If you’re reading this ahead of the New Year holiday, I hope you’re holding a piping hot beverage and enjoying great food, great music and, above all, great company.
| | | | | | | | | Happy Holidays! | | | If you’re reading this ahead of the New Year holiday, I hope you’re holding a piping hot beverage and enjoying great food, great music and, above all, great company. This week, our team here at Trust In Food™ simply wishes to say: Happy holidays! For everything you’ve done over the past 12 months to advance regenerative agriculture, thank you.
Here’s to the many opportunities just over the horizon in 2022.
Until next week,
Nate Birt
Vice President, Trust In Food™ | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | Reflections On 2021 U.S. Sustainable Ag Progress | | | Shared by Emily Smith, community engagement coordinator, Trust In Food: As in 2020, life this year has required plenty of resilience. As sustainable ag professionals, we have continued to pivot and adjust to meet the needs of the moment. Yet here at Trust In Food™—and, we suspect, within your own organization—we’ve also experienced the joy of forward progress on behalf of farmers, ranchers, our many partners and a regenerative food future. Here, we share some of our proudest moments of the year.
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| | | | | | | | A Celebration Of Conservation Ag Partnership | | | | “Conservation agriculture is definitely a team endeavor and as I reflect on the last year and the work of America’s Conservation Ag Movement (ACAM), none of our accomplishments would be possible without the support of innovative farmers and partners who have come together to collaborate to do more together,” says Ryan Heiniger, ACAM director. “The year ahead will see further expansion of ACAM’s work and impact as our partnership continues to apply the lessons and experience from the first foundational years.” From all of us, happy holidays to you and yours! | | | | | | |
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| | | | Most Popular Trust In Food Thought Leadership Content Of 2021 |
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| | No. 1: Key Takeaways From The 2021 Sustainable Ag Summit | | Shared by Ryan Heiniger, director of America's Conservation Ag Movement, Trust In Food: This was not my first Sustainable Ag Summit, but I could sense something different, perhaps a renewed and even higher commitment by the organizers to including strong and diverse voices from those working the land and raising families.
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| | No. 2: The Carbon Hype: Three Reality Checks | | Shared by Amy Skoczlas Cole, executive vice president, Trust In Food: Carbon is getting so much attention that one would be forgiven for believing it had cured cancer and achieved world peace. Obviously, reality is different – but how different is it? Here are three key takeaways that add some nuance to the narrative around the explosion of carbon markets.
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| | No. 3: Not Acres But People | | Shared by Drew Slattery, human dimensions of change lead, Trust In Food: Every person, and every farmer, has their own unique outlook on agriculture, on business and on life. Our thoughts, feelings, emotions, fears and desires drive that behavior and decision-making. Complicating this is the diversity of our nation’s natural resources, ecology and weather. Each farm is as unique as a fingerprint. Changing the way an acre is managed ultimately means changing much more, including the way people do business, years of tradition and cultural norms, personal and brand identities, and so much more.
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