Articles Tagged with ''sustainable farming''

A new study released by Cargill, Minneapolis, found consumers had a hard-to-satisfy wish list for those who put food on our tables—with most claiming to feel knowledgeable about how food is raised.

The University of Idaho (U of I), Moscow, Idaho, is now home to The Idaho Center for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (CAFE) education and outreach complex at the Crossroads Point Business Center.

Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment, Freeport, Maine, together with founding collaborators Stonyfield Organic, Londonderry, N.H., and the USDA's LandPKS project and Foundation for the Food and Agriculture (FFAR), Washington, D.C., launched OpenTEAM, what is said to be the first open source technology ecosystem to address soil health and mitigate climate change.

Mars, Inc., Chicago, selected the inaugural class for its SEEDS of CHANGE accelerator program, designed to help early stage food-focused companies fast-track growth and build a healthier and more sustainable future.

Cargill, Wayzata, Minn., launched BeefUp Sustainability, an initiative committed to achieving a 30% greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity reduction across its North American beef supply chain by 2030.

Equitable Food Initiative (EFI), Washington, D.C., received a $1.2 million grant from Walmart Foundation, Bentonville, Ark., to advance responsible labor practices through workforce development programs on fresh produce farms in Mexico.

A new study led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Miami, found minimal environmental impacts to the surrounding waters from a major commercial fish-farming operation off the coast of Panama.

Nestlé S.A., Switzerland, announced a collaboration with OpenSC, a blockchain platform that allows consumers to track their food right back to the farm.

Land O’Lakes, Inc., Arden Hills, Minn., announced a joint venture with Royal Agrifirm Group, The Netherlands, to set up a dairy animal feed joint venture in China.