Too often, conversations about ‘sustainability’ focus too narrowly on specific farming practices without acknowledging the many other considerations farmers juggle in a given season. Stewardship is about a more holistic approach.
Regenerative agriculture must enhance soil health, productivity, and livelihoods for farmers, according to a new study from Bayer.
“The use of AI to evaluate problems in the natural world seems to carry the potential of reducing or losing our capacity for critical analysis and ecosystems thinking.”
Consumer support for regenerative agriculture goes down when they are asked to shoulder the extra cost of doing it, say Purdue researchers.
Public- and private-sector leaders in Brazil must invest in innovation while sustaining natural ecosystems in the future.
The agrifood corporates will support TAP in training Canadian agronomists on soil health and other regenerative agriculture practices.
CHONEX aims to supercharge soil health in the face of intensive farming practices and extreme weather brought on by climate change.
Mercy Corps Ventures has partnered with Stable Foods to launch a new pilot that will test IoT-based irrigation systems for smallholder farms.
Despite challenges, the agro-carbon services industry has shown a certain degree of resilience in recent months.
Specific benefits to the end product are far more relatable than technical or environmental points.
A lot has changed in 10 years. At Groundswell, the UK-based regenerative agriculture festival, the movement felt unified, positive – and big!
Regenerative agriculture delivers benefits to farmers, say Bayer and Perdue Agribusiness, but they don’t come overnight.
“There is no regenerative without organic,” says Daily Harvest’s CEO Ricky Silver.
Early commitments to the fund include The Rockefeller Foundation, Builders Vision, and the Schmidt Family Foundation.
As farm production costs increase, more farmers look to alternative financing options to pay for inputs, equipment and other needs.
A non-exhaustive look at agrifood corporates’ goals and ambitions for bringing better farming practices to their supply chains.
Here are some of highlights (and a few low lights😉) from 2023, plus some areas to watch in 2024, from designer probiotics to livestock methane reduction.
Readers of AgFunderNews were glued to stories on indoor ag, regenerative ag, plant-based and cultivated meat, and an ugly spat between Miyoko’s Creamery and its namesake founder in 2023.
Our top guest articles in 2023 are are a mix of recent thought leadership pieces and several items that date back as far as 2017.
Food processing and commodities giant ADM aims to have 4 million acres signed up for regenerative agriculture by 2027.
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