Robert H. Spiers Jr. is the co-owner and operator of Spiers Farm, LLC, an 1,800-acre corn, soybean, grain, and tobacco farm in Dinwiddie...

In thinking about the future and change, it is easy to rely on cliches like ‘the future is now’ or ‘change is inevitable’. Everyone...

Why would someone need a soil owner’s manual? Who uses owner manuals anyway? For many of us, an owner’s manual is helpful for an...

Soil is a living biological system with a local, personal context for farmers and market gardeners. In efforts to build topsoil and...

Identifying the primary resource concern on your farm and land is a critical starting point for soil and natural resource conservation...

Building soil health, addressing farm resource concerns, and regenerating landscapes is an ongoing process and journey. In his 2018 book...

Why is soil health important? What can we learn from history? At different times throughout history, civilizations and cultures have...

Farmers, ranchers, market gardeners, and land managers must constantly assess and know their context, values, and resource concerns to...