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ADM Expands Regenerative Agriculture Programs to More Than 4.6 Million Acres
ADM’s regenerative agriculture programs reached more than 56,000 farmers across 4.6 million acres in 2025, as the company continues to expand efforts to connect on-farm practices with demand for lower-carbon agricultural products.
The company’s fourth annual regenerative agriculture report, released today, covers programs spanning 11 countries and 10 crops. Compared with regional benchmarks, ADM said the programs resulted in approximately 946,000 metric tons of CO₂e reductions.
The scale of the programs reflects the growing role regenerative agriculture is playing in...
PepsiCo Ties Regenerative Agriculture to Crop Resilience, Farmer Viability
PepsiCo is expanding regenerative agriculture efforts across key crop supply chains to prioritize resilience, soil health, and long-term farmer viability, with implications for sugar crops like beets and cane, vegetables like potatoes, and should affect end products across the company's vast portfolio of packaged food and beverages. The goal is to show how farmers can strengthen the economic and environmental health of their farms with regenerative practices that are focused on resilience, according to VP of Sustainability, Margaret Henry.
Natural Grocers® Expands Private-Label Brand With Regenerative Organic Certified® Pasture-Raised Eggs
New offering meets industry-leading standards for soil health, animal welfare, and farmworker fairness
Natural Grocers®, the nation's largest family-operated natural and organic grocery retailer, is introducing Natural Grocers® Brand Regenerative Organic Certified® Pasture-Raised Eggs, a new private-label offering that reflects the company's longstanding commitment to supporting regenerative agriculture, humane animal care, and small family farmers.
The new eggs are Regenerative Organic Certified®, meeting industry-leading standards for soil health, animal welfare, and...
Applegate Recognized for Progress in Regenerative Agriculture
In addition to hosting a busy booth where the team served products and connected with customers, the brand received an honorable mention in the category of Regenerative Agriculture Leadership at the 2026 Climate Leaders Awards.
Back in March 2024, the Applegate team set an ambitious commitment to source 100% of the beef used in its hot dogs from certified regenerative farms by the end of 2025 — aiming to help transition 6 million acres of farmland. In just one year, the brand team surpassed that goal...
Farm Bureau Welcomes USDA Approach to Regenerative Agriculture
American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall today commented on the announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) about a new Regenerative Agriculture Initiative that leverages existing programs, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), to advance regenerative practices.
“We value USDA’s acknowledgement that farmers have long practiced regenerative agriculture on their farms, both through federal conservation programs and on their own. Building on these efforts by leveraging existing voluntary and incentive-based programs to advance additional regenerative goals sounds like smart...
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