The Department of Health and Human Services touted the 68-page report generated by a presidential commission as “exposing a range of contributing factors” in childhood chronic disease, including poor diet, accumulation of “environmental toxins,” inadequate physical activity, chronic stress and overmedicalization.” 

USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins unveiled several initiatives she says are designed to “Make Agriculture Great Again” by increasing access to credit, succession planning and land acquisition for small family farms. 

In this podcast, brought to you by NewFieldsAg, A “green and growing crop” is often perceived as a visual validation of a healthy no-till system. But subsurface investigation is wise to truly understand the biological stability of your soils for long-term success, says Brad Forkner.

Friends of the Earth says tillage and rigid organic standards could be part of a regenerative system, but some industry stakeholders believe the group’s new report is mostly inaccurate, ‘radical’

Many food and textile companies are demanding suppliers utilize regenerative farming practices so the companies can market themselves to increasingly environmentally conscious customers. But how the industry goes about that journey matters.