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.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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%.
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The American lobster is making its way into European waters and using its abnormally large crushing claws to muscle its cousins from across the pond out of the way.
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Scientists in the United Kingdom have pioneered a new gene-detecting technology which could bring higher yields and ‘vastly’ reduce the need for agro-chemical applications.
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A long history of responsible fishing and science-based, conservation management practices backed by state and federal laws have produced a sustainable and profitable resource.
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Precision farming, and recent technologies, including the satellite ones, will lead to more sustainable production, more efficient use of water and other resources and higher farmers’ income.
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The USSA was the featured booth at SIAL Canada when U.S. Ambassador Bruce Hayman cut the ribbon to officially open the USA Pavilion on Wednesday April 13 in Montreal.
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