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Regenerative Food Certification: Gold Standard or Greenwashing?

Modern Farmer

Doing no-till while using [glyphosate] is not going to regenerate the planet,” says Whitlow, who points to the spectrum of regenerative farmers, some who prefer not to plough but still spray herbicides. million acres of organic certified land in the US. I can load my truck up with coal dust and spread it all over my fields.

Food 97
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Commentary: America’s Cropland – Talk Is Cheap When It Comes to Sustainability or Organic Farming

Daily Yonder

For every acre planted in winter cover, the conservation district would pay the farmers $50. Faribault County farmer Tim Perrizo was able to pay for a custom aerial cover-crop seeding for one of his 70-acre fields. Tilling 1,000 acres three times in the spring takes a lot of time. billion sales ; Chevron posts a 36.5

Farming 52
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Why we’re in a critical period in the development of regenerative agriculture

Agritecture Blog

PepsiCo wants to spread regenerative agricultural practices across seven million acres, while General Mills recently reported that 115,000 acres are currently enrolled in its regenerative programme (the target is 1 million acres by 2030). Interest in this space is certainly “heating up,” says Andy Zynga , CEO at EIT Food.