Regenerative agriculture is getting a lot of hype lately as a way to sequester carbon and restore soil, but the science behind some of its claims is still shaky. A 2022 study in Nature found that carbon sequestration rates from regenerative practices vary wildly depending on climate and soil type, and some farms show no measurable increase after a decade. I've seen small farmers in my area adopt cover cropping and no-till, and their yields do drop in the first few years, which is a hard sell when you're already struggling to pay rent. Can we honestly say regenerative agriculture is a viable solution for the global food supply without more longitudinal data?