Gabe Brown
2025
Gabe Brown is one of the pioneers of the current soil health movement which focuses on the regeneration of natural resources.
Gabe, along with his wife, Shelly, founded Brown’s Ranch, a diversified 6,000-acre farm and ranch near Bismarck, North Dakota. The ranch consists of several thousand acres of native perennial rangeland along with perennial pastureland and cropland. Their ranch focuses on farming and ranching in nature’s image.
The Browns holistically integrate their grazing and no-till cropping systems, which include a wide variety of cash crops, multi-species cover crops along with all-natural grass finished meats. This diversity and integration have regenerated the natural resources on the ranch without the use of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, and fungicides. Over 2,000 people visit the Brown’s Ranch annually to see this unique operation. They have had visitors from all fifty states and thirty-seven foreign countries.
Gabe and his ranch have received many forms of recognition for their work, including the prestigious Heinz Award for the Environment, the Growing Green award from the Natural Resource Defense Council, an Environmental Stewardship Award from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, and the Zero-Till Producer of the Year Award, to name a few. Gabe has also been named one of the twenty-five most influential agricultural leaders in the United States and has been inducted into the North Dakota Agricultural Hall of Fame.
Gabe authored the bestselling book, “Dirt to Soil, One Family’s Journey Into Regenerative Agriculture.”
They have now transitioned ownership of the ranch over to their son, Paul and his wife, Jazmin.
Gabe is a partner and Board Member at Regenified and serves as the public face of the company. He is a founding partner in Understanding Ag, LLC and a founder and instructor for the Non-Profit Soil Health Academy, which focuses on teaching others the power and importance of healthy functioning ecosystems.
My Sessions
Common Ground for Common Good
Gabe will explore why we are seeing a movement of farmers, brands and consumers coming together to find Common Ground for Common Good. He will discuss how regenerative agriculture has the ability to help answer many of the challenges that face us today, from climate change to farm profitability and farm and community resilience and […]
Ecological Succession: Nature’s Blueprint for Regeneration
Gabe Brown and Kyle Richardville will unpack the concept of ecological succession and why it’s central to regenerative agriculture. They’ll explore how understanding nature’s successional processes can guide land management decisions, accelerate soil and ecosystem recovery, and help producers work with nature instead of against it. George Hosier will join the discussion to share how […]
6-3-4 in Practice: Evening Walk and Cattle Move
Gabe Brown
John Cherry
Stuart Johnson
Kyle Richardville
George Hosier
Join Gabe Brown, Kyle Richardville, Stuart Johnson and George Hosier for an evening farm walk and live cattle move, bringing the 6-3-4 principles of regenerative agriculture to life in the field. This hands-on session will explore how context, principles, and rules translate into daily management decisions—covering grazing strategy, animal impact, observation, and adaptive decision-making. A […]
What is all this talk about Regenerative Agriculture?
Gabe Brown will explore the core principles of regenerative agriculture and the mindset shifts required to move from input-dependent systems to resilient, nature-led models. Drawing on decades of experience and global examples, he will outline how regenerating soil health, ecosystem function, and farm profitability are not only possible—but essential. This keynote will challenge attendees to […]
Beyond Yield: Building Profitable Regen Systems
Gabe Brown and Stuart Johnson explore how shifting from a yield-focused mindset to one centered on margin can unlock real profitability in regenerative systems. They’ll share practical insights from farms making this transition, highlighting the business case for regeneration. John Gregson will contribute additional perspective on how verification and accountability can support profitable, principle-led change. […]
Fireside chat with Gabe Brown
Gabe Brown
John Gregson
Martin Caunce
Stuart Rogers
Nick Padwick
Gabe Brown – with John Gregson as Chair – speaks with three British regen farmers about their experiences of regenerative farming, the highs and lows and considers the way forward for them and the sector as a whole