Sustainability
Conservation agriculture is critical for modern farming. With pressures from climate change and the need for sustainability, smallholder farmers and large corporations are implementing new, environmentally friendly farming practices.
Cover crops are perhaps the most buzzworthy component of sustainable agriculture. But how many farmers are actually planting them on their operations?
This week USDA announced a revised rule as part of the Conservation Reserve Program.
Erosion is a major problem on many farms – and one with a cascading effect. Not only does it deplete the farm of a valuable resource, it also creates downstream problems due to nutrient runoff. A new study from the University of Missouri shows that switchgrass could be a good option for curbing the negative effects of erosion, and may even prove to bring positive economic returns as a biofuel crop.
Farm Journal Foundation advocates for modern agriculture’s role in feeding the hungry
North Bay Produce Inc., Traverse City, Mich., is focusing on sustainability with a grant that will allow it to purchase compostable packaging equipment for blueberries.
Adding convenience to containers keeps consumers happy .
Boston-based Arrowfarms has made a commitment to use Kwik Lok’s plant-based Eco-Lok bag closures on its poly bags.
The new Potato Sustainability Alliance is building on an earlier industry initiative to tell the story of how growers feed the nation responsibly.
A new survey published by Forager reveals that 29% of consumers want to eat more sustainably.
Produce importer Jac. Vandenberg, Yonkers, N.Y., is replacing citrus bag plastic netting with a compostable netting made from beech tree pulp.
Federal officials on Monday released an ambitious wildfire-fighting and restoration plan to protect a wide swath of sagebrush country in much of the West that supports cattle ranching and is home to an imperiled bird.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is seeking new proposals for cutting-edge projects that will provide new conservation opportunities through its competitive Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) program.
California Rangeland Trust completes mitigation agreement that preserves an environmental relationship between California tiger salamanders and cattle.
“Ag and food production as we know it in the U.S. is perhaps at a far greater risk than we even realize.”
Final Animal Agriculture Alliance Stakeholders Summit speakers offer proven tactics and advice to attendees on transparency and crisis management.
Lester Brown has spent his career making shrewd projections about the food, water, and energy people need to survive, and pushing governments to respond.
Beef producers need to think outside the box.
More than a decade ago, retail titan Walmart announced three long-term goals – it wanted to run on 100% renewable energy, create zero waste and sell products that sustain resources and the environment. Here’s how U.S. rice producers could benefit.
Researchers at the University of Florida are looking at ways to breed and grow blue tangs in captivity to not deplete the species in the wild.
Cover crops can greatly benefit your farming operation, but they require “many considerations” before making that optimal selection, according to Kansas State University Extension researchers Anita Dille and DeAnn Presley. The two recently tackled this subject in K-State’s “eUpdate” newsletter.
This million investment is in addition to existing funding for programs like the Environmental Quality Initiatives Program (EQIP), Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) and the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).
Most people saw an abandoned intercity parking lot. Benjamin Kant saw opportunity.
Beef’s documented sustainability improvements offer an opportunity to engage consumers.
Many hands make light the load. This sentiment has inspired hundreds of volunteers to participate in the twice-annual “Wabash Sampling Blitz,” which collects water samples from 206 sites across the Wabash River Watershed.
Do you agree with the following statement: “I have access to all the information I want about where my food comes from, how it’s produced and its safety”? A new study from the Center for Food Integrity (CFI) says only a minority of consumers do.
Energy independence has been a goal of every president since Richard Nixon, but it remains elusive.
How can the next farm bill keep U.S. producers competitive in good times - and bad? The Global Harvest Initiative has some ideas.
When asked to imagine a lake, most people would think of something calm and relaxing. But trouble is brewing in 4 out of every 10 U.S. lakes, according to a recent assessment by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Howard Buffett won’t stand for re-election at April meeting. He will continue to work on his foundation focused on agriculture.