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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 […]

Bunge launches ten-point environmental sustainability program

International grain trader and agribusiness food company, Bunge, has set ten goals to help meet its environmental sustainability goals commitment. Using 2016 as its base year, the company’s ten-year plan […]

Ongoing dairy sustainability improvement on U.S. farms

The 2016 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Report shows that more than 80 percent of the U.S. supply has voluntarily pledged to adopt best practices for dairy traceability. This will provide the capacity to […]

Sustainable Agriculture. Hultgren Farms Takes it Personally

Nate Hultgren, a fourth generation farmer in central Minnesota takes sustainable agriculture personally. To Nate and his brother, it’s a familial responsibility, a duty to their consumers and an obligation […]

Environmental and food safety standards key in any UK-U.S. trade deal

A potential trade deal between the UK and the United States could see a split in the British government over environmental and food safety standards. The UK’s International Trade Secretary, […]

Environmental sustainability must be a key element of the European Union’s future farm policy

Environmental sustainability was one of the key messages from a conference held in Brussels on the reform of the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) titled: The Cap – Have […]