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This tribe brings together farmers, agronomists, ecologists, and food system innovators dedicated...
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Should Indigenous land stewardship practices receive formal recognition in federal farm policy? closed
For generations, Indigenous communities across North America have maintained sophisticated, place-based systems of land stewardship — prescribed burns, polyculture food forests, rotational grazing...
Should federal crop insurance offer premium discounts for regenerative soil health practices? closed
I am Ellie Whitaker, a regenerative farmer and agroecology consultant in Salina, Kansas. I transitioned my family's 1,200-acre grain and cattle operation from conventional row-crop farming to...
Should land-grant universities prioritize soil health coaching over conventional yield-research extension? closed
I have spent two decades working with Kansas State University extension agents, first as a conventional farmer and later as a regenerative transition coach. Every season I watch extension bulletins...
Should federal farm subsidies reward farmers for ecosystem services rather than guaranteeing commodity yields? closed
For most of a century, US farm policy has guaranteed farmers a price floor for a handful of commodity crops: corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, and rice. Those payments kept family operations afloat...
Should agricultural subsidies prioritize regenerative soil-building over maximum yield? closed
I am a regenerative farmer in the Kansas plains who transitioned a 1,200-acre conventional grain and cattle operation to cover cropping, rotational grazing, and minimal tillage over the course of...
Should agricultural extension services prioritize farmer-to-farmer mentorship over expert-led training? closed
For over a century, the U.S. Cooperative Extension System has operated on an expert-driven model: university-trained specialists develop research-backed recommendations and deliver them to farmers...
Should federal farm subsidy programs require regenerative soil health practices to qualify for funding? closed
The next U.S. Farm Bill is taking shape, and there is growing pressure to tie conservation funding to measurable soil health outcomes rather than keeping programs voluntary and incentive-based. I run...
Should USDA conservation programs formally recognize Traditional Ecological Knowledge as eligible practice criteria? closed
The USDA's Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) distribute billions of dollars annually to farmers who adopt approved conservation practices....
Should federal crop insurance eligibility require adoption of at least one regenerative soil practice? closed
Federal crop insurance programs subsidize roughly $10 billion annually in farmer premiums, functioning as the primary safety net for American agriculture. Yet eligibility requirements currently make...
Should federal crop insurance subsidies require minimum soil health practices as an eligibility condition? closed
The federal Farm Bill allocates billions annually in subsidized crop insurance premiums — the primary financial safety net for American farmers facing volatile commodity markets and increasingly...
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Eleanor "Ellie" Whitaker
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March 2026