Regenerative Agriculture

California family farmer says organic and regenerative movements should work together

Burroughs Family Farms wants to see unity and accessibility in the regenerative movement There is vigorous debate between those who say farms must be organic to be regenerative, and those who say conventional farms that adopt regenerative practices and build soil health are also regenerative. A farmer in California says both camps should work together […]

Organic, non-GMO turkey producer earns regenerative certification

Diestel Family Ranch becomes first Certified Regenified™ turkey brand  Diestel Family Ranch, a four-generation, family-owned producer of sustainably raised turkeys, offers both certified organic and Non-GMO Project Verified turkey products. Now the Sonora, California turkey producer has gone one step further by adding regenerative certification to its products. Diestel recently became the first turkey producer to […]

Minnesota farmer: Building regenerative supply chains can be “exciting and stressful”

John Strohfus takes on the risks of building direct farmer-to-brand regenerative supply chains Maddie Hamann and Adam Hiner, co-founders of organic bread maker PACHA, had a problem. In 2023, they were sourcing organic buckwheat from a farmer in North Dakota for their gluten-free bread products. But they wanted to get their products certified regenerative in […]

Idaho farm offers model of regenerative potato farming

Farm’s Roots Potato Chips are one of the first brands to receive Soil & Climate Health Initiative verification Applying regenerative agriculture practices to conventional potato farming is challenging. A root crop, potatoes require tillage, which is minimized in regenerative agriculture. They are also sprayed with lots of pesticides. Crop rotations are minimal with just potatoes […]

Regenerative farmers ditch GMO seeds in favor of non-GMO

They don’t need GMO traits and can build soil health, reduce inputs, increase biodiversity, and earn premium markets growing non-GMO Genetically modified corn and soybeans dominate U.S. agriculture with more than 90% of those crops planted with GMO varieties. But a growing number of farmers who use regenerative agriculture practices—such as no-till, cover crops, and […]