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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 […]

EU Countries Push for Sustainable Deforestation-Free Supply Chains

European countries want EU-level action to achieve sustainable and deforestation-free agricultural imports and reduce the associated expansion into primary forests of producer countries. In a statement to the Council of […]

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 […]

Europe’s environmentally conscious young farmers want recognition for their sustainable efforts

A fair income level is needed for the development of an economically sustainable farm, say European young farmers. A survey of farmers under 40 years old across all 28 EU […]

Alaska Seafood – Generating Power from Pollock

Hoisted up from the Bering Sea, Alaska pollock finds its way into products that are distributed around the world. Sometimes, part of the fish doesn’t make it that far. Mark […]

U.S. Cotton Sets Goals to Further Reduce Environmental Footprint

U.S. cotton growers and their industry partners are to build upon the strong environmental gains achieved over the past 30 years by adopting measurable ongoing improvements in sustainable cotton production. […]

Soybean Oil Tires

An innovative use of soybean oil is driving sustainable and conservation uses in the rubber tire industry. A new tire technology using soybean oil is helping tire performance and improving […]

The answer lies in the soil: land conservation on both sides of the Atlantic

Soil erosion on highly erodible cropland in the United States has been significantly reduced through a land conservation program overseen by the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Farm Service […]