HOUGHTON, Mich. (WLUC) – From The Ground League of Growers has been awarded a grant to build a regenerative farmer network.
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has provided $500,000 of grant funding to build 12 regenerative farmer networks that will promote sustainable farming throughout the state, according to a Thursday morning press release from MDARD.
From The Ground League of Growers was awarded $42,500.
The release says the farmers who received the awards have committed to promoting the adoption of core regenerative principles, testing new and innovative regenerative practices, and sharing successes and challenges and providing mentorship.
“Regenerative agriculture gives Michigan farmers practical, scalable tools to manage rising input costs while building healthier soils, improving resiliency and strengthening long-term profitability,” said MDARD Director Tim Boring. “By investing in farmer-led networks, we’re creating opportunities for producers to learn from one another, test new approaches and more quickly adopt practices that benefit Michigan farms. These peer connections will help accelerate real, on-the-ground results for both farm operations and the environment.”
The release says MDARD’s Regenerative Agriculture Program is one of the first in the nation to be embedded within a state agriculture agency. Since it began in 2024, it has advanced a regenerative approach to agriculture that fosters prosperity, enhances farm ecosystems, improves community health and supports resilient agricultural systems throughout the Great Lakes region.
Regenerative agriculture is an active approach to land management that promotes long-term farm sustainability and food security by minimizing soil disturbances, maximizing plant diversity and integrating livestock into farming operations to improve nutrient cycling and profitability, according to the release.
For more information about efforts to promote sustainable farming, visit MDARD’s regenerative agriculture web page.
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