Key to the adoption of agriculture conservation across the nation are NRCS conservation practice standards. These standards, which dictate which practices can be funded by federal programs and provide guidelines for producers looking to implement on-farm conservation, are crucial to furthering the transition towards regeneration but currently the process for updating existing standards or creating new ones is too slow and bureaucratic. Senators Heinrich (D-NM), Ernst (R-IA), Marshall (R-KS) and Klobuchar (D-MN) have a solution – the Streamlining Conservation Practice Standards Act. The curren ..read more

Farm Bill Fly-in Business Leaders Make the Case for a Regenerative Farm Bill Share: Washington, D.C., June 22, 2023 – Last week, the Kiss the Ground Advocacy team was in D.C. for a Farm Bill fly-in to advocate for the Business Case for Regenerate Agriculture alongside business members of Regenerate America and the American Sustainable Business Network. With more than 2 dozen businesses and partners in attendance, including Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed, Oatly, Unilever, Cooks Venture, Dr. Bronner’s, and OP2B, we held meetings with 35 Congressional offices on both sides of the a ..read more

Unilever, Oatly, Cooks Venture, Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed, executives visit DC to Present a Compelling Business Case for Regenerative Ag during Critical Farm Bill Debates. Washington, D.C. June 07, 2023 – Building on a series of successful DC events that have amplified farmer voices and brought celebrity endorsements to their advocacy work, Kiss the Ground and representatives from the Regenerate America™ coalition will return to Washington next week alongside industry executives. Together, they’ll visit with members of Congress to ask for their support for regenerative agriculture i ..read more

Advocacy Briefing Woody Harrelson joins Kiss the Ground & Regenerate America in D.C. Advocating for Regenerative Agriculture in the 2023 Farm Bill Share: Washington, D.C., April 20, 2023 – Kiss the Ground, a nonprofit and leading voice for the regenerative movement, partnered up with Woody Harrelson, actor and star of Kiss the Ground the film, for a policy briefing with members of Congress and staff. Hosted by Representatives Angie Craig and Dean Phillips of Minnesota, with opening remarks from Representative Jim Baird of Indiana, the bipartisan briefing focused on regenerat ..read more

Washington, D.C. – Amidst a hectic policy push to meet the Senate Ag Committee’s March 31st deadline for Farm Bill proposals, Regenerate America submitted appropriations requests for fiscal year 2024 to Senate and House Ag Appropriation sub-committee leaders. The requests call for key USDA programs, including FOTO and ATTRA, to be funded at their authorized levels, as well as funding for the proposed permanent Pandemic Cover Crop Program. The request letter is available to be viewed here, and the full set of requests is below.   Program: Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA) Agency: N ..read more

This year, Congress will write our next farm bill, shaping the next 5-7 years of American agriculture policy. Governing everything from the way our food is produced to how it is distributed and consumed, the U.S. Farm Bill determines the entirety of our food and ag system, but currently, it supports industrial agriculture practices that prioritize commodities over communities. It’s time for a change. Soil is our common ground and our common good, so we are calling on Congress to support regenerative agriculture in the farm bill, and we need thousands more to join us in signing the petition for ..read more

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, 153 organizations and businesses submitted a set of recommendations to USDA-NRCS calling for the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds to support soil health and regenerative agriculture. The recommendations, prepared in response to NRCS’ request for input, were submitted on behalf of the 113 members of the Regenerate America™ coalition – the leading coalition of farmers, businesses, nonprofits, and individuals elevating the voices of farmers and ranchers demanding that the 2023 US Farm Bill shift resources and support towards regenerative agriculture – and an ..read more

Soil is our common ground, but the bottom line maybe that the next farm bill will come down to profits. A recent write-up in Politico reviews how both Democrats and Republicans are eyeing farmer profitability as a key issue, and why regenerative agriculture is a shared solution.  …Regenerate America, the leading coalition lobbying lawmakers to expand regenerative agriculture in the farm bill. They want Congress to direct the USDA to deploy more resources to improve soil health across existing conservation programs, and pump up some of those oversubscribed programs with nearly ..read more

Creating ``Aha`` Moments AWAKENING CONGRESS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF REGENERATION: A Year of Regenerative Farm Tours Share: Image courtesy of Alicia Arcidiacono Soil is our common ground—we know this is true, and we also know that by uniting citizens, farmers, ranchers, landowners, non-profits, and companies around this idea, regeneration is possible.  But in order to enact federal policy reform, it will require support from those who will be writing and voting on the next Farm Bill. Beginning in November 2021, Regenerate America™ has been bringing Congress out to the fiel ..read more

In 2021, J. Crew group launched a pilot program focusing on soil health to  achieve two main goals: sustainable sourcing and social good.  With a material footprint made up of mostly cotton, the J. Crew team developed a pilot program providing ‘impact credits’ to help compensate and support cotton farmers for the extra effort required to produce regenerative cotton. Regenerate America™ is proud to have J. Crew group as a partner in the coalition, and to have worked with them on their efforts to ensure that diversity, equity, and inclusion were considered in the project. Read in Sourc ..read more