How can arable farmers increase profitability while addressing climate change and health deterioration? Financial performance of a case study analyzing the effectiveness of regenerative practices on the industrial regenerative arable farm in the Netherlands

Agriculture needs to change if it wants to grow nutritious food while being resilient against extreme weather conditions due to climate change. This case study compares the profitability of transitioning conventional farmland towards regenerative (using cover crops, no-till and biofertilizers) against conventional farmland over a time period of 5 years. The study has been performed on a large industrial regenerative arable farm in The Netherlands. The results show that in the worse case scenario the profits are reduced with 7% over the 5 year lifecycle while in the best scenario profits increa... Mehr ...