The shutdown of the foodservice industry due to coronavirus is creating mountains of food waste from the supplies once destined for restaurants, schools and other outlets. Food waste is already…
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Healthy Eating Takes a Back Seat During Coronavirus but is Likely to Bounce Back Consumers are turning to comfort foods to help them through the coronavirus crisis. According to GlobalData’s…
Research from the University of California, Davis suggests that whole orchard recycling for California almonds, when old orchard trees are ground, chipped and turned back into the soil before new…
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is calling for public and private sector input on the most important agriculture innovation opportunities to be addressed in the near and long…
USDA will stimulate innovation so that American agriculture can achieve the shared goal of increasing U.S. agricultural production by 40 percent while cutting the environmental footprint of U.S. agriculture in...
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Reducing Soil Tillage Helps to Increase Yields, Enhance Soil Health, Boost Water Retention and Reduce Erosion Farmers who use conservation tillage can increase their crop yields while also nurturing healthier...
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The November issue of British publication Innovations in Food Technology features an opinion piece by David Green, Executive Director of the U.S. Sustainability Alliance. He highlights the urgent need for...
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Sustainable development, innovation and the role of science in food production were the themes of a seminar hosted by the U.S. Sustainability Alliance (USSA) in Warsaw on December 6. The…
Two Pennsylvania University students have developed a technology that can predict when apples and other fresh fruit in storage are ripening and ready for the grocery store. Their aim is...
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Food retailers can make their supply chain more sustainable if they work more closely with producers. This was the message to delegates at the December 10 Agricultural Outlook Conference in...
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The inaugural Board of Directors has been named for the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol (Trust Protocol). This new standard has been developed to help the U.S. cotton production sector further...
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The world’s leading consumer goods companies will miss the 2020 target for zero net deforestation in key commodity sectors (soy, cattle, palm oil, paper and pulp/timber), set by the Board...
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Climate activists and some scientists claim that giving up meat is the best thing we could do for the planet. However, some experts have warned that going vegan is not...
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The acceptance of new farming and food production technologies is largely driven by the context in which they are introduced, according to David Green, Executive Director of the U.S. Sustainability…
Dedication to healthy soil has had a powerful impact on the sustainability of Indiana farmer Rick Clark’s farm. His inspiring efforts led to him being named Farmer of the Year…
How will we feed a human population that will triple in our lifetime without depleting the world’s natural resources? The 2019 Borlaug CAST Communication Award* winner Dr. Frank Mitloehner, a...
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Food companies need to adopt far stronger practices to reduce their demands and impacts on limited water resources, according to a new report from Ceres, a sustainability non-profit organization. Climate…
The power of farming data cannot be underestimated. It provides farmers with essential insights to help them manage their land and their animals more effectively – whether indicating which crops…
Sustainable and efficient use of land and water through the application of technology can increase crop yields without the need to expand agricultural land, says a new report for the…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have set up a new partnership with the Food Waste…
