#Regenerative farming

The regenerative agriculture movement has the opportunity to flourish and create many positive benefits for people and the planet. However, Mike Lee shares why the current state and structure of the movement is vulnerable to co-opting from less than honest actors looking to use it for greenwashing. 

Climate change. Biodiversity loss. Soil degradation. Food security. Regenerative agriculture is tipped to help tackle them all.
The once fringe movement is going mainstream, as global capital is mobilised into this nature-positive approach to supply chain sustainability. But regen’s ‘hype moment’ might actually be limiting adoption amongst those who stand to benefit most – food producers.
Here, Central Queensland beef producer, and grazing management and business coach, Jess Bidgood, cuts through the noise, sharing valuable insights from her decade-long grazing journey. The key: just start.

As a teenager at boarding school in Perth, Matt Haggerty clearly remembers having ‘lots of arguments’ about why his family’s system of farming in Western Australia’s (WA) Central Wheatbelt was a viable alternative to conventional methods. Today, he’s devoting his time to learning about, and practicing, Natural Intelligence Farming, and educating customers about the system’s benefits.

Australian farmers are keen to engage in carbon markets to grow their businesses and be rewarded for regenerative practices. But without a clear path to monetise soil carbon credits, how can farmers cash in on this opportunity?