With the Farm Bill fast-approaching (and the FY24 Appropriations and Senate Ag Committee Farm Bill request deadlines just behind us), members of the 118th Congress have been hard at work introducing in the last few weeks. We have added over 40 bills to our Bill Tracker that would impact soil health and resilience, and will be adding more in the coming weeks.
Read MoreOn September 13, 2022, our Executive Director, Aria McLauchlan, and our Director of Strategy, Harley Cross, participated in a roundtable on "Creating Regenerative Opportunity for Ag Lenders" as part of Green America’s Soil & Climate Alliance (SCA) Virtual “Financing Regenerative Transitions” Roundtable Series. Watch the recording now!
Read MoreThere’s been a lot of talk and movement recently on technology-based food systems innovations: cultivated meat (grown in labs from cells), plant-based protein alternatives, and more. While we believe in all-of-the-above solutions, we need to be clear-eyed about the collateral impacts of these new business ventures, and keep in focus the fundamental opportunity to build a truly resilient, diversified, independent, farmer-led system that fundamentally restores ecosystems, communities, farmer profits, soils, and security. This piece calls for new technologies to support, not supplant, farmers in leading the way.
Read MoreWe’re excited to share this recently released recording from the Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center conference on “Innovation, Investment and Policy in Regenerative Agriculture”. Last month, our Executive Director, Aria McLauchlan, spoke on the "Policy and Investment in Regenerative Agriculture" panel, alongside an all-star line-up of thought leaders, innovators, soil health experts, policy makers, and financiers from all over the world to discuss goals, policies and opportunities for the rapid adoption of soil health and regenerative agriculture practices.
Read MoreApril 27 webinar by Land Core’s Aria McLauchlan and Harley Cross presented a foundation for monetizing soil health practices through insurance and lending.
Read MoreWe were thrilled to be at Natural Products Expo West this month, (re)connecting with colleagues and partners, and feeling the excitement and momentum behind soil health and regenerative ag, including among brands and consumers. Aria spoke on a panel about policy as a powerful tool for scaling up business solutions.
Read MoreHow can innovations in soil health data help catalyze healthy soil policy at the state and federal levels? Our Executive Director, Aria McLauchlan, joined Arohi Sharma of NRDC, Dr. Bianca Moebius-Clune of AFT, Dr. Dorn Cox of OpenTEAM & Jeff Schahczenski of NCAT to discuss "Soil Health Innovations in Public Policy" during NCAT's first annual Soil Health Innovations Conference.
Read MoreIn this series of conversations, our co-founder & executive director, Aria McLauchlan, chats with Carrie Dorr (seasoned entrepreneur & founder of Pure Barre, and Land Core board member!) about regenerative agriculture & soil health, Land Core’s work, and ways to get involved.
Read MoreExplore the expanded version of our Congressional Soil Health Bill Tracker, which highlights bills introduced into U.S. Congress that could have a significant impact on soil health and resilience.
Now featuring a bill summary, analysis, existing support and cosponsors, links to related materials, and the latest action in Congress for each bill.
Read MoreLand Core presented soil health policy recommendations directly to the Biden-Harris Transition: Agency Review Team for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) during a vital transitional moment for US agriculture.
Read MoreLand Core Co-Founder and Executive Director, Aria McLauchlan, spoke on the Adaptation & Mitigation Synergies in Agriculture panel of the UC Davis October 2020 Catalyzing Adaptive and Resilient Food Systems workshop, addressing the central role of soil health in building adaptive and resilient food systems.
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