Four years ago, the Midwest Row Crop Collaborative arose from a recognition by CEOs of leading companies and nonprofits that the systemic challenges facing our food and agricultural system can only be addressed by working together, leveraging our unique strengths at different points along the food and agricultural value…
We are living in unprecedented times. As businesses and nonprofits that span the full food and agriculture value chain, members of the Midwest Row Crop Collaborative recognize the important role that we must play in navigating through the current crisis. We hope that everyone if staying safe and healthy as…
The Midwest is still very much in the grips of winter. Here in Minneapolis, we reached windchills of more than 30 below zero just last week. The warm sunshine of the growing season can feel like a distant memory. Winter is a time for slowing down, taking stock, and planning…
Members of the Midwest Row Crop Collaborative are working on using conservation finance as a key pathway for achieving their vision of a US agricultural system with healthy soils, that protects water, addresses the factors contributing to climate change, and supports farm families Hosted at Bayer’s campus in St. Louis late…
Environmental Initiative tapped to lead its next phase of innovation Minneapolis, MINN – The Midwest Row Crop Collaborative, an innovative partnership aligned to drive positive environmental change in the upper Mississippi River Basin, has announced Minneapolis-based nonprofit Environmental Initiative as its new administrator. Comprised of leading…
The Midwest Row Crop Collaborative is working with leaders in the public, private, and NGO sectors to support farmer-led conservation in the Upper Mississippi River Basin. That includes supporting the public-private partnerships — and the programs these partnerships rely upon — that bring key stakeholders together. The Collaborative today heralded…