Close Alignment with Nature Improves Farming Outcomes

"Rice production on planet Earth goes back thousands and thousands of years," says Johnny Hunter of Castor River Habitat & Farm. "Rice is one of the, if not the, most consumed grains on the planet." The majority of rice production relies on tillage, flooding and post-harvest burns.

Those practices aren't aligned with Hunter's focus on soil health, so he cultivates rice by farming "with nature, not contend against her at every turn." After a decade of soil-first farming, Hunter says that he's found that "the more closely we can align ourselves with nature, the easier our life gets."