July 20, 2023

 

ADM expands its North American regenerative agriculture programme

 

ADM is launching a significant expansion of its "re:generations" regenerative agriculture program, ensuring more North American producers can earn additional income while making a positive impact on the environment and their soil's health.

 

After successfully enrolling more than 1 million acres in 2022, ADM is continuing to invest to expand re:generations to cover 2 million acres in 2023, on its way to a goal of 4 million acres globally by 2025.

 

Paul Scheetz, director of Climate Smart Ag Origination at ADM, said that the company has a value chain that stretches from more than 200,000 producers to downstream customers spanning food, feed, fuel, industrial and consumer products, allowing the company to scale regenerative agriculture practices around the globe.

 

Scheetz said ADM is proud to support regenerative agriculture efforts, which was recognised with a grant from the US Department of Agriculture through which they will direct more funding directly to producers.

 

He said the company is helping to create new value for our producer customers, while they reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase soil carbon sequestration, improve water quality, and promote biodiversity.

 

The expansion will offer producers spanning 18 states and three Canadian provinces financial incentives and technical support for implementing practices including cover cropping, improved nutrient management and conservation tillage.

 

ADM is incentivising multiple practices and performance outcomes spanning crops including corn, soybeans, peanuts and wheat. Producers who enrol receive premium payments ranging up to US$25 an acre per year, and in some instances also receive an additional per bushel premium for grain delivered to ADM.

 

ADM designed re:generations as a menu-based programme for ease of use and adoption by producers, including short-term agreements along with customised and localised support.

 

ADM will continue to expand the availability of Farmers Business Network’s Gradable digital farm-management tool to simplify the re:generations enrollment process and provide a smooth but thorough data collection experience that allows ADM to pay producers quickly and easily following each program year.

 

In addition, technical assistance partners – including familiar independent organisations such as American Farmland Trust, Ducks Unlimited, Kansas Association of Conservation Districts and Practical Farmers of Iowa – will provide producer support on a state-by-state basis, including explaining program details and qualifications, and providing guidance and education for successful practice implementation.

 

This July and August, ADM programme managers will begin conducting in-person informational meetings, educating producers on the company's program,e and offerings, and allowing them an opportunity to start the enrolment process.

 

Greg Morris, president of ADM’s Ag Services & Oilseeds business, said the company’s purpose is to unlock the power of nature to enrich the quality of life, and they cannot achieve that purpose without a strong and unrelenting focus on protecting our planet, communities and people.

 

Morris said that sustainability is a driving the compabn's strategic efforts to get closer to their producer customers and create value across our broad range of customers, adding that their work to rapidly scale up regenerative agriculture efforts to 4 million acres by 2025 is one of the key ways in which ADM is enabling their entire value chain to meet the demand for sustainably sourced products and helping to pave the way toward a more sustainable future.

 

-      ADM