Farmers in Illinois are adopting regenerative agricultural techniques. To reduce emissions attract pollinators and improve soil health. this farming technique includes ensuring that the soil is thriving by reducing plowing or fewer synthetic chemicals and fertilizers, that can degrade soil over time. this type of farming has its roots in indigenous cultures and looks different depending on the crops or livestock being farmed. several food companies including the Swiss conglomerate Nestle is supporting the transition to regenerative farming in America.
This program is an effort to meet Nestle’s larger goal of achieving Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050. The company provides beehives to Farmers. which help to pollinate plants and reduce the use of synthetic fertilizers by having the bees in the field . you don’t have to have the wind and the rain. and all the environmental stuff that goes along with transferring the pollen to the other flower. the bees transfer it for you other food companies have launched similar programs in 2019.
General Mills and by 20 the company has covered more than 200 000 acres and pays Farmers for improving water quality and increasing soil carbon. Pepsi has also set a goal of transitioning seven million acres of land to regenerative agriculture by 2030. you know where everybody’s getting into the environmental act ,and you just gotta change and farming has changed so much in the 47 years . that I’ve been farming and you always want to change.
If you can’t change then you won’t be around very long. it’s the way things work. Environmental Protection agencies say that the agriculture sector is responsible for 11 of US greenhouse gas emissions. which is nearly as much as the emissions from commercial buildings . they added that food companies have realized that they must act after witnessing extreme temperatures caused by climate change.