The Policy Forum: Defining Regenerative Agriculture – Lessons from States and Communities Driving Agricultural Transition
Series Description:
Each month we will dive into a topic with experts available to answer questions and present the important information that connects to your business and advocacy efforts.
This Month:
How do you think about regeneration in your context and region? And how might an agreed-upon definition benefit farmers, consumers, policymakers and the planet?
While regenerative agriculture is rapidly gaining traction across markets, supply chains, and public policy, the absence of shared frameworks is creating confusion and slowing action. As regenerative agriculture terminology is increasingly incorporated into state and federal programs, procurement strategies, and private-sector commitments, the lack of clear guardrails and implementation frameworks risks creating fragmentation, market confusion, and uneven outcomes for producers and businesses alike.
Join us for a Policy Forum, co-hosted by ASBN and Forum for the Future, on June 24th at 1 PM ET to explore how states are emerging as important testing grounds for defining and operationalizing regenerative agriculture in practice, while balancing accountability, regional flexibility, and stakeholder engagement. This webinar will convene a virtual multi-stakeholder roundtable featuring perspectives from grassroots organizers, Indigenous leaders, policy practitioners, and sustainability experts.
Drawing on experiences from Colorado, California, and Texas, the discussion will examine:
- What has worked when defining regenerative at a state level
- Where tensions and implementation challenges have emerged
- How policymakers and market actors can navigate issues such as accountability, regional flexibility, and equitable stakeholder participation.
The goal is not to establish a single definition of regenerative agriculture, but to surface policy-relevant insights from real-world state efforts that can inform future legislative, regulatory, and market-based approaches. This forum will provide the foundation for a broader policy learning initiative focused on strengthening clarity, accountability, and practical implementation pathways for regenerative agriculture across state and federal systems.
Register now and stay tuned for the amazing speakers joining us.
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Interested in supporting this work?
This Policy Forum is part of a broader effort by ASBN and Forum for the Future to better understand how regenerative agriculture is being defined and implemented across different political, regional, and cultural contexts.
The conversation is intended to create space for honest discussion around the opportunities, tensions, and practical realities emerging from current policy efforts. We hope the insights gathered through this process can help inform more thoughtful and inclusive approaches moving forward.
Contributions help support the coordination of the forum itself and the development of follow-up resources to capture lessons learned and make them more accessible to policymakers, businesses, practitioners, and community partners exploring this work in their own regions.
Organizations and individuals interested in helping support this learning initiative reach out to Liza LaManna lamanna@asbnetwork.org.
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American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN) amplifies the collective voice of sustainable business to lead the way to a regenerative economy that is stakeholder-driven, just, and prosperous. As a multi-issue, membership organization advocating on behalf of every business sector, size, and geography, ASBN works to advance its mission to inform, connect, and mobilize sustainable business leaders, transforming the public and private sectors toward a just and regenerative economy.