Bayer and Perdue share learnings from three-year regenerative agriculture partnership: ‘Change is hard’ June 11, 2024 Regenerative agriculture delivers benefits to farmers, say Bayer and Perdue Agribusiness, but they don’t come overnight.
Should ag lenders and crop insurers offer ‘good soil discounts’ to farmers? Land Core develops ‘actuarially sound model’ to make it possible August 4, 2023 Insurers offer discounts for avoiding smoking and good driving, so should they incentivize farmers to invest in good soil health?
FBN launches $25m regenerative ag pilot fund January 11, 2022 The fund will offer discounted loans to growers who implement regenerative farming practices to improve soil health and nitrogen management.
CoverCress nets $8m from Bunge, REG; touts ‘buy-in from entire supply chain’ April 1, 2021 St Louis-based CoverCress is gearing up for its first harvest and a soft launch this year, and is aiming to have 250,000 acres of its ‘cash cover crop’ planted in 2022.
How do farmers feel about cover crops? We asked a cover crop coach August 10, 2020 Pennsylvania farmer Steve Groff has spent his career working to maximize the benefits of cover crops. Now he teaches other farmers to do the same.
Should regenerative agriculture embrace gene editing? This startup says it must June 29, 2020 Incorporating CRISPR and other biotech tools in the still-forming regenerative ag movement will undoubtedly cause some controversy.
Cover Crop Powers First Transatlantic Flight Using Sustainable Biojet September 24, 2018 On Monday, a United Airlines plane powered by biojet fuel made a landmark non-stop voyage from San Francisco to Zurich.
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