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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. Her family farm has been organic certified since 2006, but it only adopted the ROC standards in June 2022.

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

Daily Yonder

Back then, I didn’t know that extended family and neighbors were part of a massive shift toward industrial farming methods which would diminish our quality of life and cause great harm to our land and water. How did America Establish Today’s Farming Methods?

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