Regeneration of Our Lands: A Producer’s Perspective | Gabe Brown | TEDxGrandForks

The United States is in crisis. The health of our soil resource has declined to such a point that it is not only negatively affecting farm and ranch profitability, but it is also having a devastating impact on everything from our water quality to our communities and even to our health. North Dakota rancher Gabe Brown walks us through a common sense solution to this crisis.

Gabe Brown is one of the pioneers of the current soil health movement that focuses on regenerating our resources. Gabe, along with his wife, Shelly, and son, Paul, own and operate a diversified 5,000-acre farm and ranch near Bismarck, ND. Their operation focuses on farming and ranching in nature’s image.

The Browns holistically integrate their grazing and no-till cropping systems, which include a wide variety of cash crops, multi-species cover crops along with all natural grass finished beef and lamb. They also raise pastured laying hens, broilers and swine. This diversity and integration has regenerated the natural resources on the ranch without the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides and fungicides.

The Browns are part owners of a state inspected abattoir which allows them to direct market their products. They believe that healthy soil leads to clean air, clean water, healthy plants, animals, and people.

[donready]

I have cashcropped for 40 years and no tilled for 30. Too bad I didn't find people like Gabe Brown, Dave Brandt and Dave Johnson until recently. Their revolution is in motion. Hope I last long enough to see it through. Higher organic matter, less synthetic inputs, and C02 reduction are an unstoppable combo.

[tubenotter]

Gabe, thank you so much for what you do! A great model for the future! I am a university prof in the water profession at TUHH in Hamburg, Germany. My institute does research how farmers can assure clean and abundant water below their land. You are my teacher and I teach about your success in international classes.

[claydohsf]

Mr Brown is a Superstar! He makes the most sense. I hope US Ag farmers and ranchers pay attention and follow this remarkable man's lead. I'd love to visit his operation some day and experience his nature's way production model first hand! Kudos to Mr Brown!

[Jessica-kkcz]

I could watch Gabe Brown’s lectures day. And I live near DC, work for a technical company, and only have a container garden on the deck. His talks are so informative, with real life examples from he and his wife’s own lives, and his insight into into people make him approachable and trustworthy. There’s a great lectures by him on YouTube. Highly recommend!

[SemperAugustusBubble]

This man is an absolute genius. We need more young people following and learning from these innovators.

[benoitlambert]

I once said in a conference in Geneva "Gabe and Jill Clapperton are more a threat for biotech than Greenpeace". I think I was not exaggerating. What a clear, powerful, hopeful message!

[txwildflowers]

Mr. Brown.. truly my hero. Endeavoring to model this ranch after his.. Thank you for showing us the way...

[pepper]

We need this all over the world. Thank you sir.

[hlim]

Thank you so much Gabe... we WILL win this for the earth!!!

[thechaosgardener]

I have been using these strategies to change my land independently relying on a combination of legumes and different grasses. I am excited im not the only one to think of this. My neighbors thought i was weird. I am in the Arizona desert and have terriformed a barren backyard into a food forest. I use these exact same strategies. Awesome info, I agree. I use these strategies on my channel.

[bobbietriplett]

im with you 100%... thk you and god bless you.

[KissTheGround]

Thank you for your work and sharing it. Our vision is that a new view has emerged where people are reverent of our interconnectedness with nature, Humanity is living regeneratively and our planet is restored, balanced, and abundant. Together, we can do this!

[BrianStephens]

Easily the most clear, concise, complete explanation of what all producers should be doing. Bravo!
If only 10-15% of the world's agricultural land achieved about half of what you have in terms of organic material, and water infiltration - then the atmospheric CO2 would return to early 1900 levels, and floods and drought would soon be forgotten.

[markosborn]

Outstanding and so logical. Thanks for the great work Gabe.

[emeraldcoastgardensfl]

Thank you for setting captions on. Wow. Excellent talk!

[ruthiewitter]

This is so important. The world needs to consider resource management in a different light; we have all we need, fields, animals, plants... We’re just not taking very good care of it.

[wmo]

Mr. Gabe Brown, should be the Sec. Of Ag! As a beekeeper, you offer a better future for our food system!

[tolbaszy]

This is the most important speaker TED Talks has recorded. For Mr. Brown's sake, I hope he can keep talking, because he has a natural talent for speaking, and a wealth of common sense. My advice to him is he should have the same good sense about his own body, so he can have more years of teaching us how to live sensibly. He is a national treasure!

[kangerol]

Bahasanya sangat jelas, mudah dipahami, terima kasih Gabe Brown

[riaanbotha]

This leaves me with a lot of excitement. This is a world solution for restoring our soil back to the way it is meant to be.Cause we are connected to the soil