…Investments, which fund several Climate Smart Agriculture programs such as the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program, and the Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program. The bill also maintains current industry…
Perdue Farms to Upgrade Animal Welfare Standards
…Perdue, and we have to keep improving.” Perdue also became the first major poultry company to promise its current and future customers a sustainable supply of chicken that meets all…
Germany Pork Consumption at 11 Year Low
…researchers, reflects changing German attitudes about healthier diets and climate-friendly, sustainable food production. There’s also been an influx of refugees who don’t eat pork. Total pork consumption in Germany has…
Groundwater Planning Moves into Next Phase
…Under the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act, local groundwater agencies—known as GSAs—had to be formed by June 30 for basins or sub-basins classified by the state as medium or high…
UC a Key Link for AgTech
…“That just is not sustainable anymore, and those two forces have to converge.” University of California Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, with the Cooperative Extension program, is an essential…
Feed a Bee Announces Coast-to-Coast Recipients for $500,000 Pollinator Forage Initiative
…Georgia Idaho Department of Fish and Game, Idaho Friends of Camas National Wildlife Refuge, Idaho Blackburn College, Illinois North Central College, Illinois Wesselman Nature Society, Indiana Sustainable Communities Network/Ballew Family…
Secretary Perdue Hosts Inaugural Rural Prosperity Task Force Meeting
…so many others, we are telling rural America that we’re here, we’re listening, and we’re going to help provide you with the resources, tools, and support to build robust, sustainable…
Do Personality Traits in Pigs Matter?
Researchers at UC Davis are studying personality traits in pigs to determine the role personality plays in the welfare and sustainable production of farm animals. Kristina Horback, an assistant professor…
Reasons to Mulch Your Garden
…sustainable ecosystem. Here are some of the most significant impacts mulch has to any garden. It reduces evaporation – to keep the soil beneath much moister. It improves infiltration –…
California Leopold Conservation Award® Still Accepting Nominations
…SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION Sustainable Conservation helps California thrive by uniting people to solve the toughest challenges facing our land, air and water. Since 1993, it has brought together business, landowners and…
NCGA Launches Open Innovation Challenge to Find the Next Big Thing for Corn
…feedstock for making sustainable chemicals with significant market demand. Growing interest in America’s emerging bio-economy and continued improvements in sustainable corn production underscore the versatility and potential of this crop….
NCGA Launches Open Innovation Challenge to Find the Next Big Thing for Corn
The Consider Corn Challenge Seeks New Uses for Field Corn as Feedstock for Sustainable Chemicals The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA), along with innovation facilitator NineSigma, announced the launch of…
USDA Announces $6 Million for Sustainable Energy Research
…sustainable biofuels and biomaterials. Funding is made through USDA’s Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI), a joint initiative with the Department of Energy. “Renewable energy is an important contributor to…
Five Reasons to Farm to Table
…family-owned farms that treat their animals well, provide them with proper food and housing, and use sustainable practices. The Fifth Reason and benefit for the Farm to Table Movement? Better…