Tuesday, 04 August 2026 14:25

New Mates

Written by The Hound

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OPINION: Proponents of regenerative agriculture tend to be naturally aligned with a 'green mindset', so they will be nonplussed with their new mates in the US of A.

The MAGA movement, via the Trump administration, has become an unexpected champion, making greener members of the 'regen' movement twitchy as hell.

When regen arrived, the ag science community raised their collective bushy eyebrows at the lack of scientific data behind what was being pushed as the 'new way' forward for farming.

The biggest fans of regen were from the same school of thought that demanded we "follow the science" on climate change policy yet backed a movement with little to no hard data because it had greenish "vibe'.

With MAGA now in their corner, will the credibility of regen be enhanced or degraded? And do MAGA caps come in green as well as red?

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