Viewpoint: No, regenerative agriculture—whatever that means—is no better for the planet or your health than conventional farming that uses pesticides judiciously Cameron English | Orange County Register | August 28, 2026

https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/08/28/viewpoint-no-regenerative-agriculture-whatever-that-means-is-no-better-for-the-planet-or-your-health-than-conventional-farming-that-uses-pesticides-judiciously/ Americans have been subjected to a decades-long misinformation campaign about agriculture. Instead of the truth—conventional farmers grow ever-increasing amounts of food with relatively fewer pesticides—the public is told that regenerative agriculture is a safer path to sustainable nutrition, as HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently declared on X.