Does Regenerative Agriculture Actually Work?

Regenerative agriculture has become one of fashion favored climate solutions in recent years. The set of farming practices that drives climate mitigation and restores soil health, biodiversity, and water cycles is upheld as a remedy for farmland degradation and chemical-intensive fiber farming. But in sustainability circles, regenerative agriculture is also one of the most-contested solutions, thanks to a lack of data around whether or not it’s actually doing what it claims. Now, a new study seeks to reconcile the difference between the science and what regenerative farmers experience on the land.