Consume Product

Regenerative is a revolution in agriculture. It's proven, it works, but it isn't as widespread as you'd think. I truly think in another 20 or 30 years most Americans will at least know about it and we'll see people getting most of their protein from regenerative ag.

The key to it is the time and attention and labor required to keep moving your animals, plus the connection you need with the land to figure out how and when to move them. Done right, you can reduce input costs to almost zero, and at the same time, grow more and more grass each year, so you can grow your herd size gradually.

One of the key elements is that you can't really do this starting with cows, unless you have a deep bank account and lots of patience. You can do it with sheep or chickens to get started, to bootstrap the process, however. Chickens have great turnaround and profit-to-fixed cost ratios. Joel Salatin will tell you everything you need to know how to make a successful chicken business on your land if you're starting from zero.

That said, cattle are an essential component. You can't just run chickens and sheep and expect great results. At some point you need cows to be part of the equation. They won't make you the most money the quickest, but they will help you compound your successes into growth.