ASBC is building the business case for public policies and
private-sector coordination to create a more regenerative,
just, and equitable agricultural system. This ASBC
campaign has two main pillars: Regenerative Agriculture & Food
Systems, and Justice & Equity in Agriculture.
Regenerative Agriculture & Food Systems
Regenerative agriculture is an approach to farming that uses a
combination of practices like managed grazing, no or
minimal tillage, composting, cover crops, and crop
rotations. These practices restore soil health
and ecosystem functioning to agricultural
lands, providing various benefits for the
farmer, the environment, and businesses.
Download: Principles
to Inform Regenerative Agriculture Recommendations
For the farmer:
Regenerative agriculture increases crop
yields, profits per acre, and resilience to extreme
weather events, while reducing input costs
and providing multiple revenue streams.
Quality products from regenerative farms can fetch higher
prices in the market.
For the environment:
Regenerative agriculture is a key tool in combating
climate change. Farming practices that improve
soil health sequester global warming-causing carbon
dioxide (C02). Some studies suggest that
regenerative farming practices could
sequester more than one hundred percent of
annual C02 emissions.
Regenerative agriculture can ensure clean
waterways. In the United States, agriculture is the
main source of pollution in rivers and streams, but this does not
need to be the case. Agriculture can serve to
protect, and even increase, clean water supplies through
practices that decrease soil erosion and reliance on synthetic
pesticides and fertilizers.
For businesses:
Regenerative agriculture can provide a distinct
marketing advantage. Across business sectors,
companies are driving the growth of regenerative
agriculture to attract new
customers and demonstrate their commitment
to sustainability which
consumers increasingly demand.
Regenerative agriculture can improve businesses’ supply
chain resilience; essential against the growing
threats of climate change, disease, and
other business-disrupting crises.
Justice & Equity in Agriculture
ASBC’s campaign directly addresses social inequities within
the agricultural system. In building
more regenerative systems, we aim
to ensure that:
Family farmers receive fair prices that cover the
price of production and provide them with a
decent livelihood;
All farmers, especially historically underserved
Black, Indigenous, People of Color, and women farmers,
receive equitable access to markets and government
farming programs;
Food and agricultural workers receive living
wages and have safe working environments.
ASBC’s Public Policy Working Group
ASBC is developing a working group to guide this
campaign and influence public policy. It
brings together relevant sectors from the sustainable,
socially responsible, and mission-driven business
community with other important stakeholders working to build
a regenerative agricultural system.
