Case Study: Wildfarmed proves regenerative farming boosts biodiversity with NatureMetrics

Wildfarmed boosts insect species richness by 17% with NatureMetrics

Wildfarmed, a regenerative food and farming company, needed to prove that its farming methods boosted biodiversity compared to conventional agriculture. They faced challenges in scaling traditional insect surveys and isolating the effects of their practices. To overcome this, they partnered with NatureMetrics to use its eDNA monitoring service.

NatureMetrics designed a paired sampling program, using eDNA analysis from traps to compare insect life on Wildfarmed fields against conventional ones. The solution provided by NatureMetrics found a 17% higher insect species richness on Wildfarmed fields. This eDNA data, combined with other monitoring, proved a 126% increase in pollinator activity, giving Wildfarmed a defensible evidence base to show customers.

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