prescribed fire. -
The Rise Of Livestock Grazing
At this time, many viewed our natural resources, particularly our grazing lands, as perpetually renewable resources, with little knowledge of the positive and negative impacts grazing management could have on plant communities. In the decades to come, early conservation pioneers like Aldo Leopold, Arthur W. Sampson and Frederic Clements began to establish a better understanding of how our management impacts ecological health. -
The Dust Bowl
The Dust Bowl forced the federal government to act. At the urging of Hugh Hammond Bennett, they formed the Soil Conservation Service, today known as the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). -
Post-ww2 Synthetic Fertilizer and Technology
The use of synthetic fertilizers and industrial technology began to change the face of agriculture by focusing production toward a product of increased inputs. -
Regenerative Ranching Today
Today, producers are searching for regenerative solutions, and the origin of the principles may seem less important. However, in the end, many organizations have contributed to the lineage of regenerative agriculture, with many of those early principles we know and follow today codified by the writings of Robert Rodale.