In this conversation with ADM Milling’s Ashley Fuller and Ooni Pizza Ovens’Claire Grant and Kate Upshon, KBP’s Kiran Grewal explores how two forward-thinking companies are advancing regenerative agriculture in their supply chains.
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hrough ADM’s UK-based regenerative agriculture program, launched in 2023, and Ooni’s dedication to sustainable sourcing, these companies aim to lead by example,
promoting practices that benefit soil health, biodiversity, and climate resilience. Following a collaborative tasting event with ADM and Ooni Pizza Ovens at the ADM FDL London facility, Ashley Fuller gives insight into ADM’s initiatives to incentivise UK farmers to adopt soil- friendly methods like cover cropping and no-till farming, which help sequester carbon and reduce environmental impacts. Claire Grant and Kate Upshon from Ooni highlight how this partnership aligns with Ooni’s ambitious regenerative business goals and commitment to sustainable sourcing for their pizza flour. Together, ADM and Ooni illustrate the potential for collaboration to restore food systems, balancing profitability with ecological stewardship and responding to a growing consumer demand for responsibly sourced products.
How does ADM Milling incorporate regenerative agriculture into its supply chain, and what impact do you hope to see from this initiative? Ashley Fuller, Commercial Director, ADM: We launched our regenerative agriculture programme in the UK in 2023, working with farmers to encourage an outcome-based
approach that protects and improves soil health, biodiversity, climate and water resources, while
supporting farming business development. UK producers who enrol in ADM’s programme receive guidance and incentive payments for each hectare farmed using regenerative farming methods, such as planting cover crops to allow more carbon to be stored in the soil, or no-till farming to reduce soil disturbance. We understand that farming support is changing in the UK, which is why ADM’s programme is designed to align with evolving farming support systems, ensuring growers can access the resources they need to expand these vital agriculture practices. Technical support is also important for growers that are extending use of regenerative best practices. Partnerships like ours with UK-based regenerative agriculture advisory company, Ceres Rural, help empower farmers to make the decisions that are most suited for their land, business and family legacy. Through these efforts, ADM aims to ensure long- term resilience for the UK supply chain and support a new and brighter future for agriculture. We also continue to be diligent in all our sustainability efforts, initiatives and goals. Expanding globally with programmes in the UK, as well as Brazil and Poland, all aim to help contribute to the goal of reducing our carbon footprint and enhancing the sustainability of our value chains. We surpassed our global enrolment goal in 2023 with more than 2.8 million acres, and we are on track for our 2024 goal of enrolling 3.5 million acres as we continue to scale up our efforts to a goal of 5 million acres in 2025. Our regenerative agriculture programme is also a significant aspect of our overarching Strive 35 goals, specifically supporting our goal of reducing Scope 3 emissions by 25% compared to a 2021 baseline. In 2023, our regenerative agriculture work helped reduce our
Scope 3 footprint by 310,000 metric tons of CO2e and an additional 263,700 metric tons of CO2 were modelled to be sequestered – two numbers which, combined, are equivalent to removing more than 135,000 cars from the road for a year.
ADM has a rich history in commercial leadership. How do you balance profitability with sustainable stewardship, especially with regenerative agriculture? AF: Balancing profitability with sustainable stewardship by integrating regenerative agriculture is a core part of our overall business strategy and helps support a pathway to securing the future of farming and ensuring the stability of food supply chains. We view sustainability as not just a goal, but as a fundamental purpose to feeding the world and nourishing the quality of life for people across regions.
Whether it’s plant-based chocolate,
zero plastic personal care or a flour that supports regenerative farming – the common goal is the same: meeting growing consumer demand for more sustainable options”
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