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Building Blocks for Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry

A roadmap for helping farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners to respond to climate change has been released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The program – Building Blocks for Climate […]

Organic farmer’s plea for coexistence: Sustainability benefits using conventional and organics

As a small organic farmer, I got a kick out of of a recent article Janna with big tractor advertising ‘Farming Camp’ for little ones. We used to go to

‘End Intensive Farming’ Call by Development Academics

IPES-Food, a group of food, development and environmental academics and ex-NGO executives has called for an end to intensive farming. The group is led by Olivier De Schutter, the former […]

Sustainable Peanut Farming in Water Shortage’s Wake

New Mexico farmer Jim Chandler is a third generation peanut producer in Portales. His family has grown a variety of crops over the years, but peanuts have been a regular part of their farm since 1965.

UN Agencies and European Union Launch Global Food Security Network

A new network to achieve joint global food security assessments and joint responses to food crises was launched in Istanbul by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations […]

NGOs, Sustainability and the Rise of Ethical Consumerism

by Robert Blood, SIGWATCH June 2016 It is impossible to talk about sustainability without involving campaigning organizations or NGOs. Thanks to sustained levels of campaigning, especially by groups in the […]

Sustainability Success: Profile of an Iowan Soybean Farmer

If you walk through the fields on Laura Foell’s soybean farm in Iowa in the spring, you might notice seedlings poking up through the stubble from last year’s crop.

Technological Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture

The European Parliament at its meeting in Strasbourg on June 6 will review a resolution aimed at finding technological solutions for sustainable agriculture. The report states that technological innovation is […]

U.S. Organic Sales Post Record Levels in 2015

The U.S. organic industry posted record sales in 2015 with total organic product sales hitting $43.3 billion, up 11% from the previous year’s record level and outstripping the overall food market’s growth rate of 3%.

New Gene-detecting Technology Brings New Resilient Super Wheat Closer

Scientists in the United Kingdom have pioneered a new gene-detecting technology which could bring higher yields and ‘vastly’ reduce the need for agro-chemical applications.

Future of EU Farming Lies in Innovation

Precision farming, and recent technologies, including the satellite ones, will lead to more sustainable production, more efficient use of water and other resources and higher farmers’ income.

U.S. Sustainability Alliance Featured at SIAL Canada 2016

The USSA was the featured booth at SIAL Canada when U.S. Ambassador Bruce Hayman cut the ribbon to officially open the USA Pavilion on Wednesday April 13 in Montreal.