Sustainability: Page 5

  • Del Monte's personal-sized Precious Honeyglow is cut into cubes for easy eating.
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    Fresh Del Monte brings petite pineapples to market in effort to avoid waste

    The company’s latest offering, Precious Honeyglow, is available year-round nationwide through specialty foods distributor Melissa’s Produce.

    By • Updated March 15, 2024
  • Copi, an invasive species of fish, formerly known as Asian carp, jump out of Illinois waters as authorities attempt to prevent the school from reaching the Great Lakes.
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    Courtesy of Ryan Hagerty - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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    Problem to plate: Could eating invasive species be a sustainability game changer?

    Advocates are working to get consumers on board in an effort to contain and live with plants and animals wreaking havoc on environmental and commercial ecosystems.

    By Leah Borts-Kuperman • March 11, 2024
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    Trendline

    Top 5 stories from Agriculture Dive

    Declining farm income and other production challenges have pushed farmers to rethink their operations and adopt new technology in a bid to diversify potential revenue streams. 

    By Agriculture Dive staff
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    Column

    Agtech Seedlings: Lucent Bio brings its climate-smart fertilizer to the US

    Also in this week's farm technology news: Corteva and AgPlenus announce 'milestone' in the fight against herbicide resistance, while Tyson looks to invest in supply chain startups.

    By • March 8, 2024
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    SEC approves final climate disclosure rule, exempts agriculture

    The agency dropped a controversial requirement that would have forced companies to disclose their supplier emissions.

    By Lamar Johnson , • March 7, 2024
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    To farm or fabricate? 3D printing’s role in the food industry

    As food production startups begin commercializing 3D-printed seafood, some experts question the viability of the technology in the broader market.

    By Megan Ruggles • March 6, 2024
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    Lundberg Family Farms expands regenerative rice portfolio

    The family farm uses the “dry up” method to tackle weeds instead of dousing their fields with chemical herbicides.

    By Jennifer Lawinski • March 5, 2024
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    Hormel’s Applegate commits to 100% regenerative agriculture for beef hot dogs

    The move is meant to provide more consistent messaging for consumers, who have found the term "exciting, but confusing."

    By S.L. Fuller • March 5, 2024
  • Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler speaks during a hearing.
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    SEC to vote on climate disclosure rule after reportedly dropping scope 3 requirements

    The agency is expected to throw out a controversial proposal that would have required food companies to report the emissions of their farms and suppliers. 

    By Zoya Mirza • March 1, 2024
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    Retrieved from Chipotle on October 03, 2023
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    Chipotle invests another $50M into agtech and restaurant innovation

    The chain is doubling its commitment to the Cultivate Next venture fund, which in part aims to fund technologies accelerating regenerative agriculture.

    By Aneurin Canham-Clyne • Feb. 29, 2024
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    New York sues JBS over ‘misleading’ climate claims

    The state's attorney general is accusing the world's largest meatpacker of exploiting consumers by falsely advertising products as sustainable.

    By • Feb. 29, 2024
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    Vertical strawberry grower Oishii clinches $134M amid indoor farming woes

    An intentional choice to grow artisanal fruit rather than leafy greens has allowed the firm to avoid the financial difficulties facing others in controlled-environment agriculture, according to the company’s CEO.

    By S.L. Fuller • Feb. 28, 2024
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    USDA launches program to power more farms with wind

    A joint initiative with the Department of Energy aims to support the adoption of underutilized renewable technologies and identify new revenue streams for producers.

    By S.L. Fuller • Feb. 27, 2024
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    Opinion

    Agtech helped transform Europe’s potato industry. Here’s how.

    If we want to unlock sustainability in agriculture, farmers have to be on board.

    By Charles Miller • Feb. 23, 2024
  • A farmer uses Pivot Bio's Proven40 biofertilizer
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    Pivot Bio pays out more than $6M to farmers who improve fertilizer sustainability

    More food and beverage companies are joining the biotech firm's program that rewards growers who move away from conventional crop protection products.

    By • Feb. 22, 2024
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    Don’t forget about packaging in national food waste reduction strategy, trade groups say

    Ameripen and the Flexible Packaging Association sent comments to the EPA, FDA and USDA on evaluating packaging materials, the potential growth of bio-based and compostable packaging and more.

    By Maria Rachal • Feb. 22, 2024
  • A person slices a Meati Crispy Cutlet on a white cutting board that sits on a coral-colored counter.
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    Meati Foods shuffles C-suite amid layoffs

    Recently appointed CFO Phil Graves will take over as CEO as the company reduces its workforce by 13%.

    By Elizabeth Flood • Feb. 21, 2024
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    Syngenta to expand use of CropX soil monitoring system

    One of the world's largest seed companies is offering farmers more digital solutions to boost productivity and sustainability.

    By • Feb. 21, 2024
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    Generate Upcycle stops accepting food waste at Michigan anaerobic digester amid permit issues

    The company has denied its digestate can cause environmental issues, instead highlighting the product’s role as a fertilizer.

    By Jacob Wallace • Feb. 15, 2024
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    USDA launches climate corps to advance sustainable agriculture

    The Biden administration will mobilize more than 100 young people in partnership with Americorps to help farmers improve soil health and adopt climate-smart production practices. 

    By • Feb. 13, 2024
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    Opinion

    The Farm Bill provides a rare conservation opportunity. Let’s not waste it.

    Climate-smart agriculture should be top priority in congressional negotiations. Here's why.

    By Valerie J. Stull and Margaret Krome • Feb. 9, 2024
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    What El Niño means for farms and global food prices

    The U.S. could see the wettest conditions since 2019, easing some drought concerns. But too much rain could bring other problems for growers.

    By David Silverberg • Feb. 8, 2024
  • Black Angus cattle can be seen in a green pasture through the slats of a wooden fence.
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    House Democrats lay out farm bill priorities

    The party is making it clear it will oppose any attempt to reduce funding for climate or food assistance.

    By • Feb. 7, 2024
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    Democrats join push to stop climate funding from going to farm biogas projects

    The growing movement to capture methane from livestock waste only further encourages mass-scale industrial agriculture, a group of lawmakers said in a letter to the USDA. 

    By • Feb. 5, 2024
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    Where USDA allotted $11.5M to 38 composting and food waste projects in 2023

    The grants will enhance access to organics drop-off sites in several areas and build on existing capacity in dozens of localities nationwide.

    By Jacob Wallace • Feb. 5, 2024
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    Climate change is killing oysters. Here’s how farmers and scientists are trying to save them

    Years of mass die-offs have pushed the shellfish industry close to the brink of collapse. Innovations in breeding and growing could improve climate resiliency.

    By Leah Borts-Kuperman • Feb. 5, 2024