WHAT IF THE ANSWER IS ALREADY BENEATH OUR FEET?

Over the past several months, I’ve been digging deeper into something I believe deserves serious attention in American agriculture:

Our soil.

I’ve been looking into soil science, water retention, organic matter, composting, biochar, nutrient availability, nitrogen requirements and what healthier soils could potentially mean for farmers facing higher input costs and limited water.

And the deeper I get into this, the bigger the possibilities become.

Can we build soil that holds water longer?

Can we reduce some of the expensive nitrogen and fertilizer required to produce a healthy crop?

Can woody material generated through responsible forest mitigation be turned into something valuable for agriculture instead of simply becoming waste?

Could properly produced compost and biochar work together to retain water and nutrients?

And most importantly…

CAN WE PROVE IT IN THE FIELD?

That’s where Cattleman’s Creed intends to take this.

I’ve already contacted farmers in Oklahoma who are willing to work with us on potential corn and soybean trials, and I want to develop similar partnerships with farmers here in Colorado.

My goal is to bring together farmers, ranchers, biochar producers, composting companies, soil scientists, water professionals, agricultural researchers and private industry and build a serious real-world agricultural experiment for the 2027 growing season.

Not just in a laboratory.

In the dirt. On working farms. With crops in the ground.

We can establish control areas, test different amendments and application rates, measure water use, monitor soil moisture and nutrients, track fertilizer inputs and then measure what actually comes out of the field at harvest.

No exaggerated promises. No predetermined answer.

Measure it.

Test it.

Grow it.

Harvest it.

Follow the numbers.

If biochar works, prove it.

If compost works, prove it.

If combining them produces a better result, prove it.

And if none of them can reduce water or fertilizer costs enough to make economic sense for the farmer, we need to know that too.

Because ultimately this isn’t about selling another product to agriculture.

It’s about finding out whether we can help farmers produce more efficiently while protecting one of our most precious resources, water.

And there may be an even bigger connection.

We have forests requiring responsible mitigation and woody biomass needing productive uses. We have agricultural communities facing water challenges. We have farmers dealing with tremendous fertilizer and input costs.

Maybe these aren’t separate problems. Maybe one can help solve another.

Healthier forests

*Productive use of woody biomass

*Healthier soil

*Better water conservation

*Stronger crops

Lower input costs where the science proves possible

That’s what Cattleman’s Creed wants to investigate.

I’m not interested in sitting behind a desk telling farmers and ranchers who’ve worked the land their entire lives how to farm.

I want them sitting at the table with us.

Their experience, combined with good science, innovative companies and measurable field results, is how we’ll find out what’s actually possible.

Colorado and Oklahoma. Corn and soybeans. Real farms. Real measurements. Real results.

2027—let’s put it in the ground and find out. 🇺🇸🌱💧

Cattleman’s Creed

Protect the water. Improve the soil. Strengthen agriculture. Leave something better behind.