Regenerative AgTech // MUST RSVP THROUGH EVENTBRITE

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Our soil is in crisis. Nearly a third of our soil has already been degraded, and the UN estimates we only have 60 years of topsoil left if we continue with current farming practices. With 95% of our food grown in soil, it’s clear that we need a radical change.

Enter Regenerative Agriculture, a farming approach aiming to rebuild soil health and farming communities, while also supporting carbon sequestration and reversing climate change. There is a lot of excitement about the potential for regenerative agriculture to transform our food system, with major industry players like General Mills, Applegate and Patagonia all investing in regenerative agriculture. Yet it is still very much the wild west.

Join us at Regenerative AgTech, in partnership with Applegate's THE NEW FOOD COLLECTIVE™, WeWork Food Labs and AgFunder, to learn about what regenerative agriculture is and how technology and new business models are helping farmers regenerate their soil. The Rodale Institute, Indigo Ag, PastureMap and OpenTEAM and Applegate will give a deep dive into their business models, technologies and certifications.

PastureMap will share how their cattle analytics software can help reward ranchers who are raising beef more regeneratively, OpenTEAM will explain how their open data platform arms farmers with the best possible knowledge to improve soil health and Indigo Ag will show how they are working to improve grower profitability, environmental sustainability and consumer health through the use of natural microbiology and digital technologies.

You'll also demo cutting edge technologies and sample innovative food & beverages from YOLÉLÉ FOODS, Plovgh, Emerald Grasslands, Shaka Tea, Ark Foods, Wonderlab's Doozy Pots and more.

SCHEDULE:
6 - 7:30pm: Networking, tech demos and food and beverage sampling
7:30 - 9pm: Presentations + Q&A
9 - 9:30pm: Networking

PRESENTERS:

Alison Etheridge, Manager, Systems Innovation, Indigo Ag
Indigo improves grower profitability, environmental sustainability, and consumer health through the use of natural microbiology and digital technologies. Utilizing beneficial plant microbes and agronomic insights, Indigo works with growers to sustainably produce high quality harvests. The company then connects growers and buyers directly to bring these harvests to market.

Christine Su, CEO & Co-Founder, PastureMap
Christine is the CEO and co-founder of PastureMap, a ranching software that helps ranchers implement regenerative grazing practices, and tracks soil carbon and biodiversity data so they can get rewarded for climate friendly practices. We are building the information backbone of a regenerative meat industry.

Dorn Cox PhD, Research Director, Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment and Director of OpenTEAM
Dr. Dorn Cox serves as research director at Wolfe's Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment, a pioneer and leader in regenerative agriculture, a nonprofit research and education center, and a working organic farm on 600 acres of conserved land on the coast of Maine. Dorn serves as the Director of OpenTEAM, a farmer-driven, interoperable platform to provide farmers around the world with the best possible knowledge to improve soil health.

Jeff Tkach, Chief Growth Officer, Rodale Institute
Rodale Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to pioneering organic farming through research and outreach. For more than 70 years, we’ve been researching the best practices of organic agriculture and sharing our findings with farmers and scientists throughout the world, advocating for policies that support farmers, and educating consumers about how going organic is the healthiest options for people and the planet.

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Thank you to our presenting partner Applegate, to our supporting partners WeWork Food Labs and AgFunder, and to our friends Edible Manhattan and Brooklyn Brewery.