ADM & Bayer Announce New Regenerative Agriculture Collaboration

ADM announced the expansion of its regenerative agriculture program, re:generations™ to Hungary. The program helps build and maintain a more resilient food system and create economic value for growers by providing financial and agronomic support to farmers who are taking steps to implement regenerative agriculture practices.

The expansion of the program to Hungary reflects growing customer demand for sunflower seeds. As one of Europe's leading producers in high oleic sunflower seeds, Hungary was strategically selected for the next phase of the program.

In collaboration with Bayer, the program in Hungary aims to enroll 30,000 acres (approximately 12,000 hectares) of predominately sunflower seeds but also soybeans, for the 2025 harvest and to scale in subsequent years. Through the program, sunflower seed farmers will be provided with financial and technical support to implement qualifying regenerative agriculture practices, including:

• Minimum Tillage
• Cover Crops
• Companion Crops
• 4R Nutrient Management
• Use of Organic Matter/Manure
• Crop Rotation

ADM will compensate participating farmers for each qualifying hectare, measured and verified using Bayer's digital capabilities in collaboration with Trinity Agtech's Sandy platform, a recognized solution backed by science that complies with the highest standards available in the market.

In addition to financial support, participating farmers will receive agronomic guidance from specialized professionals. That support starts with a deep agronomical understanding of issues specific to each region, followed by on-farm assessments, where agronomists visit fields and, together with farmers, design development plans tailored for each farm.

Enrolled farmers will be able to share their experiences with one another and discuss different techniques during field visits and peer learning opportunities. By coordinating peer-to-peer networks, knowledge can be shared with a goal of revitalizing rural communities.

In parallel to the program expansion to Hungary, ADM is conducting a feasibility study to assess the effectiveness of various regenerative agriculture practices in reducing carbon emissions, increasing biodiversity and improving soil health in enrolled farms to build farm resiliency. The study will enable evaluation of the effectiveness of the practices and help shape the larger-scale effort.

In the next two years, subject to customer demand, ADM's re:generations™ program will expand into a broader range of crops such as, corn and rapeseed, and geographies including Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey and Ukraine.