Farm Journal

There’s no shortage of talk about carbon these days. It’s in the atmosphere, driving up temperatures and drawing global concern. But carbon isn’t inherently bad. It’s a building block of life. The real issue is location. Too much carbon in...
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A Landscape Worth Fighting For There was a time when the land we now farm was considered spent. Too much chemical use. Too much erosion. Too many years of extractive farming. Some called it unproductive. Others called it unprofitable. But...
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A Landscape Designed to Work Together We don’t see our fields as isolated rows of crops. We see them as part of a living, breathing ecosystem. Regeneration means working in step with nature, not against it. And when it comes...
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It’s easy to forget what’s under our feet. But at Castor River Farms, we start every decision by remembering that soil isn’t just dirt. It’s alive. And the way we treat it determines what kind of food we grow, how...
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There’s a deep satisfaction that comes from turning over a field. The hum of the tractor. The smell of freshly upturned earth. It feels like progress—like you’re waking the land up after a long sleep. That’s the story many of...
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