Regenerative Agriculture

Soil Regen introduces Regenerative Certification process

Soil Regen is now offering a two-step verification process for food growers, to analyze their soils to determine the impacts of farm management strategies. The Regen Certified test, created by soil scientist Rick Haney and Regen Ag Lab founder Lance Gunderson, is available at Regen Ag Lab. The first step involves soil testing and regenerative certification through […]

Soil Carbon Initiative launches new regenerative farm certification

First-of-its-kind regenerative agriculture seeking 100 farmers to begin go-to-market pilots this spring. The Soil Carbon Initiative (SCI), the first-ever independently verified, outcomes-based regenerative agriculture certification program open to all farms and companies in the food supply chain, announced its newest 2022 pilots focused on farmers. While SCI’s earlier pilots concentrated on the technical aspects of […]

CCOF now offers Regenerative Organic Certified™ (ROC™) program

California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) is partnering with the Regenerative Organic Alliance (ROA) to offer the Regenerative Organic Certified™ (ROC™) program. ROC™ certification encompasses environmental protection, animal welfare, and fair trade, representing the highest standard for organic agriculture worldwide. The three pillars of the program are Soil Health, Animal Welfare, and Social Fairness; performance levels include Bronze, Silver, […]

Farmers Business Network and Environmental Defense Fund launch farmer line of credit to incentivize regenerative agriculture

Farmers Business Network (FBN) and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) have initiated the FBN Regenerative Agriculture Finance Fund (RAFF)—a unique U.S. financing program rewarding farmers who meet soil health and nitrogen efficiency standards through access to lower rates and fees. Participants gain agronomic insights to optimize on-farm benefits of regenerative practices. RAFF credit lines will offer a one-year line of credit […]

Fashion industry adopts regenerative agriculture

Despite clothing fabrics touting “organic” or “sustainable” labels to lure ethically minded customers, many of the environmental claims are not accurate. Changing Markets Foundation revealed that over half the claims from leading retailers like Zara, H&M, and Uniqlo were “unsubstantiated.” Levi’s and Reformation also fell short. A newer trend targets how fabrics are grown, prioritizing […]