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Major change planned for EU farm environmental protection

The European Commission plans a major change to its farm support system that will reward farmers for environmental protection instead of prescriptive ‘greening measures’ currently used. The Commissioner for Agriculture, […]

U.S. agricultural conservation program to invest $250 million

The USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is to invest $250 million in agricultural conservation, specifically technical and financial assistance to help private landowners, tribes, land trusts and other groups […]

Organic Production Grows in the U.S.

Organic production of grains and soybeans is experiencing double digit growth, according to a report by market intelligence firm, Mercaris. The 2017 Organic & Non-GMO Acreage Report provides acreage data and analysis of […]

Global cropland map to help ensure sustainable food and water security

A new map detailing croplands worldwide in the highest resolution yet, will help to ensure global food and water security in a sustainable way. Mapping and monitoring global croplands over […]

AgTech: A New Era

Sustainable agriculture – reducing waste and maintaining the well-being of natural resources while increasing efficiency – requires innovating. And farmers are great innovators. They have to be. As entrepreneurs who […]

BBC Interviews U.S. Secretary of Agriculture

“We need to deal with reality rather than myth. There’s still a perception in parts of Europe that we’re using chlorine to wash chickens in. That hasn’t been used in the […]

EU farming gets funding boost to be more sustainable

The European Union is to invest €1 billion ($1.2 billion) with the aim of making farming more sustainable, food healthier and more diverse and rural territories a better place to […]

The Myth of “One-Size-Fits-All” Sustainability Policy

Earlier this year, Eve Turow Paul wrote an excellent column on the persistence of sustainability priorities amongst millennials; millennials want to eat foods that they believe create a minimal carbon […]

Efficient and sustainable use of resources needed to reduce EU environmental impact of its food system

The EU must reduce the environmental impact of its food system through more efficient and sustainable use of resources, says a report by the European Environmental Agency (EEA). This would […]

Fostering Soil Health

Soil’s ability to trap carbon dioxide is potentially much greater than previously estimated, according to Stanford researchers who claim that soil health could “significantly” offset increasing global emissions. Two papers […]

EU Must Improve Management of Environmental and Sustainable Impacts of Pesticide Use

EU countries must do more to ensure environmental and sustainable use of pesticides and reduce the impact on human health. In a report published this week (October 10), the European […]

U.S. Backs Global Plans for Dairy Sustainability

The U.S. is joining global efforts to promote dairy sustainability. At the World Dairy Summit in Brussels on the 27 of September 2017, the U.S. National Committee of the International […]