McCain Foods USA and Partners Awarded $6.9 Million in Federal Funds for Sustainable Potato-Growing Projects in Wisconsin and Maine
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill., Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- McCain Foods USA was awarded $6.9 million in funding through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), which will be used as part of an "Improving Soil Health in Potato Supply Chains" project.
- McCain Foods, Campbell, and the Soil Health Institute will use the funds to implement climate-smart practices on more than 6,000 acres of farmland.
- Under that project, McCain Foods USA and its partners, Campbell Soup Company and the Soil Health Institute (SHI), will help potato farmers implement soil health and climate-smart agriculture practices and systems on more than 6,000 acres in Wisconsin and Maine.
- McCain and Campbell both have corporate programs to help growers in their supply chains adopt regenerative agriculture practices and help fight climate change.
- In 2021, McCain Foods established its Regenerative Agriculture Framework , designed to support farmers in their progression to a more regenerative farming model for potatoes.