My Nuffield personal study resumed in Florida February 3, 2020 with Jaime Elizondo. Jaime manages the cattle and grazing part of the operation of Living Web Farm near Crescent City, Florida. I wanted to visit with Jaime because he is an advocate of non selective grazing and strategic supplementation to[...]

The 2019 Nuffield Canada Scholarship that I have received is made possible by the generous support from The Western Grains Research Foundation. I have been fortunate to receive additional sponsorship from Manitoba Forage and Grasslands Association, Manitoba Beef Producers, Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Manitoba AgDays, Shur-gro Farm[...]

Since studying agronomy at the University of Manitoba several years ago the farmer in me become fascinated with soil carbon and soil organic matter (SOM). It seemed that SOM was the one thing that could affect everything that concerned the success of the farm. Things like water holding capacity of[...]

It is with great excitement that I begin my Nuffield scholarship! Nuffield Scholarships were started many years ago in and today it has evolved to include several countries worldwide and provides scholars with the means for international travel to study a chosen topic and develop professionally in to great leaders[...]

Finian Makepeace is the co-founder of the non-profit organization Kiss the Ground. Kiss the Ground is based out of Los Angeles, California and their mission is to “inspire participation in soil regeneration.” Finian’s background is not in agriculture but he blew me away with his knowledge of how the soil[...]