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Gabe Brown: Keys To Building a Healthy Soil

Transcend Productions · talk · Watch on YouTube

Environment, agriculture & food systems

What it is

Farmer Gabe Brown talks about how he rebuilt the soil on his ranch using no-till farming, cover crops, and grazing animals. The talk was recorded at a sustainable agriculture symposium in Idaho in 2014.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN readers share it as a persuasive, first-hand account of regenerative agriculture, citing its claims about soil organic matter, yields and reduced fertilizer use.

  • 5 people recommended it
  • 6 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2023

What HN commenters said

  1. “This talk introduced me to the no-till, soil health farming paradigm”

    Intro to no-till, soil health farming with stunning results.

    clarkmoody, 2020-10 · Strong recommendation · in “No-till no-herbicide farming system in trial since 1981”

  2. “Here's another account a farmer using natural systems to build soil.”

    Farmer explains building soil with natural systems.

    briantakita, 2015-03 · Recommendation · in “Destroy the soil and we all starve”

  3. “I found this presentation[0] by a farmer talking about growing soil to be super interesting.”

    Farmer on growing soil and boosting yields per acre.

    goda90, 2021-04 · Recommendation · in “Soil bacteria could improve crop yields, via fungi”

  4. “I saw an interesting farmer presentation on YouTube[1] the other day”

    Farmer shows cover crops improving water absorption.

    droopyEyelids, 2021-08 · Recommendation · in “Peru is reviving a pre-Incan technology for water”

  5. “I found it fascinating”

    Fascinating talk covering reduced fertilizer farming practices.

    tharkun__, 2022-01 · Recommendation · in “Farmers facing fertiliser sticker shock may cut use”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: soil health, no-till farming, cover crops, regenerative agriculture, grazing

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