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Food handling is serious business, and oddly regulated.
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This COP Could Be Different
2023 could see the public’s attention increase towards COP declarations, impacting the share prices of some publicly-traded corporations.
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Own the Grain, Control the Data
If handlers and processors can’t or won’t procure low-emissions grain from regenerative farmers, segregate it and track the data to help their buyers…
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An Economic Model for Post-Industrial Agriculture
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Spotlight on Pep+: PepsiCo Positive Agriculture
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Success with Traditional Mixed Farming
It’s a rare thing to start a new farm business around resiliency, regeneration, and education. Here’s how Arlie LaRoche got it done in the most unlikely…
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An Economic Model for Post-Industrial Agriculture
It’s the end of an era. Yield-maximization is no longer the sole driver of economic success in production agriculture.
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Sheds & Webs
While more people question the sprawling suburbs serving food to households in and outside of cities, interconnectivity is building in short-chain…
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The Supply Chain for Grain-Based Emissions
Markets are starting to price in attributes related to environmental conditions on farmland, and the crops sold off of them.
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Grow Your Change
‘Banking with a conscience’ – a new frontier in regenerative finance.
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Insurance Alarm Bells
Crop insurance programs are starting to accommodate new knowledge about farmland resiliency. Expect coverage to change and conventional production…
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Buckwheat and Legumes Make the List
Whole Foods Market has released their Top 10 Food Trends for 2024, which includes legumes and buckwheat as up-and-coming ingredients.
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The de-commodification of farmers, and the re-valuation of ecosystems. The economics of change across the food system - prices, policies, logistics, local pulls and global bottlenecks.
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