agribusinessreview.comJUNE 202519As we continue to advance soil science for the future of sustainable potato agriculture, many of the long-standing requirements in our Grower Guide already support soil healthgrowth throughout the season. Aerial and satellite imagery allows growers to promptly detect and correct irrigation issues, while real-time crop monitoring helps them apply the right products at the right times for better health and higher yields.The Planet: Building Climate Resilience & Mitigation StrategiesAs we work toward a carbon-neutral future in our field operations, standard practices like cover cropping and integrated pest management to help reduce emissions and keep biomass in the soil are built into our grower contracts. We are now expanding this impact with research into new tools and varietals. Potato varietals offer an important part of the sustainability solution. By developing new varietals and matching varietals with soil type, we can grow crops that require less water and fewer inputs, offer greater nutritional efficiency, and are more resilient to disease and extreme weather.Measuring a farm's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is critical to reducing our carbon footprint. That's why Lamb Weston partners with the USDA's Climate-Smart Commodities program and Regrow. The Climate-Smart Commodities program helps reduce the carbon footprint of potato agriculture by bringing together universities, government agencies, private-sector companies, and Native American tribes to identify more climate-resilient practices such as reduced tillage, cover cropping, and residue management. Regrow is one of the most sophisticated measurement tools to help growers identify emissions sources and monitor sequestration processes. Regrow leverages remote sensing technology and De Nitrification De Composition (DNDC) modeling to provide growers with reliable and actionable information, making improving their day-to-day sustainability practices easier.Cultivating the Agriculture Ecosystem for Continuous ProgressSustainability is about our shared future. It takes collaboration, engagement, and partnership across sectors and specialties. We can only find enduring solutions if we work together.We're proud to have helped find industry-leading sustainable standards and develop shared metrics that reflect the priorities of our customers and consumers. We continually engage with academic researchers, innovative manufacturers, government agencies, and the overall sustainable agriculture ecosystem. Most of all, we remain committed to our grower partners--engaging to identify and implement the practices that will support their land and their livelihoods for the long term.
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