Each year, Atlanta, Ind.-based Beck’s Hybrids puts out one of the most comprehensive books on ag research centered around the company’s Practical Farm Research (PFT) Program. 

Bringing regenerative practices to degraded soil is no easy endeavor. But Mac Kincaid looks no further than his family to understand why he punches the calculator, braves freezing temperatures during the winter to move livestock, and troubleshoots ever-present weather challenges.

While driving through Kansas and Nebraska recently to visit a farmer and equipment dealer, I honestly never felt so far away from the bureaucratic inertia of Washington.