The Latest from SFA
Whether you’re a farmer, food system leader, supporter, or someone inspired to make a difference, we welcome your voice.
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We can’t control the weather, but we can control the management of our resources and plan for drought early and revisit the plan often.
Patrick Toomey shares some strategies to work your way through drought while protecting your land resources and bottom line.
Get your garlic for fall planting and for your kitchen! The 2026 Upper Midwest Garlic Growers Directory is full of local growers selling garlic for seed and for your pantry.
All growers are members of SFA. Get your bulbs before they're gone!
Principles of Soil Health
Soil Health is foundational to all of SFA’s work.
Healthy soil is fundamental. Our health, wealth, and future depends on the ecosystem beneath our feet. SFA's work promotes agricultural community and prosperity through soil health.
We provide consulting and technical assistance as well as educational and networking opportunities to farmers and landowners in the areas of grazing, dairy, cropping, silvopasture, and fruit and vegetable production.
Keep the Soil Covered
Build and maintain vegetation.
Limit Disturbances
Minimize or eliminate mechanical and chemical disturbance.
Build Diversity
Manage to increase plant, microbe, livestock and wildlife diversity.
Living Root
Keep living plants in the soil as much as possible.
Integrate Livestock
Healthy soils require appropriate livestock integration.
Context
Apply these principles within your unique operation.
