WR Johnson & Sons

James Johnson and his two sons are 4th and 5th-generation farmers in Columbus, New Mexico. About ten years ago, they began their regenerative journey to transition their farm away from conventional production agriculture towards a system that focuses on soil health and biology. 
 
They started planting a diverse cover crop mix in 2011 and 2012 but they kept seeing a decline in yields and profitability on their farm. Through a lot of trial, error, and thinking, they realized that they have a soil biology problem. Fast forward to today, they are staunch advocates of the regenerative agriculture movement and are still constantly testing and learning new approaches to improve their soil health and manage a regenerative commodity agriculture operation.
 
James and his sons are on a journey to learn more about the soil and the health of the land that their family has been farming since the 1950s. Their journey has led them to relearn the “old ways of agriculture” and pay closer attention to what is happening in the soil and how they can use organic inputs and a focus on soil biology to increase the resiliency of their farming operation.