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White Oak Pastures beef herd © White Oak Pastures
Working with nature has increased soil organic matter from 0.5% to 5% and doubled carbon sequestration at White Oak Pastures farm on America’s east coast.
Although owner Will Harris, a fourth-generation farmer who farms 2,023ha (5,000 acres), has seen a huge improvement in soil health, he says production costs have risen more than 30%.
With no support offered to farmers in the US in the form of greening payments, he is plugging this gap by adding value and selling direct to consumers, having borrowed $7.5m (£5.7m) for an on-farm abattoir, butchery and shop.