Sustainability
The Packer’s Sustainability Insights 2025 survey of growers underscores that U.S. growers still consider on-farm sustainability efforts fundamental to their operation’s long-term business strategy and economic success.
The Packer’s 2025 Sustainability Insights report explores how growers, retailers and consumers are thinking about sustainability, prioritizing it in their businesses and lives, and defining what it means to them and the future of the planet’s health and food supply.
The Salinas, Calif.-based sustainability consulting firm’s new program helps growers, shippers and processors respond to reporting deadlines.
Windset Farms’ decade-long EFI certification has delivered $5.5 million in worker bonuses, strengthened farm safety, improved operational efficiency and created lasting cultural change.
Centrally located along major transportation corridors, the reusable packaging supplier says this new service center will service more than 40 million reusable crates a year.
The Packer asked these groups what sustainability means to them as part of its Sustainability Insights 2025 report, and while the results seem similar, the underlying motivation is different.
The hands-on farm school combines education, sustainability and community engagement to cultivate hope, inclusivity and opportunities for all ages and abilities.
Beginning in January 2026, Mexican avocados will need to be certified deforestation-free to be exported out of the country.
Building profitable controlled environment agriculture means right-sizing technology to suit your environment and achieve your goals. And those goals should be focused on ROI, say industry experts.
The Atlanta-based greenhouse grower says it is on target to donate more than 3 million pounds of fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, strawberries, peppers and leafy greens by the end of the year.
Urban soil scientist Anna Paltseva highlights the complexity, risks and opportunities of city soils, stressing their vital role in urban agriculture, ecosystem health and community well-being, while offering practical solutions to manage contamination.
Yemi Amu, founder of Oko Farms, is transforming New York City’s food landscape with aquaponics — an innovative system that grows fish and vegetables together — while creating new pathways for education, sustainability and food access in underserved communities.
Nicole Rivera Hartery is breaking barriers in the beekeeping world, representing and empowering Black and Brown women while championing sustainable practices. Featured in the PBS Terra’s “Women of the Earth,” she highlights the intersection of community, culture and conservation in a field often overlooked.
The Business Intelligence Group’s award honors those proving that purpose-driven strategy can fuel growth.
The Minnesota Department of Agriculture’s grant program is designed to strengthen urban agriculture, expand youth education programs and improve community access to fresh locally grown food.
The grocer’s Meet Your Farmer series gives a voice to farmers and ranchers who are changing the way food is produced to ensure a livable, healthy tomorrow.
In Charlotte, N.C., The Bulb has found a way to turn farming and food waste into opportunity. By combining urban farming, grocery partnerships and community-driven mobile markets, the organization provides consistent, barrier-free access to fresh produce while strengthening trust and resilience in the neighborhoods it serves.
The move is the latest by the Trump administration to stall development of wind and solar energy, which Trump says are unreliable, expensive and dependent on Chinese supply chains.
U.S.-based Hylio is using machine learning and drone technology to help farmers cut costs and protect delicate crops.
A global study looks at how plants respond to pathogen stress in elevated ozone levels to breed more resilient plants.
FarmTogether and MyLand integrated MyLand’s Soil as a Service technology in four high-value apple orchards in Washington State to improve soil health.
A partnership between Whole Foods Market and Mad Agriculture aims to create a biodiversity corridor across key farming regions, supporting regenerative agriculture and more resilient food systems.
The company’s Contentious Company Report highlights its progress on environmental and social impacts.
Agriculture is complex, and the AgLaunch farmer network helps early-stage startups get traction
The Flashfood app offers shoppers discounts on fresh, nutritious food, keeping high-value food out of landfills.
Abhay Thosar, chief horticultural specialist at Sollum Technologies, shares the tremendous improvements the controlled environment agriculture industry has made with its lighting in the past decade or so.
Murat Kacira, director of the University of Arizona’s Controlled Environment Agriculture Center, explains the Mars Lunar Greenhouse Prototype project and how space ag and Earth’s CEA isn’t too different.
The company expects a strong California table grape season, with a new eco-friendly packaging offering for retailers.
The EPA is soliciting public comment on Clean Water Act Section 401 challenges through Aug. 6, and a listening session is scheduled for July 30.
Mark Mills says the efforts of the Soil & Climate Initiative have helped codify and home in on his regenerative practices, particularly with soil health.