The programme aims to strengthen the soil ecosystem and help producers improve their farms’ productivity and profitability
Ardent Mills in partnership with Nutrien Ag Solutions has announced the advancement of its regenerative agriculture programme. The programme is aimed at strengthening the soil ecosystem and helping producers improve their farms’ productivity and profitability. By the end of 2022, the company has committed to enrolling 250,000 acres of spring and winter wheat into its regenerative agriculture programme to advance regenerative agriculture practices and build the grower base over the next three years.
“Ardent Mills is dedicated to making a positive impact in our communities and sustainability initiatives are a critical component of that. Our supply chain is a big area of opportunity,” said Phoenix Dugger, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Ardent Mills.
In cooperation with its producer partners and Nutrien Ag Solutions, Ardent Mills has built a regenerative agriculture programme that aims to increase organic matter content and improve nutrient efficiency and water infiltration. The programme uses key outcomes and provides side-by-side quality comparisons to comprehensively understand how regenerative agriculture affects the quality of wheat.
The regenerative agriculture programme currently operates across 12 projects in nine geographies in the US and Canada, including Alabama, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Saskatchewan. The initiative helps serve Ardent Mills’ customers by providing valuable opportunities to meet their public sustainability goals and meet the needs of their consumers.
