{"id":2785,"date":"2023-03-07T18:39:15","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T18:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.horizon.com\/?page_id=2785"},"modified":"2025-02-19T18:55:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T18:55:31","slug":"regenerative-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/horizon.com\/organic-dairy-brand\/sustainability\/regenerative-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Regenerative Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=header-cover><\/div><section class=hero><div class=gy-cloud1 data-aos=fade-up data-aos-anchor-placement=center-bottom data-aos-duration=600><\/div><div class=gy-cloud2 data-aos=fade-up data-aos-anchor-placement=center-bottom data-aos-duration=600 data-aos-delay=400><\/div><div class=\"gy-cloud3 hidden-xs\"data-aos=fade-up data-aos-anchor-placement=center-bottom data-aos-duration=600 data-aos-delay=600><\/div><div class=content><div class=copy><h1>For the one horizon <br class=m-hide>we all share.<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=tabs-wrapper><ul class=tabs><li><a href=\/organic-dairy-brand\/sustainability\/ >Sustainability<\/a><li class=active><a href=javascript:void(0);>Regenerative Agriculture<\/a><li><a href=\/organic-dairy-brand\/sustainability\/sustainability-support-program\/ >Taking Action<\/a><\/ul><\/section><div class=ing><div class=\"bott_padd inner-cont top_padd\"><article class=\"card-row top_heading\"><div class=\"card-text text-center\"><h2>We farm like the future depends on it.<br class=m-hide>Because it does.<\/h2><p>Regenerative agriculture and organic principles go hand-in-hand, giving back to the land. Regenerative agriculture also helps us shrink our carbon footprint and makes our partner farms more productive and efficient. It\u2019s a win-win-win way to farm. Here\u2019s a quick explanation of regen ag principles.<div class=cont_btn><a href=\/organic-dairy-brand\/sustainability\/sustainability-support-program\/ class=\"btn-cont btn-global\">Stories From The Farm<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=card-row><div class=card-img><picture><source height=481 media=(max-width:767px) srcset=\/wp-content\/themes\/horizon\/assets\/images\/sustainability\/regenerative-agriculture\/regenerative-agriculture-1-sm.jpg width=660><source height=700 media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"srcset=\/wp-content\/themes\/horizon\/assets\/images\/sustainability\/regenerative-agriculture\/regenerative-agriculture-1.jpg width=960><img alt=\"regenerative-agriculture-1\"height=700 src=\/wp-content\/themes\/horizon\/assets\/images\/sustainability\/regenerative-agriculture\/regenerative-agriculture-1.jpg width=960 class=responsive-img><\/picture><div class=play_icon><a href=# class=popup-trigger data-modal=op-video data-url=https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/owYYeFZfmuo aria-label=\"Soil health video\"><img alt=\"play-icon\" height=128.204 src=\/wp-content\/themes\/horizon\/assets\/images\/sustainability\/regenerative-agriculture\/play-icon.svg width=128.204><span class=\"visually-hidden\">Soil health video<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=card-text-cont><div class=card-text><h2>Soil health<\/h2><p>Did you know healthy soil actually traps carbon underground? Healthy soil is the foundation for growing nutritious, resilient crops. Full of organic matter and living microbes, a healthy soil microbiome retains water and prevents erosion. Worms and insects call it home too.<p class=heading>Ways farmers boost soil health<ul><li>Not tilling the land<li>Planting cover crops<li>Getting cows to help\u2013they break up and fertilize soil during planned grazing<li>Testing soil to make sure it has the right nutrients<\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class=\"op-video popup-modal\"><div class=modal-content><span class=\"close-button popup-close\"><\/span><div class=video-full-width><iframe allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\"allowfullscreen class=fancybox-iframe scrolling=no src=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"card-row reverse\"><div class=card-img><picture><source height=481 media=(max-width:767px) srcset=\/wp-content\/themes\/horizon\/assets\/images\/sustainability\/regenerative-agriculture\/regenerative-agriculture-2-sm.jpg width=660><source height=700 media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"srcset=\/wp-content\/themes\/horizon\/assets\/images\/sustainability\/regenerative-agriculture\/regenerative-agriculture-2.jpg width=960><img alt=\"regenerative-agriculture-2\"height=700 src=\/wp-content\/themes\/horizon\/assets\/images\/sustainability\/regenerative-agriculture\/regenerative-agriculture-2.jpg width=960 class=responsive-img><\/picture><div class=\"xfa right\"><span class=p1>Turner Dairy<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=card-text-cont><div class=card-text><h2>Biodiversity<\/h2><p>Biodiversity means the variety of different kinds of species and organisms in one place, like on a farm. Having biodiversity helps the ecosystem be more resilient, adapt better to climate change, and improve agricultural production. It\u2019s important to include native plant species on farms too, instead of just growing feed crops.