By Maite Cabellero, Senior Adviser at New Ways Consulting Cooperation along the entire supply chain is still an issue that needs to be addressed to achieve sustainability. This was the […]
Read moreBy Lorena Alfaro, U.S. Sustainability Alliance “It’s a gift to work with nature” said Kansas farmer, Justin Knopf, at the annual Sustainable Agriculture Summit. “Responsibility for our natural resources is […]
Read moreThe European Commission plans a major change to its farm support system that will reward farmers for environmental protection instead of prescriptive ‘greening measures’ currently used. The Commissioner for Agriculture, […]
Read moreThe USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is to invest $250 million in agricultural conservation, specifically technical and financial assistance to help private landowners, tribes, land trusts and other groups […]
Read moreOrganic production of grains and soybeans is experiencing double digit growth, according to a report by market intelligence firm, Mercaris. The 2017 Organic & Non-GMO Acreage Report provides acreage data and analysis of […]
Read moreA new map detailing croplands worldwide in the highest resolution yet, will help to ensure global food and water security in a sustainable way. Mapping and monitoring global croplands over […]
Read moreSustainable agriculture – reducing waste and maintaining the well-being of natural resources while increasing efficiency – requires innovating. And farmers are great innovators. They have to be. As entrepreneurs who […]
Read more“We need to deal with reality rather than myth. There’s still a perception in parts of Europe that we’re using chlorine to wash chickens in. That hasn’t been used in the […]
Read moreThe European Union is to invest €1 billion ($1.2 billion) with the aim of making farming more sustainable, food healthier and more diverse and rural territories a better place to […]
Read moreEarlier this year, Eve Turow Paul wrote an excellent column on the persistence of sustainability priorities amongst millennials; millennials want to eat foods that they believe create a minimal carbon […]
Read moreThe EU must reduce the environmental impact of its food system through more efficient and sustainable use of resources, says a report by the European Environmental Agency (EEA). This would […]
Read moreSoil’s ability to trap carbon dioxide is potentially much greater than previously estimated, according to Stanford researchers who claim that soil health could “significantly” offset increasing global emissions. Two papers […]
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