Listen to the Land - Slow and Steady
By Elton Robinson, Progressive Farmer Contributing Editor
As a teenager, Donavon Taves would spend hours thumbing through Popular Science magazines looking for new and interesting things to do, build or experience. Years later, the same curiosity was still strong when he heard about a different way of farming that had both environmental and financial benefits. "It was about being a better steward in the public eye. Something clicked," said Taves, who farms corn and soybeans in northeast Louisiana.