Sustainability
A Leamington, Ontario, company is trying a new way to recoup losses of perfectly delicious and nutritious produce that’s just not pretty enough to pass inspection by the quality control team.
What do farmers, ranchers and stakeholders across the food and agriculture value chain need to know about the emerging world of carbon markets? A free webinar April 15 can help.
President Biden’s climate change policies are causing some wariness among growers, and many growers say they want any climate change and carbon credit system programs for agriculture to be voluntary and market-driven.
This fall, Kingsville, Ontario-based DelFrescoPure will be increasing their pre-existing cogeneration power system by 6.5 MW, for a total of 10+ MW across their facilities.
The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC) today applauded Senate passage of S. 1251, the Growing Climate Solutions Act.
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is holding a targeted signup to support climate-smart agriculture and forestry through voluntary conservation practices in Florida and nine other states.
Rick Overholt was named vice president of grower sales, for the North American market at IFCO Systems, a global provider of reusable plastic containers for fresh-food packaging.
Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., and the German Federal Ministry have joined forces to develop a three-year multi-stakeholder partnership to maximize the use of natural resources and to ensure sustainability.
Worthington, Minn.-based Bedford Industries, a supplier of twist ties, bendable components and packaging reclosures, has issued its first-ever sustainability report and also updated its website.
Circumstances have aligned to place the packaging industry to change the scope, design and sustainability of its products, marketers say.
StePac Ltd., Tefen, Israel, is seeing interest for its standing pouches for retail display grow.
Sustainability has become a topic at the forefront of the agriculture industry.
If fresh produce had archetypes, the mushroom would be the hippie.
Didn’t get to attend all the education sessions at the Sustainable Produce Summit? We’ve got you. Now you can listen on the go — while driving, exercising, cleaning, whatever! — on the Lettuce Learn More Podcast.
WORTHINGTON, Minn. – Bedford Industries today introduces CloseIt® Bio-Clip, its new plant-based bag closure containing 100% USDA certified biobased content that is commercially compostable.
NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo awarded $4 million to help 80 farms statewide reduce their environmental footprints and prepare for extreme weather resulting from climate change.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Chiquita Brands says it is protecting biodiversity on the company’s farms through a variety of environmental projects.
An ongoing monthly U.S. poll of consumers indicates many are trying to reduce their consumption of plastics, mostly by using their own bags when shopping and limiting single-use plastic bottle purchases.
Lipman Family Farms will showcase new compostable clamshell packaging at the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure conference.
Retailers interested in more sustainable packaging had many options to consider at the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure event in early April.
After a pandemic-driven spike in e-commerce and the spread of unrecyclable problem plastics, DS Smith Packaging marked the anniversary of the opening of its Reading, Pa., recycling plant.
Salinas, Calif.-based Naturipe Farms removed 92 metric tons of plastic waste from their packaging in 2020, almost quadrupling the amount they reduced in 2019.
Equitable Food Initiative announced that it has been recognized as a third-party-verified certification program for Walmart U.S.’s new pollinator health commitments.
California Giant Berry Farms is celebrating this Earth Day, although for the growers and staff, every day is Earth Day.
Smurfit Kappa North America, a leader in paper-based packaging solutions, won three international awards because of its innovative solutions that are sustainable and eco-friendly.
Netherlands-based is now using the CO₂ Correct quality mark to show their commitment to greenhouse gas reduction according to a news release.
The Biden-Harris administration has outlined a vision for how the United States can work collaboratively to conserve and restore the lands, waters, and wildlife that support and sustain the nation.
Signify announced an agreement with Sunterra Farms to provide Philips GreenPower LED toplighting compact for the company’s tomato and strawberry production greenhouses currently being constructed in Alberta, Canada.
Following Apeel-protected avocados, which are driving a 50% reduction in food waste on average for food retailers, Apeel and Nature’s Pride today introduced Apeel-protected mangoes that last two times longer.
Some, but far from all, produce operators have optimism about President Biden’s plans to put in place policies that will give growers a “green new deal” to help reduce greenhouse gases.