What a month it has been! Land Core team members, Harley and Katie, traveled to DC to support the first Regenerate America fly-in on June 15-16. We took some of the nation’s foremost soil health-focused farmers and coalition partners to meet with leading House and Senate Agriculture Committee members.
Read MoreAfter nearly a year in the making, and with the support of many of you in this community, we were proud to announce the launch of Regenerate America™ campaign last week.
Land Core came on board at the very beginning of the campaign to help create the policy platform and help build the coalition that underpins this ambitious effort to ensure that the 2023 Farm Bill amplifies the voices of farmers and ranchers and shifts resources and support towards regenerative agriculture.
Read MorePolicy memos, speaking & events, & your usual reading list.
Read MoreSpring is in the air, seeds are in the ground, and your March news is here!
Read MorePolicy announcements & opportunities for producers, engagement in appropriations & the 2023 Farm Bill, upcoming events & speaking, a roundup of advancements in soil health, & more!
Read MoreWe start the new year with optimism, resolve, and a heartfelt thank you for your generous support of Land Core’s work. Because of this community, we’re better positioned than ever to achieve our ambitious goals to advance soil health focused policy, risk modeling and education.
Read MoreWe’re thrilled to end the year on a high note, with some good news and quick updates. Thank you all for your support and partnership this year, and wishing you a wonderful holiday season!
Read MoreWith the shaved-down Build Back Better Act reintroduced yesterday as a $1.75 trillion bill, we're happy to share that the provisions for climate-smart ag were left almost unchanged, delivering a historic $27.15 billion for USDA conservation programs - the biggest investment in conservation since the dust bowl! A big thanks & congratulations to so many of you for your advocacy. We’re not at the finish line yet, but we can see it from here.
Read MoreMany of the big policy issues we have been discussing and sharing with you over the last few months are being decided on in the coming days. Thank you all for everything you’ve been doing to advance this work, and we will be watching closely to see where things land.
Read MorePolicy updates, a new grant announcement, fall events, and more. We hope you can take the opportunity to reflect on the immense work done by our collective movement this summer to raise awareness about the need to build a resilient, soil health-focused US agriculture.
Read MoreIt has been another big week, and month, at Land Core as we have been working hard to ensure soil health and climate-resilient agriculture are included in the historic infrastructure legislation on the table in Washington.
Read MoreThe passage of the Growing Climate Solutions Act (GCSA) in the Senate last week reflects the growing recognition of the essential, positive role our agricultural producers will play in coming climate mitigation strategies. This month, we share a policy memo outlining how recognizing the risk-mitigation value of soil health could unlock the pathway to carbon markets, while addressing several persistent issues with equity and access.
Read MoreWe’re thrilled to announce that Compeer Financial (the third-largest cooperative in the Farm Credit System, with over $25 billion under management) will be partnering on the development of the Land Core Risk Model. Read on to learn the impact this will bring to the project, and catch additional policy wins & opportunities.
Read MoreWith Spring in full swing, we are wishing our farmer and rancher friends across the country the very best during one of the busiest times of year. It has been an equally action-packed month in Congress, with multiple opportunities emerging to advance soil health. Read on for federal policy highlights, our comments to USDA on risk mitigation as an essential approach to incentivizing soil health, and more.
Read MoreRisk modeling news, policy updates, and ways you can get involved in building soil health. We hope you are as excited as we are for the emergence of Spring, bringing with it new life and new opportunities!
Read MoreRead the February edition of our monthly newsletter for risk model project updates, a new bill tracker resources tab and alert list sign-up, review of the first House Ag Committee hearing, events, news and more!
Read MoreWith a new year comes a new Administration, a shifting policy landscape, and an incredible range of opportunities to advance soil health! Explore our updated federal soil health policy tracker, register for upcoming events, and more!
Read MoreWe wanted to take a moment to wish you a wonderful holiday season. We hope this season brings you time to celebrate family, community and our common connections, whether near or far.
Read MoreDuring this unprecedented moment of awareness and interest in soil health and regenerative agriculture, Land Core remains laser focused on advancing concrete policies and building missing infrastructure that will translate momentum into lasting, systemic change. Help us continue to do this work.
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