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Healthy Farms & Ecosystems

Agricultural and other working lands must be managed regeneratively to achieve the balanced environmental, economic, and social solutions needed for our current challenges. Healthy farms, thriving rural communities, and diverse ecosystems are the foundation of food system resiliency. The Wallace Center works with farmers, land managers, and those that support them to develop and scale innovative farming solutions that prioritize diversity and cooperation. Connecting regenerative farming and land management practices to equitable value chains helps the Wallace Center build lasting solutions for ecosystem health and climate change mitigation.

Grazing Public Lands

Wallace Center’s Pasture Project continues to work with the Wisconsin DNR to pilot the use of regenerative grazing as a conservation management strategy on multiple sites managed by the agency. Pasture Project, University of Wisconsin, and WI-DNR are working to scale and solidify the case for grazing public grasslands instead of burning, mowing, or spraying. As of Spring 2020, conservation grazing is being implemented on 30 sites on over 400 acres, with additional sites in the approval pipeline.

  • Grazing Public Lands in Wisconsin
  • Conservation Grazing – Wisconsin DNR

Quality Management and GroupGAP

Small and mid-sized farmers are scaling up their businesses and entering wholesale markets. While these farms are committed to quality and safe production, it can be cumbersome for them to comply with buyer requirements made with large-scale agriculture in mind. 

GroupGAP was developed in 2016 by the USDA and the Wallace Center to help farmers of all sizes meet federal regulations and wholesale food safety requirements. The USDA GroupGAP Audit Program allows individual farmers to certify their practices as part of a centrally managed group and provides support, with the local group and participating producers addressing food safety compliance cooperatively.

  • Learn more about USDA Group GAP
  • Learn more about GroupGAP Community of Practice

Grazing Cover Crops

Cover crops can be an on-ramp to the use of regenerative practices that support soil health and water quality. Wallace Center’s Pasture Project completed a 2018 project which built the case for grazing cover crops through on-farm data collection in MN and IA. The project found that grazing cover crops can improve soil fertility and provide significant cost savings. Pasture Project continues to build the case for the practice with a new cohort of six cooperating farms in IL and MO.

  • Full Trial Report
  • Grazing Cover Crops How-To Guide
  • Technical Research Bulletin  

Technical Assistance and Resource Development for Grazing Practitioners

Wallace Center’s Pasture Project works with technical experts to develop high quality resources and provide technical assistance to farmers and graziers.

  • Webinar Archive
  • Grazing Video Tutorials 
  • Upcoming Pasture Project Events 

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