Five years in, how does General Mills' regenerative agriculture commitment measure up?

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Wes Sperry (left), CEO and ranch manager of Sperry Farms almond orchards in Waterford, California, shows young cover crops sprouting between rows of almond trees to Paul Lum, senior agricultural specialist with American Farmland Trust. Credit: Barbara Grady for GreenBiz
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Wes Sperry (left), CEO and ranch manager of Sperry Farms almond orchards in Waterford, California, shows young cover crops sprouting between rows of almond trees to Paul Lum, senior agricultural specialist with American Farmland Trust. Credit: Barbara Grady for GreenBiz

General Mills aims to spur 'systems change' and advance regenerative agriculture on one million acres of land by 2030

Wes Sperry points to cover crops sprouting between almond trees and a thriving pollinator hedgerow as evidence that his orchard's transition to regenerative farming is underway. The fifth generation in...

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