Regenerative Agriculture Checklist
Checklist for reviewing regenerative farming practices on your operation, a simple way to see where you stand and where you might improve. Use it on each visit and keep the completed copy with your farm records.
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What is on this checklist
- Soil disturbance kept to a minimum
- Soil kept covered most of the year
- Living roots present as long as possible
- Crop or forage diversity in use
- Livestock integrated where suitable
- Synthetic inputs reviewed
- Soil tests and observations kept
- Water infiltration checked
- Goals for next season set
How to use this checklist
Print a few copies and keep them where the work happens. Go item by item, tick OK, FIX or N/A, and write what needs attention in the notes.
Where to check the details
This sheet is a general template, so confirm specifics with your own manuals, labels and local rules. For current official guidance, start with USDA NRCS and eXtension.
For more in this area, see the crop planting calendar. Between chores, farm.FM has farm humor, including Agriculture in Archer County, and farming farm stories.