Leading Harvest

Leading Harvest is a nonprofit organization that mobilizes the entire value chain through third-party audited standards, outcomes-driven collaborations, and a learning network to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable and resilient global agricultural system. It created and maintains an innovative, third-party audited Farmland Management Standard, which is a universal, outcomes-based sustainability standard focusing on farm management and continual improvement.

The Standard is applied across diverse farming operations globally with almost 3 million acres, comprised of more than 100 different row and permanent crop types, now enrolled. In 2023, Leading Harvest launched its Founding Supporter Council including Cargill, Nestlé, John Deere, and Nutrien Ag Solutions, whose work aims to create a blueprint for harmonizing sustainability action across the value chain.