Better Food, Less Carbon in the New Digital Economy
August 21, 2020
Moderator
Dr. Sabrina O’Hara, Program Director, University of the District of Columbia
Panelists
Steele Lorenz, Head of Sustainability Business Development, Farmers Business Network, Inc
Jason Weller, Vice President of Truterra, Land O’Lakes
Julian Sanchez, Director of Precision Agriculture Strategy and Business Development, Deere & Company
Overview
Smart systems can link agricultural stakeholders with farmers, ranchers, and foresters. Traditional agriculture negatively affects biodiversity and emits about 26% of global greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change. The agriculture ecosystem comprises land use, crop production, livestock and fisheries, and the food supply chain. In this system lies meaningful, measurable, and sustainable regenerative applications that can greatly reduce the impact of agriculture on the planet. Farming data and smart technology solutions can combine to enable customers to make choices through market signals that can drive the industry to regenerative practices that both reduce atmospheric carbon, increase resilience and biodiversity in our food systems, and help improve farming profitability. Panelist from John Deere, Land O’Lakes and the Farmers Business Network explore opportunities to lower carbon emissions, improve biodiversity, and increase the resilience of foods systems world-wide by digitally connecting it from soil to fork.