These Oregonians say the way they farm could slow…

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Some Oregon farmers are adopting regenerative agriculture practices, which focus on soil health and climate resilience.

Advocates say these methods can increase profits and reverse climate change by storing carbon in the soil.

State and federal funding for these climate-friendly agricultural practices has recently become uncertain.

At Troon Vineyard , in southern Oregon’s Applegate Valley, Garett Long has turned composting into an art form, using it to support soil microbes and eliminate the need for petroleum-based fertilizers.

When Andrea Malmberg and her husband, Tony, bought Bunchgrass Land & Livestock , in a remote corner of northeast Oregon, they stopped irrigating the land where their sheep and cattle would graze. Within three years, production nearly do