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The U.S. Department of Agriculture will host a virtual roundtable 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EDT Sept 15, titled, “Exploring Food Waste Solutions: Success Stories from the U.S. and Beyond.”

Watsonville, Calif.-based Driscoll’s has installed 3,384 solar panels on its 155,000 square-foot cooling facility in Santa Maria, Calif., which is estimated to generate 1.4 million kilowatt-hours of power annually.

The Canadian federal government has announced details for a $160 million program over three years to help farmers adopt beneficial management practices that store carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

One year into an aggressive multi-year sustainability program, Honeybear Brands, a leading grower, packer, shipper, and developer of premium apples, is well on its way to accomplishing their sustainability goals

Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization, announced a two-year grant from the California Workforce Development Board awarded in with Measure to Improve, LLC.

CHICAGO — Apple growers should move now to tell their sustainability stories, Bruce Knight thinks.

To “keep farmers farming” is the overarching goal for PepsiCo’s push for regenerative agriculture practices, Margaret Henry said at The Packer’s Sustainable Produce Summit.

Fyffes banana farm Esmeralda, in Costa Rica, is the first in the world to receive the new Rainforest Alliance certification, version 2020.

Tasteful Selections, leading the bite-size potato category in innovation and sustainability is pleased to announce the limited launch of its new 100-percent plastic-free, recyclable and compostable packaging.

California’s 1,600 native bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects — needed to pollinate crops — are facing more challenges of scarce water, urbanization and climate change.