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The State of Food and Agriculture 2016

Agriculture has a major role to play in curbing greenhouse gas emissions and action is needed to put smallholders and food systems on sustainable paths, according to a report by […]

Farm Groups Challenge Dannon on Sustainability

A number of U.S. farm organizations have called on dairy and yoghurt processor, Dannon, to recognize that its sustainability goals cannot be achieved without employing modern agricultural technologies and practices, […]

Conservation Practices Sustain America’s Water Supply

Between 2009 and 2015, American ranchers, farmers and forest landowners planned and implemented conservation practices on more than 130 million hectares (320 million acres) of working lands. These practices have […]

World Food Prize Awarded to Researchers of Vitamin A Enriched Sweet Potato

As any nutritionist will tell you, the sweet potato is naturally packed with calcium, potassium, and vitamins A and C, so how is it possible to improve on this nutritious […]

California Almond Grower Don Cameron, a Leader in Groundwater Sustainability

Don Cameron, general manager at Terranova Ranch, isn’t afraid to take new measures that will allow him to make better use of the farmland and resources. California continues to face […]

EU Rejects Call for Ban on American Lobster

A Swedish proposal to ban the import of live American lobster into the European Union has been rejected by an EU committee. The committee said that disruption to trade was […]

EU Planning Pesticide Threshold Levels for Organic Food

The European Commission is planning to create rules to cover limits or “thresholds” for pesticide residues in organic food. It is expected that this could be included in a new regulation on […]

European Parliament Votes to Ratify Paris Agreement

The European Council has adopted the decision for EU ratification of the Paris Agreement to reduce greenhouse gases. Member states will now either ratify the Agreement together with the EU if […]

More than Soy Butter: Farmers Need to Tell Their Sustainability Stories

By Nancy Kavazanjian, United Soybean Board director, Wisconsin farmer, October 3, 2016 Ever heard of soy butter? I found it on a restaurant menu recently and being curious, I asked […]

Large Farm Agriculture: Good for Sustainability and the Environment

Improvements in agricultural technologies and farming practices in the U.S. have significantly lowered the use of water, energy and greenhouse-gas emissions of food production. A recent article in the New York […]

Restoration Strategy for U.S. Gulf-area Agricultural Lands

A three-year $328 million restoration fund to improve water quality and help coastal ecosystems heal from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). […]

U.S. Organic Food Production Up From 2014

Sales of organic food in the United States in 2015 rose by 13 percent from 2014 to more than $6 billion. A survey report on 2015 organic food production and […]