While it may have been easier to disregard terms like sustainability, regenerative agriculture, and soil amendments 10 or even 15 years ago, today is a different story. We live in an era of constant innovation and an increasingly complex landscape of environmental impacts. Companies like CMI Orchards are sitting down to map out the meanings, relevancy, and purpose in a growing age of environmental awareness.

October 22, 2025

Sometimes the most significant barrier to entry has the simplest fix: communication. As terms like sustainability, regenerative agriculture, carbon credits, and biochar become more prevalent in conversations about building a more environmentally friendly industry, companies like CMI Orchards are working to clarify their meanings, relevance, and purpose in today’s era of heightened environmental awareness.

October 20, 2025

CMI Orchards Launches Planet Positive™ Expanding Industry Leadership in Regenerative Agriculture. CMI Orchards is unveiling a bold, multi-faceted approach to advancing regenerative agriculture and transparent environmental leadership across the tree fruit industry. Anchored by its impact-driven platform CMI SOARS - Sustainable Orchards And Regenerative Solutions—and the launch of its consumer-facing brand Planet Positive™, CMI is setting new standards for measurable sustainability to drive real, environmental and commercial value.

October 15, 2025

Across its orchards, CMI plants crops that add biodiversity and limit soil erosion, improve soil structure by creating a healthy environment for beneficial microbes, and reduce reliance on synthetic chemical inputs. The CMI team works closely with its network of growers to pilot regenerative practices on a large scale.

October ,1 2025

Building a Sustainable Future, Rooted in Regeneration

“At CMI, sustainability isn’t an add-on, it’s at the core of how we grow, operate, and collaborate,” said Bob Mast, President of CMI Orchards, in the recent release. “CMI SOARS represents our commitment to measurable change, ensuring our orchards, partners, and communities can thrive for generations to come.”

September 24, 2025

New Era of Regenerative Ag Begins at CMI Orchards

CMI Orchards and Royal Family Farming proudly marked a major milestone on June 30, 2025, with the official groundbreaking of The Soil Center, a pioneering agricultural sustainability operation that will transform farm and orchard waste into carbon-rich soil amendments. The event celebrated the beginning of a bold new chapter in regenerative farming and sustainability innovation.

June 30, 2025

CMI Orchards and Royal Family Farming’s joint venture, The Soil Center, is at the forefront of redefining agricultural sustainability.

Breaking ground later this spring, TSC was established to repurpose agricultural byproducts — from orchards, row crops, dairy and beef operations — into carbon-rich soil amendments supporting healthy, robust crop production and reducing the need for synthetic soil additives.

April 10, 2025

Rose Vejvoda joins the Wenatchee, Wash.-based CMI Orchards and will work on regenerative agriculture initiatives.

April 7, 2025

CMI Orchards and Royal Family Farming will break ground on The Soil Center later this spring, using biochar and other strategies to build sustainable amendments.

April 7, 2025