Publication: Regenerative organic agriculture focuses on improving soil health, enhancing biodiversity, and fostering a holistic approach to land management. Practices include cover cropping, crop rotation, biodiversity, and reduced or no-till practices to improve organic matter, moisture retention, and carbon sequestration. Organic land management under regenerative practices avoids synthetic inputs and GMOs, promotes natural pest management solutions, managed grazing, agroforestry, and crop diversity. Regenerative organic land management fosters ecological balance and ethical farming practices. Together organic and regenerative practices create a resilient farming system that aligns with NRCS conservation practices and regenerative organic certifications.
Published: March, 2025
This program is funded under Conservation Collaboration Cooperative Agreement NR246740XXXXC008 between the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA), to promote sustainable agriculture practices and environmental stewardship. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA or NRCS.