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Conservation Survey to Reach 25,000 U.S. Farmers Nationwide

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is contacting 25,000 farmers and ranchers to take part in a national survey that will more accurately measure the environmental benefits associated with conservation practices on agricultural land.

USDA to Quantify Effects of Agricultural Conservation

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is launching a national survey to measure the environmental benefits associated with implementation and installation of agricultural conservation practices. The findings are intended to […]

Third Year in a Row of Record Heat

Two key climate change indicators – global temperatures and Arctic sea ice extent – have broken records the first half of 2016, according to NASA analyses. Each of the first […]

Land O’Lakes Launches Sustainability Division

Leading U.S. dairy cooperative, Land O’Lakes, Inc., has launched a new business unit designed to focus on the company’s overall sustainability efforts. The Sustain business unit has three primary objectives: […]

U.S. Investors Demand Mandatory Disclosure of Corporate Sustainability Risks

SIGWatch US investors demand mandatory disclosure of corporate sustainability risks Sustainable investment group CERES, with BlackRock, Arjuna Capital, Domini Social Investments, and 41 institutional investment firms representing USD1.1trillion in assets, […]

China Boosts EU Agri-Food Exports

European exports of agricultural products rose 5.7 percent to reach $144 billion (€129 billion) in 2015, making the EU the world’s number one exporter. The main boost to European exports […]

Rural Program Boosts Renewable Energy in the U.S.

Agricultural producers and rural small businesses will reduce energy usage and costs with funding made available from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Over $43 million in loan guarantees […]

Streamlining Sustainability in Agriculture Across the Atlantic

by Ronald Hiel and Pascal Kuipers at Schuttelaar & Partners, the Netherlands July 2016 Collaborate and Converge ‘We do not inherit the land from our ancestors; we borrow it from […]

Global Sustainability Summit: August 10 -12 2016 in New Orleans

The Global Sustainability Summit will be held August 10 -12 2016 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The conference — organized by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) and the Grocery Manufacturers Association […]

Conservation Measures by Farmers Help Mississippi River Basin

Conservation measures by farmers have reduced nitrogen and phosphorus runoff in Iowa and other states in the Upper Mississippi River Basin. Voluntary conservation practices have helped reduce nitrogen by as […]

A Commitment to Dairy Sustainability: Sensenig Dairy

Andrea and Cliff Sensenig run Sensenig Dairy, a 100-cow farm in Kirkwood, Pennsylvania. As part of their commitment to sustainability, they installed an anaerobic digester to covert manure into power, reducing greenhouse gas emissions equal to removing 206 cars from the road.

Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2016

A new report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development says that 85 percent of the EU’s agricultural budget goes to producers and recommends the EU to shift the budget toward […]