Kansas Farmer Matt Splitter, ADM’s Jenny Poling, and the ADM re:generations™ Program Take Top Honors at Field to Market’s 2025 Sustainability Leadership Awards Ceremony

ANAHEIM, CA — Today, Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture® honored the recipients of its 2025 Sustainability Leadership Awards on the eve of the 11th Annual Sustainable Agriculture Summit. Now in their ninth year, the awards—presented as the capstone of the Alliance’s Fall Membership Meeting—recognize farmers, advisers, and collaborations demonstrating exceptional leadership in advancing continuous improvement in the sustainability of U.S. commodity crop production.

The recipients of the 2025 Sustainability Leadership Awards are as follows:

• 2025 Farmer of the Year: Matt Splitter, Sterling, Kansas Recognized for his outstanding conservation efforts and long-standing leadership in advancing sustainable agriculture, Matt Splitter was named the 2025 Farmer of the Year. Alongside his wife, Janna, Matt manages Splitter Farms, a fifth-generation family operation spanning 13,000 acres of corn, soybean, wheat, and sorghum. The Splitters have transformed their farm through a steadfast commitment to stewardship, adopting a “never-till” mindset, implementing conservation practices, and leveraging advanced data and precision ag tools to optimize inputs and improve soil health. By utilizing Field to Market’s Fieldprint Platform®, Splitter Farms has demonstrated how technology, data, and conservation can work hand-in-hand to strengthen both farm resilience and environmental outcomes.
• 2025 Trusted Adviser of the Year: Jenny Poling, Midwest Climate Smart Origination Manager, ADM Recognized for her exceptional leadership in supporting farmers’ journeys of continuous improvement across more than 2.5 million acres and six states, Jenny Poling was recognized as the 2025 Trusted Adviser of the Year.Rooted in a background in plant science and research, Poling has become a trusted adviser to over 1,500 farmers, connecting them with technical and financial resources to adopt regenerative practices. Her leadership within ADM has helped bridge the gap between the farm field and the global supply chain, ensuring that farmers’ conservation achievements translate into measurable, market-driven results.

  Her science-based approach and unwavering commitment to farmer success have made her a respected leader in advancing regenerative agriculture across the Midwest.

• 2025 Collaboration of the Year: ADM re:generations™ Recognized for outstanding cross-sector partnership in scaling regenerative agriculture, the 2025 Collaboration of the Year Award honors ADM and its network of partners—including farmers, agronomy and data experts, and downstream brands—for their work on the ADM re:generations™ program. What began as a series of pilot projects has grown into one of the largest private sustainability initiatives, with more than 5 million acres enrolled globally, including 4.5 million in the U.S. The program drives measurable environmental improvements, supports farmers’ livelihoods, and strengthens supply chain resilience through a farmer-centered model built on three pillars: data and measurement, technical assistance, and financial incentives.

  Registered in Field to Market’s Project Directory, re:generations leverages the Fieldprint Platform® to measure outcomes, enhance transparency, and connect farm-level data to downstream sustainability goals—demonstrating how collaboration at scale can create lasting change across the value chain.

Each of this year’s honorees exemplifies how innovation, stewardship, and collaboration can accelerate progress toward a more resilient future for agriculture.

“Congratulations to our 2025 Sustainability Leadership Award winners,” said Field to Market President Carrie Vollmer-Sanders. “This year’s winners are proof that meaningful progress happens when farmers, advisers, and partners work together toward shared goals. Their leadership represents the very best of what’s possible when the agricultural value chain unites.”

“Thank you for this honor and recognition,” said Greg Morris, SVP and President, Agricultural Services and Oilseeds, at ADM. “We’re proud to work hand in hand with family farmers like the Splitters, proud of our team members like Jenny, and proud to bring together so many critical stakeholders as we continue to strengthen agriculture resilience and food security through the broad adoption of regenerative agriculture practices. We appreciate Field to Market for their partnership and support, and thank all of our partners across the value chain as we advance this important work.”

The winners of Field to Market’s Sustainability Leadership Awards are selected by the Alliance’s Education and Outreach Committee. Each recipient demonstrates measurable results and significant impact in the pursuit of continuous improvement. This year’s program was made possible thanks to the support by Nestlé Purina PetCare and Arva Intelligence.

Learn more about the 2025 Sustainability Leadership Award winners at www.fieldtomarket.org/awards.