EMRA Update December 2025

Mission

Create supportive relationships to challenge paradigms
while building profitable and sustainable enterprises
to regenerate our land for the next generation.

A word from the Executive Director

As another year ends, I sincerely thank you all for supporting each other in our regenerative journey. When we first met in January of 2020, I had no clear vision of where we’d be today. All I knew was that there was a need for collaboration and community in the regenerative farming and ranching sector.
So, in the quiet moments this holiday season take a few moments to reflect on your joys and accomplishments over the last 12 months. Also reflect on how EMRA has served you and you have served your fellow regenerators for the past 6 years. Consider reflecting on the future of EMRA. We’ll be developing a vision statement at the Annual Business Meeting on January 6th 2026.
May your heart and home be filled with the true spirit of Christmas. Hope to see you all in January.

Sue FitzGerald

Resources available

Resources available under the NEWS tab. Along with newsletters there is a Rangeland Health Guide and a Podcast/Reading list available.

Education Committee Update

EMRA education committee is made up of EMRA member volunteers that meet monthly to organize education workshops, tours, and gatherings throughout the year. The entire committee we would like to invite you to the EMRA Annual Meeting & Workshop on January 6^th & 7^th 2026. Come show your support for the direction of EMRA as we kickoff the new year! Do you have topics or speaker ideas? Or perhaps you are interested in joining the committee? Reach out, we would enjoy hearing from you.

Coming 2026, EMRA has exciting networking and learning prospects in store. Each year in regenerative agriculture brings new excitement as we explore innovative ways to enhance our farms, ranches, families, and our natural resources.

In the News

Featured member on Reframing Rural- Bruski’s

From Sand to Soil EPISODE THREE- Listen here

On the beaver flats outside Ekalaka, Montana, Ryan and Abbey Bruski are upending convention on their multi-generational ranch. After realizing that their traditional cow-calf model wasn’t working for the land or the family, they sold the cows, shifted to custom grazing, and began rebuilding the ranch from the ground up.

As the Bruskis implemented regenerative grazing practices, including daily moves, diverse grass mixes, and a focus on soil health, they also confronted the strained succession history that had long cast uncertainty over the ranch. Determined not to repeat the past, Ryan and Abbey paired ecological regeneration with a new approach to family planning, creating clear roles, business structures, and a succession plan designed to give future generations clarity.

Listen to more podcasts from Reframing Rural HERE

Featured member – Wally Harbaugh

The tech fix that can clear the Western range of its barbed wire

Opinion in The Washington Post

By Bruce M. Beehler

Podcast Highlight- Acres USA

A Doctor’s Take on Soil- episode 19

Innovation Spotlight

Have an idea that you want to share? A solved problem? A new solution? Or maybe a quick fix that others might find helpful, send us an email and we can circulate it. Or perhaps you want some ideas to solve a problem, odds are you aren’t the only one. We can help get you connected to others in the group.