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Cargill Surpasses 1 Million Enrolled Acres in Cargill RegenConnect®, Advancing Farmer Adoption of Regenerative Agriculture

Stuart Mitchell

Cargill RegenConnect® has surpassed one million enrolled acres for the 2025 U.S. planting season, a milestone that underscores Cargill’s ongoing efforts to support farmers in adopting regenerative agriculture practices. Through partnerships with farmers across the United States and beyond, Cargill is helping to transform agricultural systems for a more sustainable, food secure world. Since its launch in 2021, Cargill RegenConnect has provided farmers with the tools, resources, and incentives they need to implement regenerative practices like low till, no-till, and cover cropping. These practices can help improve soil health, increase…

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HarvestPlus and Cargill Launch NutriHarvest Project to Help Improve Global Food Security and Support Farmers

Stuart Mitchell

HarvestPlus and Cargill are excited to announce the NutriHarvest project, a transformative 36-month initiative. This $3 million multi-year project, supported by Cargill and executed by HarvestPlus, is dedicated to increasing access to nutritious food while impacting more than 119,000 farmers across India, Kenya, Tanzania, and Guatemala, and delivering over 17 million nutritious meals. Globally, around two billion people suffer from micronutrient deficiencies, which can lead to serious health conditions such as stunting, night blindness, impaired brain development, weakened immunity, and even death. These deficiencies are often the result of diets…

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Global Water Challenge and Cargill Expand Partnership Across Five Continents to Address Water Challenges

Stuart Mitchell

During World Water Week 2024, Global Water Challenge (GWC) and Cargill announced the expansion of their Cargill Currents partnership platform with a renewed investment of over $5MM USD over three years and new plans to tackle water-related challenges in communities and basins across five continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America. Cargill Currents supports community health and livelihoods, promotes watershed health and advances water security around the world. In its second phase, the partnership platform will build upon these achievements and continue to focus on prioritizing solutions that…

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Cargill Invests $1 Million in Research on Methane Reduction in Cattle

Stuart Mitchell

Cargill, a global food and agriculture leader, has issued a $1 million grant to Colorado State University to help fund the university’s AgNext research program. The contribution will support cutting-edge research aimed at promoting sustainable animal agriculture practices and reducing the environmental impact of the beef industry. “Working closely with industry partners like Cargill, researchers and producers, AgNext is helping develop innovative, scalable solutions that move the livestock industry toward a more sustainable future,” said Dr. Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, director of AgNext and Co-Pl. “An important part of that is developing…

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Cargill Wins 2024 Sustainability Awards for Leadership in Industry and Initiative of the Year

Stuart Mitchell

Cargill has been recognized for its leadership in sustainably through the  2024 BIG Sustainability Awards. Business Intelligence Group (BIG) named Cargill the recipient of both the Sustainability Leadership Award and Sustainability Initiative of the Year Award. These awards recognize organizations worldwide that have made sustainability a core part of their business strategy and practices and are having a positive impact on the sustainability of their organization and their industry. Cargill is uniquely positioned to lead the transformation of the food and agriculture system to help address many of the world’s…

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