Sustainability news
2022-09-28
New Accelerator Focuses on Oceans, Food, and Finance
A new network will support food-related business solutions to accelerate impact towards the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. Read more
2022-09-27
$8 million USDA investment to expand soil carbon monitoring
The USDA plans to invest $8 million to support and expand monitoring of carbon in soil on working agricultural lands as well as assess how climate-smart practices are affecting carbon sequestration. Read more
2022-09-27
Wild About Peanuts – Using Crop Wild Relatives To Improve Today’s Crops
However you eat your peanuts – shelled, salted, or in a favorite mix – they are a snack item enjoyed by many. The peanut we eat is technically a seed, and they also are a rich source of oils. An... Read more
2022-09-26
Integrity Beef Helping Producers Develop Value Added Cattle
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with the Executive Director of Integrity Beef, Robert Wells, who has primarily been with the Noble Research Institute since 2005. Integrity... Read more
2022-09-26
Opinion: Canada says ‘no thanks’ to European-style agriculture
Shifts to organics and heavy restrictions on the use of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers are paving a path to unsustainable agriculture in Europe, leading to lower production and reduced food... Read more
2022-09-26
Mulling Over Margin, Part 2: the “Elusive” Cost of Production
Carl Zulauf
Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics
Ohio State University Read more
2022-09-26
Opinion: Canada says ‘no thanks’ to European-style agriculture
Shifts to organics and heavy restrictions on the use of pesticides and synthetic fertilizers are paving a path to unsustainable agriculture in Europe, leading to lower production and reduced food... Read more
2022-09-25
Crespeo joins campaign for circular agri-food supply chain | Food Business Africa Magazine
GERMANY— Crespeo, the feed ingredient specialist of one of Europe’s leading producers of wheat starches and wheat proteins Crespel & Deiters Group, has ... Read more
agriculture & agribusiness grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-09-25
Bayer, Perdue collaborate for a sustainable food value chain | Food Business Africa Magazine
USA — Bayer and Perdue AgriBusiness are collaborating on a regenerative farming program that aims to reduce carbon emissions and create a model for a more s ... Read more
agriculture & agribusiness grains, milling, baking & feed sustainability
2022-09-23
Biodegradable Plastic Mulch: A Climate-smart Agricultural Practice
During the growing and harvest seasons, vegetable producers often begin their day before sunrise and finish as the last light is seeping into the horizon. These long days are normal but varied.... Read more
2022-09-23
Betting on Youth for the Future of Agriculture
A Salvadoran organic farm cooperative is taking steps to show youth the promise of a future in sustainable agriculture. Read more
2022-09-23
PRONATEC commissions Bühler equipped cocoa processing plant | Food Business Africa Magazine
SWITZERLAND - PRONATEC, a Swiss supplier of organic food raw materials and of sustainable, 100% organic chocolate, has commissioned the Bühler cocoa process ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed tea, coffee & cocoa