Grow & Graze
Strong roots build strong foundations.
If you're ready to build a resilient and profitable farm that benefits the environment, you're in the right place. At The Hub, our free services empower you to restore soil health, improve animal well-being, and increase your farm's long-term sustainability.
Join our community of farmers working together to create a future that thrives for the environment and your bottom line.
We’re better together.
Become a Pro. Build Sturdy H-Brace Fence Structures
H-Braces are the foundation of your whole fencing system.
They support miles and miles of fencing. Logan Karcher, director of producer programs for Illinois Grazing Lands Coalition, demonstrates each step with clear instructions. Stop worrying that your fences won’t keep your livestock in. Build it right from the start.
Regenerative Agriculture
“Farming and ranching in synchrony with nature and the four ecosystem processes to repair, rebuild, revitalize, and restore ecosystem function — starting with the life within the soil and expanding to life above the soil.”
— Dr. Allen Williams, Understanding Ag
Our Shared Vision
This is what we’re working toward. Together, we’ll see it become reality.
Illinois farmers and ranchers will lead the way in creating an environmentally sound and economically thriving agro-ecosystem by adopting more regenerative practices that minimize soil disturbance, maximize crop diversity, keep soil covered, maintain living root systems year round, and integrate livestock in ways that support healthy soils, clear waterways, and clean air.
Beginner graziers will find the help they need in our new how-to video series. Check out the offering on our video page.
New How-To Video Series
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Regenerative grazing builds soil and profits.
“Regenerative Grazing is a principle-driven farming practice of building soil health naturally through pasturing animals on perennial and annual forages and grasses with low or no synthetic inputs, and in a way that supports human and ecosystem health, farm profitability, and community and food system resilience.” — Roadmap for Expanding Regenerative Grazing in Illinois, Pasture Project