# ADM > ADM's physical economy starts with thousands of farms and ends in food, feed, fuel and industrial products. Its current regenerative-agriculture reporting says the program engaged approximately 4.6 million acres in 2025, while the company's sustainability strategy ties resilience to sourcing, nature and the bioeconomy. The next step is one crop or product lane where farm practice, material conversion and customer evidence are joined. - Industry: Agriculture & Food - Collection: Active - Materials: Water - Evidence through: 2026-09-18 - Canonical URL: https://www.materialtransition.com/library/adm ## Material inputs to resolve Agricultural origination, processing, regenerative supply chains and bio-based materials ADM's current regenerative-agriculture materials describe an outcome-based, farmer-centric program that engaged approximately 4.6 million acres in 2025. ADM's reporting also covers responsible sourcing, biodiversity, water, processing and the wider bioeconomy. Public reporting does not establish one crop-to-product ledger connecting farm practice, origin, processing yield, co-products, customer specification and the final material claim. **4.6M acres** Approximately engaged in regenerative agriculture in 2025 **11 countries** Regenerative agriculture program expansion described in 2025 reporting **5 principles** Soil disturbance, living roots, soil cover, biodiversity and input management **Global chain** Farmers, processors, customers and technology partners - Corn, soy, wheat, oilseeds, edible beans, fibers, water, energy and agricultural inputs - Farm practice data, origin, traceability, storage, transport and processing records - Co-products, processing residuals, packaging and bio-based feedstocks ### Outputs and residuals to resolve - Food, feed, fuel, ingredients, bio-based materials and specialty products - Hulls, meal, oils, residues, wastewater and processing waste - Crop-to-product allocation, outcome verification and material claim remain open **First decision:** Choose one ADM crop or product lane. Join farm practice, origin, storage, processing yield, co-product allocation, customer specification and verification evidence. ## Scale signal ADM reports approximately 4.6 million acres engaged in its regenerative agriculture program in 2025. #### Method signal ADM defines regenerative agriculture through five land-management principles adapted to local conditions. #### Value-chain signal ADM connects farmers, technical partners, customers and downstream brands through its program. #### Evidence boundary Acreage engagement does not establish one crop-to-product material passport or verified customer allocation. ### Decision boundary The public record supports one bounded next move: Choose one ADM crop or product lane. Join farm practice, origin, storage, processing yield, co-product allocation, customer specification and verification evidence. It does not establish a buyer, commercial approval or supply agreement. ## Material flow map | Material or stream | Qualification gate | Process or destination | Evidence still needed | |-|-|-|-| | Crop and farm inputs | Origin, practice, yield and verification | Origination, storage and transport | Farm record, boundary and chain of custody | | Processing products and co-products | Specification, yield, purity and allocation | Food, feed, fuel or material production | Mass balance, test and destination | | Residuals and bio-based feedstocks | Moisture, contamination, quality and buyer | Energy, ingredients or material loop | Volume, route, quality and recovered value | This is a public screening map. It separates company-disclosed flows from open qualification work. It does not convert a destination into a buyer or an announced ambition into operating capacity. ## Three defensible entry lanes #### Turn acreage into product evidence A farm program creates commercial value when a buyer can trace practice and outcome into the product it purchases. **Next evidence:** Select crop, farm record, processor, product, buyer and verification. #### Make co-products visible ADM's processing model creates multiple streams. The opportunity is to map each one to a qualified destination. **Next evidence:** Join input, yield, co-product, specification, buyer and avoided virgin material. #### Connect resilience to material sourcing Water, soil and biodiversity signals matter when they shape supply reliability and customer requirements. **Next evidence:** Select origin, risk, practice, material, contract and performance result. ## Evidence register - **Sustainability and reports** ADM, official sustainability and report library https://www.adm.com/en-us/sustainability/sustainability-reports/ [1] - **Regenerative agriculture** ADM, official program page https://www.adm.com/en-us/sustainability/transforming-supply-chains/regenerative-agriculture/ [2] - **2025 Regenerative Agriculture Report** ADM, official report PDF https://www.adm.com/globalassets/sustainability/2023-landing/2023-policies-and-reports/adm\_regen-ag-report-2025\_final.pdf [3] - **Fourth annual regenerative agriculture report release** ADM, September 15, 2026 update https://www.adm.com/en-us/news/news-releases/2026/9/adms-fourth-annual-regenerative-agriculture-report-highlights-growing-resilience-across-the-food-system/ [4] Source hierarchy: filings and company disclosures first. The brief states what those sources support and leaves the unresolved plant, grade, permit, buyer and mass-balance questions explicit. ## Material Transition editorial interpretation The next useful working session starts with: Choose one ADM crop or product lane. Join farm practice, origin, storage, processing yield, co-product allocation, customer specification and verification evidence. ## Sources - [1] Sustainability and reports - https://www.adm.com/en-us/sustainability/sustainability-reports/ - [2] Regenerative agriculture - https://www.adm.com/en-us/sustainability/transforming-supply-chains/regenerative-agriculture/ - [3] 2025 Regenerative Agriculture Report - https://www.adm.com/globalassets/sustainability/2023-landing/2023-policies-and-reports/adm_regen-ag-report-2025_final.pdf - [4] Fourth annual regenerative agriculture report release - https://www.adm.com/en-us/news/news-releases/2026/9/adms-fourth-annual-regenerative-agriculture-report-highlights-growing-resilience-across-the-food-system/ From the Material Transition company brief library: https://www.materialtransition.com/library/adm