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Climate Change Is Top Priority for European Farmers Despite Covid-19

In a survey of European farmers, more than half said climate change was the immediate priority while 63% agreed climate change would have a greater impact on their business than Covid-19.

Academics Offer New Thinking to Address the Economic Impacts of Covid-19 on Agri-food

A new publication highlights the economic impacts of Covid-19 on agri-food.

USSA Farmer Spotlight: Dairy Farmer Tina Hinchley on Milking Robots and Cow Comfort

Tina Hinchley is a dairy farmer in Cambridge, Wisconsin – America’s dairy land. She and husband Duane grow around 2,300 acres of crops, not only to be used as cattle […]

U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Partners with Field to Market

Opens Up to Brands and Retailers for the First Time The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol and Field to Market: the Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture are partnering to accelerate sustainable outcomes […]

Cyber-physical System Innovation Promises to Boost Yields

After decades of growing corn and soybean across the Midwest, crop yields are approaching their theoretical limits. But there’s still a need for more grain to feed people and livestock. […]

USSEC CEO Highlights Soy Sustainability at International Grains Conference

U.S. soy farmers are the “ultimate stewards of the land” U.S. soybean customers across the world demand a product that is sustainably grown, and U.S. farmers are continually adopting innovations […]

Organic Continues to Grow After a Record 2019

Following a record 2019, the importance of the organic sector continues to rise as shoppers reach for healthy, clean food to feed their families during the global pandemic. According to […]

Federally Funded Agricultural Research Critical to Keep Farmers and Ranchers Afloat

U.S. federally funded agricultural research “generates outsized economic benefits that extend for decades”, finds a new report from the Supporters of Agricultural Research (SoAR) Foundation, a non-partisan coalition that champions […]

EU Consumers Are Open to Eating More Sustainably, But Lack Information to Do So

Two weeks after the European Commission presented its blueprint for sustainable food and farming, a new study shows that consumers are willing to switch to more sustainable diets but, in […]

Covid-19: A Silver Lining for U.S. Peanuts

U.S. peanut farmers are enjoying a boon amidst the global pandemic as peanut butter sales have skyrocketed. The hope is that this trend is here to stay as people are […]

80% of UK Consumers Would Do as Much for Climate as They Have for Coronavirus

Despite concerns that the pandemic will not change minds on climate change, research from sustainability consultancy Futerra suggests otherwise. Its Sustainable Lifestyle Survey found that 80% of UK consumers are […]

Covid-19 Impacts on Agricultural, Food and Environmental Systems

A new Institute for Sustainable Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Science (SAFES) has opened at Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences. The institute will unify and coordinate researcher, student and stakeholder […]