SOLEDAD, CA - Many trade shows include award ceremonies as part of their events, and the International Fresh Produce Association’s (IFPA) Global Produce & Floral Show is one of them. The association honored Braga Fresh and Agrology as joint recipients of the annual Science & Technology Circle of Excellence Award. It was presented by IFPA Chief Science Office Max Teplitski to Eric Morgan of Braga Fresh and Charlie Dubbe of Agrology.
“A key piece of our regenerative agriculture journey has been Agrology’s systems for measuring and monitoring soil health and carbon flux,” said Morgan, Braga’s Vice President of Environmental Science and Resources. “You can’t manage what you don’t measure, and the Arbiter has enabled us to measure the impact of our regenerative trials and make better-informed, data-driven decisions. It essentially closes the feedback loop between the soil and farming techniques.”
With this award, IFPA recognizes changemakers for their contributions and accomplishments that advance the industry through innovation, collaboration, and superior leadership. Braga Fresh and Agrology were honored for the work they did to monitor, measure, and quantify soil carbon flux and soil respiration. In the fall of 2022, Braga Fresh became one of the first growers to install Agrology’s Arbiter Carbon Monitoring System on its regenerative crop trials.
Since installing Arbiter, Braga Fresh has been able to track its in-field carbon footprint and soil health, as well as drive farm management decisions and improve the environmental impact of regenerative farming practices. Braga Fresh implements cutting-edge regenerative farming experiments, and Agrology has enabled it to measure the impact of these practices on soil health and carbon stocks. Agrology also monitors soil moisture, irrigation events, and a variety of other climate data points, according to a press release.
“The soil microbiome is the future of regenerative agriculture and to be successful you have to have the right measurement tools in place,” added Morgan. “It has been a big team effort with Agrology, and we are extremely optimistic about the direction it’s taking us.”
Congratulations to these two industry innovators!
