It’s critical for those of us who are working in conservation agriculture in the U.S. to keep farmers in the center of everything we do as we develop new mechanisms to serve mainstream producers. This is a seminal moment defined by historic funding, political will, mobilized coalitions and most importantly, a growing number of producers who increasingly see the need for more resilient production systems amid a changing climate.

We mustn’t squander this inflection point.

New ideas are critical to maintain agriculture’s position as a central climate solution while keeping farmers prosperous and conservation voluntary. This sets the backdrop for our Trust In Food Symposium next week, which will feature our Game Changers Workshop. During this time, we will look to all attendees to collaborate with leading organizations and thinkers to help mold the next set of farmer-centered solutions for sustainable agriculture. 

As we are every year, we’re proud to gather at the Trust In Food Symposium with our partners from the full food and agriculture value chain, including USDA-NRCS, to explore how to scale tomorrow’s solutions for farmers and ranchers. There has never been a better time for us to do so.

If you still want to join us for this invigorating discussion, there’s still time. See details on our Game Changers Workshop and our full agenda here.

We need everyone at the table if we are going to significantly impact conservation in the next 3-5 years. American farmers are counting on us.

How are you answering the call?

Yours in regenerative ag,
Amy Skoczlas Cole
President, Trust In Food™

It’s not easy for Suzanne Vold to leave the day-to-day business of the dairy farm that she runs alongside her husband and brother-in-law. After all, the fourth-generation farm in Minnesota has 500 cows and 600 acres of row crops that supply forage and grain for the herd. 

But, in October, Vold received an offer that she felt was too important to turn down—the chance for a farmer to take a seat at one of the largest climate-tech events in the nation. Courtesy of the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, an America’s Conservation Ag Movement Partner and Premier Sponsor of GreenBiz VERGE, which hails itself as “the center of gravity for the climate community,” Vold gladly removed her work boots and gloves for four days of discussions around agriculture and its impact on climate. 

Jamie Sears Rawlings and America’s Conservation Ag Movement sat down with Suzanne while at the show to learn how her attendance was received by the climate audience and what perspectives she brought from her farm to share with attendees.  

For more than 60 years, Certis Biologicals has been investing in research to shore up the reputation of a segment that was once sullied by bad actors. The company fermented the first Bt products registered in the U.S. and now, they manufacture and distribute biofungicides, bioinsecticides, bionematicides and bioherbicides to more than 55 countries and hold more than 300 product registrations.   

Shaun Berry, Vice-President, Research & Development for Certis Biologicals, attributes the growth in their company, and in biologicals overall, largely to one factor. 

Learn what that factor has to do with sustainability and what steps the company is taking to cut through the crowded biological input marketplace with Jamie Sears Rawlings and America’s Conservation Ag Movement.