A mixed herd of cattle and sheep grazing a green pasture in front of portable poultry shelters and a hardwood tree line

Regenerative agriculture case studies

Real US farms, ranches and food businesses that show what regenerative agriculture looks like in practice.

These are independent examples: 20 working farms, ranches and food businesses across the United States, from grazing operations and dairies to vegetable farms, grain growers, orchards, vineyards and food brands. Each one documents its practices in public, and each was checked in October 2026: it is operating, and we found no open lawsuit, investigation or suspended certification. None of them is associated with Ashfount. We chose them because they show what the principles behind regenerative agriculture look like when a business has to pay its own way.

Every case study has an at-a-glance box, the story of the operation and what it shows, with links to its own sources. For more farms, brands and people, browse the Regen Ag Resources directories.

Two riders on horseback drive red and white-faced cattle through tall golden grass on the Marfa grasslands, with mountains on the horizon. Photo: Dixon Water Foundation (Rowdy Dugan) Decatur and Marfa, Texas · nonprofit demonstration cattle ranchesDixon Water FoundationA Texas nonprofit that runs working cattle ranches near Decatur and Marfa as open trials of grazing systems and publishes its monitoring results.Read the case study Red, black and pink pigs grazing on open pasture at sunrise, with more pigs and shelters spread across the field behind them. Photo: Gunthorp Farms LaGrange, Indiana · pasture-raised pork with on-farm USDA processingGunthorp FarmsA family pasture pig farm in northeast Indiana that survived the 1998 hog crash by selling to chefs and built its own USDA-inspected plant.Read the case study Black and red cattle grazing in tall green grass in the Animas Valley, with red-rock cliffs and forested mountains under a blue sky. Photo: James Ranch Durango, Colorado · grass-fed beef, raw-milk cheese and pastured eggsJames RanchA Durango family ranch, founded in 1961, that runs grass-fed beef, seasonal raw-milk cheese, eggs, gardens and an on-ranch market under Holistic Management.Read the case study A large flock of brown laying hens on green pasture in low sun, an open-air coop and wooded mountains behind them. Photo: Sequatchie Cove Farm Sequatchie, Tennessee · pasture-raised eggs, chicken, pork and lambSequatchie Cove FarmA family farm in Tennessee's Sequatchie Valley that grew its pastured egg flock past 8,000 hens and uses sheep and chickens to rebuild soil.Read the case study A flock of black turkeys standing in tall grass in front of a green portable shelter and a red wooden barn. Photo: White Oak Pastures Bluffton, Georgia · pasture-raised livestockWhite Oak PasturesA fifth-generation Georgia farm that left commodity cattle in 1995 and now raises ten species on pasture and slaughters on the farm.Read the case study Young brown and black-and-white cattle stand behind a white electric fence in tall pasture with yellow wildflowers, the sun low over a grassy hill. Photo: Meadow Creek Dairy Galax, Virginia · seasonal grazing dairy and raw-milk cheeseMeadow Creek DairyA Blue Ridge family dairy founded in 1988 that milks its own crossbred herd on rotated mountain pasture and turns the milk into farmstead cheese.Read the case study An aerial view of a large herd of brown, black and black-and-white dairy cows spread across a green pasture, with two people walking among them. Photo: Uplands Cheese Dodgeville, Wisconsin · seasonal grass-based farmstead cheeseUplands CheeseA Driftless Wisconsin dairy that grazes a closed, crossbred herd and makes its cheese only from the milk of the grazing season.Read the case study Young vegetable rows in a green field under a cloudy blue sky, with a line of trees and white high tunnels in the background. Photo: Elmwood Stock Farm Georgetown, Kentucky · organic vegetables and pastured livestockElmwood Stock FarmA sixth-generation Kentucky farm that rotates fields between multi-species pasture and organic vegetables, selling through its CSA, farm store and markets.Read the case study Intensively planted no-till beds of lettuce and young brassicas on drip lines at Singing Frogs Farm, with trees on the field edge Photo: Singing Frogs Farm Sebastopol, California · no-till vegetable farmSinging Frogs FarmA few intensively planted, never-tilled acres in Sonoma County that feed a CSA, farmers markets and restaurants and keep a crew employed year-round.Read the case study A field of ripening small grain in front of a dense green tree line. Photo: Breathe Deep Farm Claverack, New York · regenerative organic grainsBreathe Deep FarmA Hudson Valley grain farm on protected former dairy land, growing Regenerative Organic Certified grain for regional malt, flour and feed buyers.Read the case study Aerial view over the grain bins of Grain Place Foods toward a farmhouse, tree rows and crop and pasture fields. Photo: Grain Place Foods Marquette, Nebraska · organic grain farm and processorGrain Place FoodsThe Vetter family farm, run organically since 1953, grew a grain cleaning and processing business that now buys from 128 organic growers.Read the case study A red combine harvests a field of ripe organic soybeans at Janie's Farm while a grain truck waits behind it under a blue sky Photo: Janie's Farm Danforth, Illinois · organic grain farm with a stone millJanie's FarmAn Illinois family farm that grew from 700 conventional acres to over 3,000 organic acres of grain, then built a stone mill for its flour.Read the case study A combine harvesting a wide golden grain field under a pale blue sky on the Montana plains. Photo: Vilicus Farms Havre, Montana · organic dryland grains and pulsesVilicus FarmsA first generation organic dryland farm near the Canadian border, growing over 20 crops in strips between permanent pollinator buffers.Read the case study A spotted donkey, sheep and an alpaca grazing on green grass between rows of dormant vines on a hillside. Photo: Tablas Creek Vineyard Paso Robles, California · regenerative organic vineyardTablas Creek VineyardA Paso Robles Rhône winery, organic since 1989, that became the world's first Regenerative Organic Certified vineyard in 2020.Read the case study Aerial view of Third Leaf Farm at sunset, with blocks of trellised apple trees, grass alleys and a farm building in the distance Photo: Third Leaf Farm Greenville, Michigan · regenerative organic apple orchardThird Leaf FarmA third-generation Michigan apple orchard that moved to Regenerative Organic Certified production over a decade, with herbicide-free orchard floors and habitat fields.Read the case study Two harvest workers in high-visibility vests load grapes into a bin behind a tractor between rows of vines, with forested mountains lit by early sun behind them. Photo: Troon Vineyard Grants Pass, Oregon · biodynamic winery and farmTroon VineyardA 100-acre Southern Oregon winery and farm, Biodynamic and Regenerative Organic Certified Gold, that grazes sheep and chickens on cover crops in its vineyard.Read the case study Aerial view of a red barn beside a broad green field on a Pacific Northwest farm, with a snow-capped mountain on the horizon. Photo: Cairnspring Mills Burlington, Washington · stone-milled flour from regenerative Pacific Northwest grainCairnspring MillsA Skagit Valley flour mill that buys identity-preserved wheat directly from regional growers at a premium and opened a second mill on Umatilla tribal land.Read the case study A person in work gloves holds a freshly cut branch of yaupon with bright green leaves, woodland behind. Photo: CatSpring Yaupon Cat Spring, Texas · yaupon tea from wild-harvested Texas ranchlandCatSpring YauponA Texas company that harvests wild yaupon, the native caffeinated holly crowding out grassland, sells it as tea and restores native prairie on partner ranches.Read the case study An EPIC Beef Jalapeno bar resting on a wooden fence post in front of open golden grassland and distant mountains. Photo: EPIC Provisions Austin, Texas · meat snacks brandEPIC ProvisionsAn Austin meat bar brand, owned by General Mills since 2016, that Land to Market has called its oldest brand partner and that sells verified regenerative beef snacks.Read the case study A herd of brown dairy cows grazing a dense, knee-high pasture of grasses and legumes, one cow looking into the camera. Photo: ORIGIN Milk Cleveland, Ohio · a2 heritage-breed milk, cheese and butterORIGIN MilkA Cleveland dairy brand buying A2 milk from small heritage-breed family farms in three states, selling a Regenerative Organic Certified line beside a transition line.Read the case study