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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 […]

Increase in EU Air Pollution from Agriculture

European agricultural practices are responsible for an increase in air pollution according to a new report from the European Environment Agency. The report shows an increase of ammonia emissions in […]

Conservation Heroes of the American Heartland

A book published this week sets out the case that ‘large-scale’ farming and agriculture can be sustainable and part of good conservation practices. Published on September 6, Rancher, Farmer, Fisherman: […]

One Farmer’s Journey to Better Soil Health

Steve Siverling plants corn, soybeans and a few small grains on 350 acres in northern Wisconsin. Some might call him a corn farmer or a soybean grower, but Steve considers […]

Agricultural Sustainability Should Drive EU Farm Reform

Agricultural sustainability should be at the forefront when the next reform of the European Union’s farm policies takes place. This is one of the main conclusions of a report by […]

Environmental sustainability of almond production

A study measuring the environmental sustainability of almond production shows that almond trees accumulate and store significant amounts of carbon and that the industry is making progress toward becoming carbon […]