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General Mills, Danone pilots provide proof for regenerative agriculture success

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General Mills, Danone pilots provide proof for regenerative agriculture success. A few years into Danone’s and General Mills’ regenerative agriculture pilots, one thing has become clear: It’s about data collection. Danone recently completed a three-year pilot program for regenerative agriculture on 82,000 acres of farmland.

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5 years in, how does General Mills’ regenerative agriculture commitment measure up?

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General Mills aims to spur ‘systems change’ and advance regenerative agriculture on 1 million acres of land by 2030.

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Why agtech is critical for regenerative agriculture

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Why agtech is critical for regenerative agriculture. million toward helping Nebraska farmers cultivate regenerative agriculture practices over the next five years. As the focus on regenerative ag scales, data will be central. Heather Clancy. Thu, 09/17/2020 - 01:30. They've never connected some of this data before," Pierce said.

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VF Corp leans in to the circular economy and regenerative ag

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VF Corp leans in to the circular economy and regenerative ag. For example, back in May, Timberland announced that it planned to introduce a collection of boots using regenerative leather sourced from Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed ranches, which have 600,000 acres that have been transitioned to regenerative practices.

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Nestlé digs deeper into regenerative ag, puts $3.6B behind net-zero plan

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Nestlé digs deeper into regenerative ag, puts $3.6B Almost one-third of the money that Nestlé intends to invest will be dedicated to cultivating regenerative agricultural practices that improve soil health and reduce dependence on synthetic fertilizer across 500,000-plus farms from which Nestlé sources ingredients. Heather Clancy.

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Nescafé unveils $1 billion regenerative coffee farming plan

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World's largest coffee brand aims to source half of its coffee using regenerative agricultural methods by 2030 in support of Nestlé's net zero ambitions

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More reflections about regenerative grazing and the future of meat

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More reflections about regenerative grazing and the future of meat. Editor's note: Last week's Foodstuff discussion on the impact of regenerative grazing on emissions from meat production prompted a flurry of comments from the GreenBiz community. Regenerative Agriculture. Fri, 09/25/2020 - 01:30. Sounds great, right?