As a carbon neutral company committed to science-based targets, Maple Leaf Foods in 2021 focused on regenerative agriculture's potential in capturing carbon from the atmosphere and storing it back in the soil. Maple Leaf teamed up with a Canadian fertilizer company, Nutrien, to expand on a project that incentivizes and educates farmers in regions where Maple Leaf sources grains to adopt regenerative agriculture practices. In 2021, the project encompassed approximately 20,000 acres of farmland in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and the company plans to scale that to 100,000 acres in 2022. Similarly, Maple Leaf Foods continued to work with Indigo Ag where it intends to purchase certified carbon credits through their Carbon Program that rewards individual farmers for adopting regenerative agriculture practices that improve biodiversity, soil health and carbon sequestration.