With our deep-rooted relationships with growers, ADM is uniquely positioned to help you address your climate goals and work towards unlocking Scope 3 reductions from field to finished ingredient.
The regenerative agriculture program has been successfully rolled out in Europe starting in the UK and Poland. It is a key part of the plan to support regenerative farming practices across 4 million acres globally by 2025. ADM initially launched its regenerative agriculture efforts in North America, and after successfully enrolling more than 1 million acres in 2022, expanded its efforts with a goal of covering 2 million acres in 2023.
Through our program, we are working with growers to identify and implement regenerative farming practices that reduce GHG emissions, improve soil health, protect water quality, sequester carbon and increase farm resiliency. We will work with key partners to utilise remote data collection and satellite technology to give participating growers crucial insights into the carbon footprints and sustainability performance of their crops.
The regenerative agriculture program rewards growers for implementing regenerative agricultural practices. The program is designed to work alongside new and evolving farm support programs in the UK to ensure growers get the support they need to undertake practices that will ensure the resilience of ADM’s UK supply chain.
Regeneratively Sourced Wheat: A Practical Approach
We use mass balance sourcing to manage our sustainable wheat supply. This method, widely used in commodity trading, offers a scalable and cost-effective way to adopt sustainable farming practices while maintaining traceability throughout our milling operations.
How Does Mass Balance Sourcing Work?
Wheat from farmers employing regenerative practices—designed to reduce environmental impact—is combined with wheat of the same specification from other sources. The combined wheat is then stored and milled together, producing a blended flour made from both regeneratively and conventionally sourced wheat.
Usable. Scalable. Accessible.
This approach enables farmers to dedicate the same amount of land to regenerative farming as they would under a fully segregated system. However, by blending during storage and milling, we ensure:
- Consistent flour quality and performance.
- No additional storage or production costs.
- A significantly lower product price point compared to flour sourced exclusively from regenerative wheat.
By embracing mass balance sourcing, we make sustainable practices economically viable and accessible to more people without compromising quality.
