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EU Commission

EU Agricultural Outlook Conference – Brussels, December 1- 2, 2015

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

The European Commission will hold a two-day agricultural outlook conference to provide an opportunity for a broad exchange of views on the state of agriculture and the global  issues which lie ahead….

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November 30, 2015
USDA

U.S. Announces Funding for Grasslands, Wetlands and Working Lands

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the availability of $350 million to help landowners protect and restore grasslands, wetlands and farmland across the nation. The funding is provided through the Agricultural…

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November 23, 2015
U.S. soybean farmers

U.S. Soybean Farmers: Sustainability Starts on the Farm

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

The U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) has released a new interactive, web-based infographic illustrating key conservation practices developed and adopted by U.S. soybean farmers across the nation. A U.S. soybean…

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November 18, 2015
sustainability reporting

Advancing Environmental Disclosure in Sustainability Reporting

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) has released a report, Raising the Bar – Advancing Environmental Disclosure in Sustainability Reporting, which calls on companies to do more to address the environmental…

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November 16, 2015
IEEP

EU Reports Say New Measures Do Not Enhance Environmental Efforts

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

New European Union (EU) farm rules that aim to boost wildlife and protect natural resources such as soil and water are failing to reverse the loss of wild flowers from fields,…

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November 11, 2015
CSIS

CSIS Releases New Video on the Future of Food

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has released a new video on the future of food. We heard from Executive Editor, Scott Aughenbaugh, who said he wanted to…

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November 9, 2015

U.S. Sustainability Throughout EXPO Milano 2015

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

When the lights were finally dimmed on the six-month world fair – EXPO Milano 2015 – in Italy some six million visitors had passed through the USA Pavilion making it…

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November 4, 2015

That’s a Wrap: U.S. Sustainability at EXPO Milano 2015

By David GreenBlog, News PostsNo Comments

When the lights were finally dimmed on the six-month world fair – EXPO Milano 2015 – in Italy some six million visitors had passed through the USA Pavilion making it one of the most visited Pavilions of the 140 countries at EXPO.

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November 2, 2015
USDA Rural

U.S. Provides Funding for Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

Projects to build and improve water and wastewater infrastructure in rural communities across the nation will receive U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) assistance in the form of loans and grants. The…

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November 2, 2015
Biodiversity

Report Examines EU Biodiversity Strategy to 2020

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

A report from the European Commission published this month says EU countries must step up efforts to implement sustainable agricultural practices to conserve and enhance biodiversity. The report is a…

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October 30, 2015
UNEP

Wastewater as Renewable Water Resource

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

A recent report published by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) calls for wastewater to be reclassified as a renewable water resource rather than…

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October 27, 2015

U.S. Sustainability Alliance and USDA Under Secretary Scuse at Expo 2015

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

Rai Expo published the video interview to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary Michael Scuse and the U.S. Sustainability Alliance’s David Green at the USA Pavilion during the U.S. Sustainability Alliance event at

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October 27, 2015
windmills

U.S. Awards Funding for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded funding for energy efficiency improvements and renewable energy systems that will help more than 1,100 rural small businesses and agricultural producers reduce energy…

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October 26, 2015

Impact of USDA Investments to Protect and Sustain America’s Water Supply

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

Over the past six years, USDA has worked with private landowners to implement voluntary conservation practices that conserve and clean the water we drink. Examples of results achieved by USDA’s investments include

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October 15, 2015

Agricultural Innovation: Key to Food Security

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

A panel representing farmers, equipment and technology providers highlighted innovative trends in agricultural practices that will help address the challenge of producing enough food, fiber and fuel to feed more…

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October 13, 2015
Combine

Harvest Season: The Promise of Rural America

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

As the summer growing season comes to a close and harvest season nears, farmers across the country begin gathering their crops to sort, package and sell, and preparing their fields for colder months to come. Farming is a difficult profession, but an immensely important one.

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October 5, 2015
This is Harvest

Harvest Video Nominated for Emmy

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

BIGWIDESKY announced that the “This is Harvest” video that has been nominated for an EMMY® from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Mid-America. Filmed on pastoral heartland farms in Teutopolis,…

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October 2, 2015
climate smart agriculture

Call for Rejection of “Climate-Smart Agriculture” in Favor of Agroecology

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

Over 350 national and international groups including ActionAid International, Friends of the Earth International (FoEI), Greenpeace, Third World Network, and World Rainforest Movement called for a rejection of Climate-Smart Agriculture…

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September 30, 2015
sustainable development

World Leaders Place Sustainable Agriculture at Center of Development Goals

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

The United Nations General Assembly formally adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development with a pledge by 193 world leaders to double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food…

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September 28, 2015
reduce food waste

U.S. Sets Food Waste Reduction Goals

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency announced the United States’ first-ever national food waste reduction goal, calling for a 50-percent reduction by 2030. As part of…

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September 23, 2015
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