Rosengren Farms

8500 acresBox 540, Midale, Saskatchewan, S0C 1S0Colin Rosengren

Regenerative agriculture is the practice of rebuilding soils by mimicking intensely the processes that created them in the first place.

Products

  • canola
  • non-GMO canola
  • flax
  • mustard
  • hemp
  • soybeans
  • lentils
  • peas
  • maple peas
  • chickpeas
  • wheat
  • durum
  • barley
  • oats
  • rye

Regenerative Practices

  • Minimize soil disturbance
    • No-till (direct seeding, zero-tillage) 
      The soil is not worked at any point throughout the season. residue from the previous crop is left on the soil surface, and its root system is left intact. the following crop is seeded directly into the soil without tillage.
    • Minimum-till 
      Minimum tillage is a soil cultivation practice that reduces the number, depth (0-10 cm), and intensity of tillage operations (no inversion of the soil) to minimize soil disturbance.
    • Permanent grassland 
      A parcel of land composed primarily of herbaceous grasses, including perennials and native plant species, which can be used for grazing, forage, or biomass production.
  • Keep the soil covered and maintain living roots year-round
    • Cover crops 
      Plants grown alongside, preceding, or following cash crops with the purpose of increasing soil fertility, reducing soil erosion, and suppressing weeds.
    • Intercropping 
      Simultaneously growing two or more crops adjacent to one another, on the same piece of land and within the same growing season. crops are paired based on their differing, yet complementary, space and resource requirements.
    • Relay (or double) cropping 
      Growing two or more crops one after another on the same field and within the same growing season. crops are combined in a relay to maximize the season according to the maturation or harvest stage of the crops.
  • Protect and enhance biodiversity
    • Companion cropping 
      Simultaneously growing two or more crops together in the same field so they complement one another by improving nutrient cycling, suppressing pests and weeds, and enhancing biodiversity.
    • Diverse crop rotations 
      Planting crops with different characteristics in sequence on the same field over time
    • Habitat conservation/creation/restoration 
      The conservation, creation, and restoration of ecosystems to improve habitat value for wildlife. forests, prairies, riparian areas, or wetlands can be restored along farmland.
  • Optimize input use
    • Preserve and restore natural ecosystems
      • Maintain living roots year-round (agroforestry and perennials)
        • Perennial crops (grasslands) 
          Crops that regrow each year in a specific climate without needing to be reseeded.
        • Riparian buffers 
          Mixed woody and non-woody species planted along the edges of bodies of water (streams, rivers, lakes, or ponds).
      • Improve water cycles

        Observations

        • increased yields from intercropping
        • increased yields from variable rate intercropping

        How to buy

        • processors and food production companies can buy grains from us. Consumers can purchase Three Farmers brand products in stores
        Contact
        colin@rosengrenfarms.com306-458-7792
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