Regenerative Agriculture

Organic and conventional farmers see the promise of perennial grain, form co-op to scale it

Perennial Promise Growers Cooperative formed to increase production of Kernza® as a way to build soil health, preserve water sources, mitigate climate change, and revive rural communities Organic and conventional farmers may not agree on farming practices but in Minnesota they are finding common ground on the value of Kernza perennial intermediate wheatgrass. Twenty-five organic […]

New organization aims to be “connector” to scale regenerative agriculture

Great Plains Regeneration to focus on helping region’s farmers build soil health, develop markets for regenerative agriculture products, revive rural communities A new organization has emerged to encourage adoption of regenerative agriculture practices across the U.S. Great Plains. Great Plains Regeneration (GPR) was founded by a team of farmers and regenerative agriculture leaders to provide […]

Perennial Fund aims to drive the next great revolution in agriculture: regenerative organic

Fund provides capital to support farmers through transition to organic By Brandon Welch Industrial agriculture has subverted the economy of nature, degraded planetary ecosystems, and created some of the largest challenges humanity has ever faced, such as climate change and the loss of biodiversity and fertile soils. The modern industrial agricultural system has gutted rural […]

Regenerative farmer to peers: We can farm without pesticides

Rick Clark, a no-till organic farmer from Indiana, recently encouraged a group of farmers at a field day to move away from synthetic pesticides. “Eliminate all of these caustic inputs that are harming our bodies. We can farm without all these inputs,” he said. “Let’s figure out how to move forward and make it happen.” […]

Simple Mills’ direct trade program benefits farmers, encourages regenerative ag practices

Food company disrupts commodity agriculture system by contracting directly with farmers and incentivizing regenerative practices In April 2020, Emily Lafferty, senior manager, strategic sourcing at Simple Mills, asked Minnesota farmer John Strohfus if he could grow 300 acres of organic sunflowers for a new organic cracker product her company was developing. Strohfus had never grown […]