The Organic & Non-GMO Report Newsletter
Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack meets with Thousand Hills to recognize climate-smart regenerative ag practices
Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed, a Minnesota-based regenerative agriculture company, met with United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack at the USDA Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities (PCSC) conference in Hershey, Pennsylvania in October to discuss climate-smart regenerative agriculture practices. Secretary Vilsack attended the PCSC conference to address the success and future of the USDA’s climate smart […]
Read MoreUNFI and Climate Collaborative partner to launch regenerative transition community of practice
The Climate Collaborative, in partnership with the UNFI Foundation, recently announced the launch of the second cohort of its Regenerative Transition Community of Practice (CoP). The CoP brings together leaders from across the grocery industry—CPGs, retailers, food service providers, distributors, suppliers and funders—to increase their capacity to navigate the complexity of regenerative supply chain transition. […]
Read MoreRegenerative farming practices improve nutritional profiles for turkeys, study finds
The OTI-RAPP program is led by Dr. Angela K. Jackson, who will advise and support producers interested in organic regenerative ag across the state through education, technical assistance, and outreach opportunities. The new Organic Transition Initiative–Regenerative Agriculture Pathway Program (OTI-RAPP), aims to equip South Dakota farmers with the knowledge and skills to adopt sustainable agricultural […]
Read MoreNew regenerative organic agriculture program to support South Dakota farmers
The OTI-RAPP program is led by Dr. Angela K. Jackson, who will advise and support producers interested in organic regenerative ag across the state through education, technical assistance, and outreach opportunities. The new Organic Transition Initiative–Regenerative Agriculture Pathway Program (OTI-RAPP), aims to equip South Dakota farmers with the knowledge and skills to adopt sustainable agricultural […]
Read MoreSeed Integrity Pledge for Safe Seeds launched to provide resources for non-GMO seeds
The Seed Integrity Pledge for Safe Seeds was recently launched by GMO/Toxin Free USA to raise awareness about the increasing availability of GMO seeds, none of which have been safety tested, in the consumer market, and to provide a resource for non-GMO seeds. The website, SafeSeedPledge.org, hosts a database of seed companies that have pledged […]
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