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Less Harm on the Farm: Regenerative Ag

Provided by: The Nature Conservancy |Published on: March 29, 2024
Videos Grades 9-12, 6-8, ap-college

Synopsis

  • This Nature Lab video introduces viewers to three agricultural revolutions that have already happened and the next revolution, which will consist of improving methods to advance climate solutions such as cover crops, conservation tillage, filtration via wetlands, pollinator gardens, green buffer zones, and agroforestry.
  • This video is included in this lesson plan by Nature Lab by the Nature Conservancy.
  • Students will see exemplary farms, such as Franklin Farms in central Illinois, the University of Illinois Research Farms, a farm in Ohio, and a farm in Nebraska that uses Traditional Ecological Knowledge from the Mayan people in Central America, and learn about the dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Subjects: Earth and Space Sciences, Engineering
Authors: Nature Lab by The Nature Conservancy
Region: North America, South and Central America, USA - Midwest, United States, Global, Illinois, Nebraska, Ohio
Languages: English

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The Nature Conservancy
The Nature Conservancy is a global environmental nonprofit working to create a world where people and nature can thrive. The Nature Conservancy has grown to become one of the most effective and wide-reaching environmental organizations in the world.