<p class=heading>Ways farmers enhance biodiversity<ul><li>Planting diverse crops<li>Establishing habitat for pollinators, like bees and butterflies<li>Transitioning areas of low production, like along fences, to native plant species<li>Creating nesting boxes for birds and bats<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=card-row id=water-management><div class=card-img><picture><source height=481 media=(max-width:767px) srcset=\/wp-content\/themes\/horizon\/assets\/images\/sustainability\/regenerative-agriculture\/regenerative-agriculture-3-sm.jpg width=660><source height=700 media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"srcset=\/wp-content\/themes\/horizon\/assets\/images\/sustainability\/regenerative-agriculture\/regenerative-agriculture-3.jpg width=960><img alt=\"regenerative-agriculture-3\"height=700 src=\/wp-content\/themes\/horizon\/assets\/images\/sustainability\/regenerative-agriculture\/regenerative-agriculture-3.jpg width=960 class=responsive-img><\/picture><div class=\"xfa left\"><span class=p1>Fair Hill Farms<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=card-text-cont><div class=card-text><h2>Water management<\/h2><p>Water is life. With ongoing drought in many parts of the country and our changing climate, water is becoming more and more scarce. We\u2019re always looking at new technologies to help decrease water usage. We\u2019re helping our farmers move towards more sustainable water management, leveraging rain water, reclaimed\/recaptured\/recycled water, and natural surface water like lakes and rivers.<p class=heading>Tech that helps farmers use less water<ul><li>Soil moisture probes to track how much water is really needed<li>Water-flow meters<li>In-field weather stations to forecast water usage needs<li>Micro-irrigation instead of surface irrigation<\/ul><div class=cont_btn><a href=\/organic-dairy-brand\/sustainability\/sustainability-support-program#big-water-savings class=\"btn-cont btn-global\">Check Out Our Case Study<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"card-row reverse\"><div class=card-img><picture><source height=481 media=(max-width:767px) srcset=\/wp-content\/themes\/horizon\/assets\/images\/sustainability\/regenerative-agriculture\/regenerative-agriculture-4-sm.jpg width=660><source height=700 media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"srcset=\/wp-content\/themes\/horizon\/assets\/images\/sustainability\/regenerative-agriculture\/regenerative-agriculture-4.jpg width=960><img alt=\"regenerative-agriculture-4\"height=700 src=\/wp-content\/themes\/horizon\/assets\/images\/sustainability\/regenerative-agriculture\/regenerative-agriculture-4.jpg width=960 class=responsive-img><\/picture><div class=\"xfa right\"><span class=p1>Quint-S Farm<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=card-text-cont><div class=card-text><h2>Manure and cow diet management<\/h2><p>About 15% of Horizon Organic\u2019s carbon footprint comes from manure, so we\u2019re working with our farmer partners to cut that number by improving how we deal with it. Dairy cows also put out a lot of GHGs by burping (in a process called enteric fermentation for you science fans), sending about 44 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions in the U.S. every year*. All this burping accounts for about 20% of the carbon footprint of our milk.<p class=heading>Ways farmers cut GHGs<ul><li>Using manure separators to separate solids and liquids<li>Piloting manure composting and storage projects<li>Researching ways to reduce cow burps through diet<\/ul><br><div class=footnote>*According to 2020 United States Environmental Protection Agency data from their Greenhouse Gas Inventory Explorer: Greenhouse Gas Inventory Data Explorer | US EPA.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the one horizon we all share.SustainabilityRegenerative AgricultureTaking ActionWe farm like the future depends on it.Because it does.Regenerative agriculture and organic principles go hand-in-hand, giving back to the land. Regenerative agriculture also helps us shrink our carbon footprint and makes our partner farms more productive and efficient. It\u2019s a win-win-win way to farm. 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