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European Parliament Votes to Halt Overfishing in the Baltic Sea

With the goal to ensure that fishing activities in the Baltic are conducted in a sustainable and economically viable way that will not place unnecessary strain on the environment, the […]

U.S. Rice Farmer on Balancing Nature and Commerce

Jeff Rutledge is a third generation Arkansas rice farmer. Working today in fields first cleared by his grandfather, Rutledge’s ties to the land started when he was a little boy, just old enough to pull weeds.

Building Blocks for Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry

A roadmap for helping farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners to respond to climate change has been released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The program – Building Blocks for Climate […]

Organic farmer’s plea for coexistence: Sustainability benefits using conventional and organics

As a small organic farmer, I got a kick out of of a recent article Janna with big tractor advertising ‘Farming Camp’ for little ones. We used to go to

‘End Intensive Farming’ Call by Development Academics

IPES-Food, a group of food, development and environmental academics and ex-NGO executives has called for an end to intensive farming. The group is led by Olivier De Schutter, the former […]

Sustainable Peanut Farming in Water Shortage’s Wake

New Mexico farmer Jim Chandler is a third generation peanut producer in Portales. His family has grown a variety of crops over the years, but peanuts have been a regular part of their farm since 1965.

UN Agencies and European Union Launch Global Food Security Network

A new network to achieve joint global food security assessments and joint responses to food crises was launched in Istanbul by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations […]

NGOs, Sustainability and the Rise of Ethical Consumerism

by Robert Blood, SIGWATCH June 2016 It is impossible to talk about sustainability without involving campaigning organizations or NGOs. Thanks to sustained levels of campaigning, especially by groups in the […]

Sustainability Success: Profile of an Iowan Soybean Farmer

If you walk through the fields on Laura Foell’s soybean farm in Iowa in the spring, you might notice seedlings poking up through the stubble from last year’s crop.

Technological Solutions for Sustainable Agriculture

The European Parliament at its meeting in Strasbourg on June 6 will review a resolution aimed at finding technological solutions for sustainable agriculture. The report states that technological innovation is […]

Suspended Sustainability Certification Hits Palm Oil Supplies

International food companies, Unilever, Mars, Kellogg’s and Nestlé have ceased trading with Malaysia’ IOI Group because its sustainability certification for palm oil has been suspended. The sustainability certifying body, the […]

U.S. Organic Sales Post Record Levels in 2015

The U.S. organic industry posted record sales in 2015 with total organic product sales hitting $43.3 billion, up 11% from the previous year’s record level and outstripping the overall food market’s growth rate of 3%.