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The Mad Agriculture Journal

Published on

January 08, 2024

Video by

Kirk Horton

Photos by

Jane Cavagnero

An eco-buffer runs through it. Way up on the Northern Great Plains of Montana, Anna Jones-Crabtree and Doug Crabtree planted a half mile of trees on their farm, Vilicus Farms. This eco-buffer will help their land become more drought-resistant and provide food and habitat for critters that help their soil thrive. Why plant trees where you could grow crops? Biodiversity, that’s why. It’s one of the keys to a farmable future.

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