Shocked, Shocked!! Major Food Corporations' Promises About Regenerative Farming Mostly Buzzwords, Greenwashing

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Regenerative farming practices have been surging in popularity in recent years, driven by concerns that industrial agricultural practices are contributing to global warming, polluting waterways, degrading soil health, harming delicate ecosystems and endangering human health and the health of many important species with widespread use of toxic chemicals. Leaders of the regenerative agriculture movement encourage farmers to reduce and eventually eliminate pesticide use, diversify crops, incorporate livestock into their operations, and to make soil health a top priority to better sequester carbon, protect waterways from chemical runoff, and grow healthier crops.

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Over half of the companies assessed in the report have adopted some type of regenerative agriculture program with “general goals, measurable by acreage or percentage of supply chain,” the authors found. More than half also provide regenerative farmers with financial support, a major barrier to transitioning to the sustainable farming style. However, most of the companies are not collecting field-level data from their suppliers, highlighting an “important blind spot …. [and] areas for improvement across the food industry,” according to the report.

On average, the companies are failing to provide farmers with the support needed to scale up regenerative farming, the authors concluded. And only six of the companies require their suppliers to follow three or more specific practices, which can include planting cover crops that control erosion and suppress weeds, cutting back on soil-disrupting tillage and boosting crop diversity.

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Nate Powell-Palm, a first-generation regenerative farmer in Montana, was initially enthusiastic about the prospects for regenerative farming, but has since become disappointed. “What I found was that mostly the word ‘regenerative’ became synonymous with ‘no-till’ systems,” said Powell-Palm during a July 10 webinar hosted by As You Sow, referring to a farming practice in which crops are grown without plowing the soil. While the technique can reduce soil erosion, it has also been associated with heavy weedkiller use.

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https://www.thenewlede.org/2025/07/food-giants-graded-a-d-on-sustainable-farming-practices/

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1. Fits the narrative of the undereducated voter base and corporate hegemony

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