Regenerative Agriculture

California Department of Food and Agriculture to host first public listening session on defining regenerative agriculture

The California Department of Food and Agriculture, in collaboration with the State Board of Food and Agriculture, will be hosting five public listening sessions to receive comments that will help define “regenerative agriculture” for state policies and programs. The first listening session will be held December 6. As interest in “regenerative agriculture” continues to grow, […]

Climate Collaborative launches initiative to boost organic and regenerative supply chains for CPG companies

The non-profit Climate Collaborative’s mission is to catalyze bold climate action within the grocery industry. It recently announced a year-long initiative, the Regenerative and Organic Transition Community of Practice (CoP) to meet the challenges of Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) companies wanting to transition their supply chain to organic and regenerative agricultural practices. Pre-registration is now […]

Japanese trading giant Mitsui invests in regenerative agriculture

Business investment concern Mitsui and Co., Ltd. has invested in RRG Nature Based Solutions LLC (“RRG NBS”), a U.S. company with an integrated global involvement in regenerative agricultural projects. Regenerative agriculture fosters agricultural sustainability, productivity, and profitability by regenerating the natural environment through climate change countermeasures and conservation of ecosystems and water resources. Major food […]

Vital Farms becomes first national egg brand to earn a Regenified™ verification

Vital Farms recently became the first national egg brand to earn a Regenified™ verification. The third-party verification for the company’s regenerative offering, Restorative Eggs, recognizes the progress made with a core group of farmers using regenerative practices that build soil health in order to increase the land’s resilience to flood and drought. The accompanying Regenified seal is […]

Soil is home to over half of Earth’s species, study concludes

Surpassing what scientists estimated in 2006, new research has found that over half of all Earth’s species (previous estimate was 25%) call the soil “home.” Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the paper revealed that soil is home to 90% of fungi, 85% of plants and more than 50% of bacteria. “…Soil […]