Regenerative Agriculture

Study: Soil health management positively impacts Delaware River Watershed

A collaborative project from the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) and the Soil Health Institute (SHI) found that soil health management systems increase both environmental and economic benefits on farms. Supported by the William Penn Foundation, the project assessed the economics of soil health management systems (SHMS) in farms of different sizes in New […]

Soil health expert: “Mimic life and nature’s principles; don’t genetically splice it”

Speakers at the Big Soil Health Event like Ray Archuleta urge farmers to build soil health, diversify crop production, build plant immunity By Ken Roseboro While the United States continues to lose soil, farmers can reverse the trend, build healthy soils, and produce more nutritious foods. This was a key theme of the Big Soil […]

General Mills and Walmart partner to advance regenerative agriculture across 600,000 acres by 2030

General Mills, Walmart, and Sam’s Club announced a collaboration to accelerate adoption of regenerative agriculture practices that will improve soil health, water quality, carbon sequestration, and farmers’ economic resilience across the shared value chain. The aim is to establish regenerative farming on 600,000 acres by 2030—“the acres of land in the key regions where we […]

Fairtrasa launches world’s first 100% Regenerative Organic Certified® bananas

Fairtrasa has partnered with farmers from Ecuador to globally debut Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) bananas. The certification represents the highest standard of both environmental and social sustainability and represents a crucial step forward in banana cultivation. ROC growers go beyond organic by avoiding all industrial inputs, typically creating their own compost and using smart intercropping […]

Lotus Foods achieves Regenerative Organic Certified® Gold

Lotus Foods Organic White and Brown Basmati Rice is now the 6th product worldwide to meet the rigorous standards for certification as ROC Gold. Lotus Foods’ basmati rice is the first and only ROC Gold rice. ROC® Gold level signifies that 100% of farm operations meet the highest standards for regenerative organic production across the […]