Kelly Ryerson, an outspoken advocate known to many as “Glyphosate Girl,” has become a prominent voice in the public conversation about glyphosate, conventional farming, and the future of U.S. agriculture. Her recent remarks on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) newly launched regenerative pilot program underscore not only support for alternative approaches to farming, but also deep-seated concerns about the longstanding use of synthetic pesticides and the industry pressures around protection and accountability. Ryerson’s perspective
Tag: commercial agriculture
Regenerative Farming
Two Farming Models, Two Very Different Outcomes
Across the United States, agriculture feeds millions, but the way food is produced matters just as much as the volume. Recent investigations into farm labor conditions have drawn renewed attention to the human cost embedded in large-scale commercial farming systems. Wage theft, unsafe working environments and weak regulatory oversight are not isolated incidents; they are symptoms of a production model designed around efficiency, scale, and cost minimization above all else. In contrast, regenerative farming operates