General Millls, Syngenta and ADM Central North Dakota Project

As part of an overarching commitment to sustainable agriculture, General Mills, Archer Daniels Midland Company, and Syngenta are working with producers in Central North Dakota to establish a credible baseline utilizing the Field to Market® environmental performance indicators as well as documenting improvements across the wheat rotation since 2012. The mission is to create a more profitable and sustainable supply chain with conservation farming practices and Precision Ag technologies that will enhance natural resource management.This project shows us first-hand how producers, the agri-business community and value chain partners are making a difference by actively encouraging sustainable agriculture, science-based metrics and conservation solutions to meet future environmental goals. It is our intent that the Central North Dakota Project will build a shared understanding of sustainability as well as provide outreach, insights and equip growers with the knowledge, skills and expertise to amplify the growing supply chain.

Complete
Insight

Engagement Targets

Notes: (1) I Minor fluctuations in the number of retained growers is expected from year to year. These fluctuations may be due to year-over-year crop rotation effects or other factors beyond the control of the project. Enrolled acres represent the total number of acres on an individual farm in a specific year. The ability to report enrolled acres is based on the Fieldprint Project Standard requirement that individual growers enrolled in projects enter at least 10% of the acres managed for a specific crop. (2) Entered acres represent the actual number of enrolled acres for which data is entered in the Fieldprint Platform for analysis.

Objectives

Collaborate with 20-25 growers to implement sustainability measures at a field level and characterize the rotation since 2012.
Second Party Verified

We worked with Syngenta to capture field level data from 3 producers to better understand sustainability outcomes.  We met annually to review aggregated reporting, share individual grower reports, hear from expert speakers, engage in small group discussions, etc.  We have demonstrated continuous improvement in some indicators but not others, and have added practice based surveys where needed.  We have provided thank you gifts for growers and are now engaging with them and supplier partners to chart out plans for 2021 crop and beyond. 

Establish a 5 year grower baseline with project participants to demonstrate future opportunities for improvement.
Second Party Verified

We worked with Syngenta to capture field level data from 3 producers to better understand sustainability outcomes.  We met annually to review aggregated reporting, share individual grower reports, hear from expert speakers, engage in small group discussions, etc.  We have demonstrated continuous improvement in some indicators but not others, and have added practice based surveys where needed.  We have provided thank you gifts for growers and are now engaging with them and supplier partners to chart out plans for 2021 crop and beyond. 

Characterize crop production in Central North Dakota with the Field to Market® suite of indicators.
Second Party Verified

We worked with Syngenta to capture field level data from 3 producers to better understand sustainability outcomes.  We met annually to review aggregated reporting, share individual grower reports, hear from expert speakers, engage in small group discussions, etc.  We have demonstrated continuous improvement in some indicators but not others, and have added practice based surveys where needed.  We have provided thank you gifts for growers and are now engaging with them and supplier partners to chart out plans for 2021 crop and beyond. 

Participants

Project Lead Organization(s)
General Mills, Inc.
Syngenta Corporation
Archer Daniels Midland Company (Full)

Project Details

Status
Complete
Pathway
Insight
Natural Resource Concern
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