Duchy of Cornwall partners with Regenified to support regenerative farming across estate

The Duchy of Cornwall has today (July 1) announced a new partnership with Regenified to support its ambition for all equipped farms across the estate to follow regenerative principles by 2035. Launched at Groundswell, the initiative forms part of the Duchy's wider ambition and commitment to be a nature rich and net zero estate. Duchy of Cornwall tenants will be supported and encouraged to take part in Regenified's 6-3-4 verification standard, which provides a framework for measuring progress against regenerative farming principles. READ MORE: The Farmers Guardian arable special: Regen learnings from Duchy of Cornwall 'Focus Farmers' Salar Shemirani, chief executive at the Regenified, said "For an organisation of the Duchy's history and stature to back its farmers in this way sends an important signal: that producing good food, restoring nature and building profitable farming businesses are not competing aims. "They are the foundation of a more resilient future for British agriculture." The programme will be made accessible to farmers across the estate through added funding and advice, whether an upland, lowland or island farm and whether they are on existing agreements or moving onto new tenancy arrangements. Matthew Morris, rural director at the Duchy of Cornwall, said: "Regenerative farming has an important role to play in building resilient, profitable farm businesses while improving soil health, biodiversity and the long-term condition of the land. "At the Duchy, our ambition is for 100% of our equipped farms to be following regenerative principles by 2035, but we recognise that every farm is different and that this transition will take time." The partnership comes alongside the Duchy's new regenerative Farm Business Tenancy (rFBT), a long-term tenancy model which sets out how the Duchy will work with tenants to apply Regenerative Land Management principles in line with the Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Code of Practice. Monkhall Farm in Herefordshire, which is currently being offered as a flagship regenerative farming opportunity, is the Duchy's first tenancy of this kind. Alongside the new verification and tenancy model, the Duchy will continue to provide wider support through its Farming and Nature programme. Ms Shemirani said: "Farmers are this country's original custodians. For generations, they have fed us, shaped our landscapes and cared for the land. "Regenerative agriculture is not a fixed destination, but a journey of continuous improvement - and that journey becomes far more powerful when farmers can measure, evidence and build on the progress they are making." READ MORE: Nestle and Wildfarmed bring regenerative wheat to KitKat