In today’s Almond Matters, brought to you by Valent, sustainability goals have been announced to push the almond industry to continue their efforts of environmental stewardship. Director for Sustainability and…
U.S. Organic Sales Hit $50 Billion for the First Time
…a notable shift in the mindset of those working in organic toward collaboration and activism to move the needle on the role organic can play in sustainability and tackling environmental…
Tricolored Blackbirds Part of Dairy’s Conservation Story
…these positive stewards-of-the-land stories. “Essentially we are first-generation farmers and we need to have a sustainability story that everyone in the general public can relate to,” Jonkman said. “We believe…
“Beef Cattle Industry Has Great Story to Tell” On Climate
…member with the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, which recently released its landmark U.S. Beef Industry Sustainability Framework and encourages operations all along the beef value chain to measure key environmental…
Bayer Provides Salad Bars to Several California Schools
…them to choose something that’s healthy and fresh,” food chain and sustainability manager at Bayer, Jennifer Maloney said in a press release. “This partnership is also meaningful because, with today’s…
The USDA Announces New Vision for Animal Genomics
…to address four main goals for animal production: 1) providing nutritious food for a growing human population, 2) improving sustainability of animal agriculture, 3) increasing animal fitness and improving animal…
Californian Honored with U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award
YouTube The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy announced its eighth annual U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award winners at its recent ceremony in Illinois earlier this month. Of the five winners of…
Pilot Program for U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Coming in June
…sustainability goals. “In June of 2019, we’re going to have a pilot program launched for the protocol, where it’s a self-enrolled system. We’re going to not only ask leadership of…
Groups React to Chlorpyrifos Ban
…and CEO Tom Nassif issued the following statement: “California farmers are universally committed to the safety of their food, the health of their workers and communities, and the sustainability of…
OFAC Begins Educational Seminar Series in Salinas
…a half-hour in Soil and Water Management, another half-hour in Integrated Pest Management, an hour-and-a-half in Crop Management, a half-hour in Professional Development, and an hour-and-a-half in Sustainability.” OFAC formed…
Almond Matters: Sharing Farm Stories to Counter Misinformation
…to put a face and put the real-life stories of what’s happening on our farms out there.” There has been an increased focus on sustainability and conservation in the past…
Almond Update: NOW Investment Helps Meet Sustainability Goals
At last year’s Almond Conference in December, the Almond Board of California (ABC) announced aggressive sustainability goals to reach as an industry by 2025. ABC’s President and CEO Richard Waycott…
Almond Matters: Sustainable Practices Improve Overall Industry
…Almond Board of California (ABC) has been working with growers for a number of years through a sustainability initiative. “CASP, or the California Almond Sustainability Program is actually coming up…
Wonderful to Run Entirely on Renewable Energy by 2025
…towards its goal. “As a responsible steward of the environment, we’ve invested more than $300 million in sustainability research and innovations, clean energy and prudent use of natural resources,” Wonderful…