Land O’Lakes is about a lot more than dairy products. Established in 1921, the company has been putting its money where its mouth is and helping farmers to adopt regenerative agricultural practices.
Now, TIME has named Land O’Lakes, Inc. in its third-annual TIME100 Most Influential Companies list, which highlights companies making an extraordinary impact around the world.
“For over 100 years, Land O’Lakes has been committed to ensuring global food security and supporting the efforts and the communities of the people who work hard to provide it,” said Beth Ford, Land O’Lakes President, and CEO. “It’s an honor to be included among this list of leading global businesses. I’m proud of our team who delivers this work and is committed every day to continue to tackle the most important issues facing our world together.”
To assemble the list, TIME solicited nominations from its global network of contributors and correspondents as well as from outside experts. Then TIME editors evaluated each nomination on key factors, including impact, innovation, ambition, and success. The result is a diverse group of 100 businesses helping chart an essential path forward.
In 2016, Land O’Lakes established Truterra, LLC, an agricultural sustainability business offering tools and solutions for farmers. In the program’s first two years, Truterra has helped over 1,900 farmers to accelerate stewardship on 29,000 fields. It’s not as simple as just stewardship, Truterra has also helped to lead the charge in carbon sequestration, paying out more than $9 million to sequester 462,000 metric tons of carbon.
The company plains to continue its outreach with the help of a new $90 million USDA grant by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions by around 6.9 million metric tons over the next five years.
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