{"id":23224,"date":"2025-09-16T10:07:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T10:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/?p=23224"},"modified":"2025-09-16T10:11:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T10:11:31","slug":"mcdonalds-usa-taps-multi-million-dollar-regenerative-beef-farming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.selinawamucii.com\/news\/2025\/09\/16\/mcdonalds-usa-taps-multi-million-dollar-regenerative-beef-farming\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonald\u2019s USA taps multi-million dollar regenerative beef farming\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Chicago-based McDonald\u2019s USA on September 15, 2025 announced a $200-million regenerative beef farming investment in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company will partner with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and other national agencies to promote sustainable ranching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funds will maintain watershed ecosystems, restore overgrazed pastures and modernize ranch infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the core of the announcement<\/u><\/a> is a need to promote frequent movement in ranches to give grass time to recover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The $200 million will nurture 4 million acres of grassland across 38 states in the space of seven years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ranchers can access the fund through mediating organizations from which the NFWF will independently choose winners starting January 2026. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

McDonald\u2019s says that beef has been at the heart of its menu for the seven decades of operation, hence the investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cesar Pi\u00f1a, the brand\u2019s North American chief supply chain officer stated that McDonald\u2019s reaches \u201cmore than 90% of Americans<\/u><\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The claim rivals a recent vow by the multinational\u2019s Australia operation <\/u><\/a>to offer 100% Aussie beef despite the return of American imports there.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foodservice Beef Sales <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

While the latest venture is about regeneration, it also whets an appetite to learn how foodservice affects beef retail in the U.S.<\/u><\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), retail sales contribute over 3\/4 of all beef consumption in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between 2004 and 2024, retailers expended 17.3 billion pounds out of a maximum 27.7 billion pounds of beef annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By 2023, American foodservice beef sales were worth $50 billion or nearly double 2020\u2019s $27.1 billion, per the Beef Search<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Restaurants provide the bulk of beef distribution in the U.S.\u2019 foodservice at around 64% share, by mostly selling burger patties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The above data therefore mirrors the claim by the Chicago burger giant that it serves 90% of Americans. Thus its regenerative beef farming investment highlights the following stats on the federal cattle sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

United States Regenerative Cattle Farming <\/strong>Statistics <\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The U.S.\u2019 cattle numbers slumped to their lowest levels since 1951 in early 2024, to 87,200,000 head<\/u><\/a>. The slash in the head count was to do with a 2023-24 drought, spotlighting the need for regenerating ranches. The main idea is to keep herds moving regularly to promote grass regrowth, recover watersheds and protect the soil from erosion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2023, the USDA\u2019s National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) spent millions in key ranching states for regenerative purposes. Idaho received $3.7 million<\/u><\/a> while Montana $18 million. Corporates such as McDonald\u2019s in September 2025 entered the ring by promising $200 million<\/u><\/a> to regenerative cattle ranches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What portion of the U.S.\u2019 land is under regenerative agriculture?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Only about 1.5%<\/u><\/a> of crop farms and ranches in the U.S. practise regenerative agriculture, as of 2025.  However, 5% have organic certifications and 15% combine normal and regenerative patterns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is regenerative ranching profitable<\/strong>? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a whole, regenerative agriculture ups farm profits by up to 25% over<\/u><\/a> conventional practices. According to the World Metrics<\/u><\/a>, regenerative practices boost soil quality in 85% of all reported cases worldwide. It also cuts 70% of soil degradation through erosion, helping grass regrow. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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