Sustainability
The vertical farmer shares how it keeps a fresh supply flowing in the heart of Montreal.
Naturipe says its growers and employees shape sustainability practices — and it pays off.
April is Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month. The USDA campaign spotlights invasive pests and citizen-driven strategies to protect U.S. agriculture.
Through a competitive grant process, GrowBoston has awarded $352,000 in federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to four local non-profits, each receiving $88,000 to employ part-time Urban Agriculture Ambassadors.
Las Vegas school garden program is ringing in its 12th year of empowering students and promoting sustainability in honor of Earth Day.
Sprouts Farmers Market the first retailer to stock South Mill Champs’ mushrooms in the eco-friendly bamboo packaging.
The company said it continues to monitor regulatory trends and collaborate with industry stakeholders to advocate for composting facilities and policies that support the wider use of compostable packaging.
In addition to thousands of its employees volunteering for more than 150 projects, the company plans to collect donations at the register to support efforts to protect, conserve and restore local ecosystems.
TIPA Compostable Packaging says it has added its voice to the vision of achieving a sustainable future for plastic packaging through innovative change and solutions.
CMI Orchards and Royal Family Farming will break ground on The Soil Center later this spring, using biochar and other strategies to build sustainable amendments.
Rina Perrault, vice president of strategy and sustainability for Sun World International, is leading the charge to ensure its premium fruit offerings align with environmental responsibility and long-term industry growth.
Customers can support Rodale Institute’s mission to help farmers adopt regenerative organic practices by pledging, purchasing or donating at the register.
Operating inside F&S Fresh Foods, Floura & Co. transforms produce trimmings such as watermelon rinds, apple cores and mango peels into nutritious fiber bars, saving them from landfills.
PwC presented the Irish fruit importer with the ‘Sustainable Project of the Year: Agrifood’ award.
The kiwifruit marketer seeks to rally innovators and pioneers for its Zespri Innovation Fund, which launched November 2023.
A competition fostering sustainable solutions recognized the FruiFresh team for creating a charcoal cooling system designed to preserve fresh produce.
With year-round availability and daily harvesting, the company said it is providing a reliable, sustainable alternative to seasonal field lettuce, reducing food waste and offering a cost-efficient solution for grocers and foodservice operators.
“Bringing It To The Table” introduces audiences to Mucci Farms and its nearly 700 acres of tomato, pepper, cucumber, eggplant, lettuce and strawberry greenhouses.
Using raised, compact soil beds at Florida farm reduced the amount of water, fumigants and fertilizer needed to treat the crops, while maintaining or increasing yields.
The company has unveiled a short film to highlight sustainable agriculture practices and says it will donate a portion of Tractor Beverage sales in March to support farmers.
The short answer is beekeepers, researchers, scientists and a multi-organizational working group that includes Project Apis m., the American Beekeeping Federation and the American Honey Producers Association don’t know — yet.
A Kansas City couple’s dream was flourishing, then came the reality of balancing urban ag and city codes.
Specialty crop growers, farm advocates and America’s Conservation Ag Movement gathered at JSM Organics Farm in California in September 2023 for a bilingual field day to learn from conservation steward, Javier Zamora.
Farm Journal’s beta Climate-Smart Opportunity Navigator tool seeks to match growers with Climate-Smart Commodities grants tailored to their operation.
Ever-evolving, indoor agriculture made headlines throughout the year from bankruptcies to high-profile mergers and acquisitions to setbacks and triumphs.
The retail giant’s partnership aims to provide food waste recycling at its 4,700 stores across the U.S., seeking to divert millions of pounds of food waste from landfills.
An International Fresh Produce Association case study reveals how tropical fruit grower Kapi Kapi approaches sustainable banana production and bringing carbon-neutral bananas to market.
Growers, researchers, nonprofits and food companies are sparking innovation in fruit and vegetable seed breeding to nourish and inspire communities in the years ahead.
How the fresh produce industry is embracing the circular economy and reducing waste across the supply chain.
In sustainability marketing, regenerative agriculture is the new darling, and government agencies, food companies, farmers, ranchers and retailers are scrambling to define what it means.