Sustainability
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the theme and program of the 98th Agricultural Outlook Forum, a virtual event that will be held on February 24-25, 2022.
Single-use packaging is subject to volatile raw material sourcing, commodity markets, and manufacturing capacities.
Mondi, IMA Ilapak and Les Crudettes have won three prizes at the prestigious French packaging award and the Trophées de l’innovation LSA for a new paper packaging.
Botta Packaging, Italy, is launching a free and simple online LCA tool to encourage more companies to use Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) as part of their wider sustainability programs.
Botta Packaging, Italy, are taking their sustainability services one step further.
Sherrington, Quebec-based Vegpro International is investing $55 million into its first greenhouse complex, including packing lines, in Sherrington, part of the Montérégie region.
Mushroom production is environmentally friendly by its very nature, but growers are looking for more ways to use less and reduce waste. It’s a great way to trim budgets amid this inflationary economic climate.
Sustainability is a global issue, and The Packer’s Sept. 13-17 virtual Sustainable Produce Summit will bring in high-profile speakers from within and outside of the industry to address key developments
Part 2 of The Packer’s Tom Karst recently interviewed Hans Sauter, chief sustainability officer and senior vice president of research and development at Fresh Del Monte.
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.
With Fresh Del Monte operations and distribution in more than 90 countries, Hans Sauter has a global perspective on sustainability efforts.
The Packer’s Sustainable Insights survey showed that the three things growers associate with sustainability can be summarized with one theme — keeping the farm for the long run.
Growers have many ways they approach sustainability, and the top two are soil testing and crop rotation.
Growers and consumers disagree markedly on who is most responsible for leading and promoting sustainability practices and policies.
Equitable Food Initiative is working to expand from primarily business-to-business marketing to business-to-consumer outreach as it aims to provide support and added value to retail partners and EFI-certified growers.
Senate ag committee leader Debbie Stabenow stressed the importance of industry engagement on immigration and climate change legislation in an address to the United Fresh Produce Association’s Washington Conference.
Equitable Food Initiative announces the formation of its leadership team advisory group as a standing committee of EFI’s board of directors.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today an investment of more than $146 million in sustainable agricultural research projects aimed at improving a robust, resilient, climate-smart food and agricultural system.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released its climate adaptation and resilience plan describing how USDA will prepare for current and future impacts of climate change.
With talk of sustainability buzzing around our industry, it is gratifying to read about the things companies in the food and agriculture sector are doing to reduce their environmental impacts.
Researchers from the University of California, Davis, have been awarded a $10 million grant by the USDA to find ways to sustain irrigated agriculture while improving groundwater quantity and quality.
“What the new plan would do, is guarantee decades more conflict and litigation. “
The 2021 Global Agricultural Productivity Report (GAP Report), “Strengthening the Climate for Sustainable Agricultural Growth,” was released by Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
Farmland LP announced that its second fund, Vital Farmland REIT LLC (Fund II), has surpassed $100 million in equity commitments and is on target to reach its $150 million goal by the final closing date in December.
EU Commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski and United States Secretary of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack jointly issue a statement on transatlantic collaboration platform on agriculture.
Packaging and paper supplier Mondi has introduced its first recyclable functional barrier paper bag for salads in the Group LSDH’s Les Crudettes range.
The Build Back Better bill is the largest effort in American history to combat the climate crisis and includes a focus on climate-smart agriculture, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said.
The Washington, D.C/London-based World Avocado Organization is dismayed by an article published in early November by British-based The Guardian slamming avocados as an “unsustainable fruit.”
Reusable Packaging Container (RPC) provider IFCO has unveiled its comprehensive ESG (Environment Social Governance) 2025 strategy to thrive in the circular economy.
Valencia, Spain-based companies SanLucar and Sanifruit have signed a cooperation to develop solutions sustainably extending the shelf life of fruit while respecting the health of people and nature.