Sustainability
Michigan scientist named director of Cal Poly’s Center for Organic Production and Research
Matthew Grieshop, associate professor of organic pest management and director of the Sustainable Farming and Food Systems academic program at Michigan... more »
Pesticides can affect generations of bees, study finds
A new study from researchers at the University of California, Davis, finds that pesticides not only directly affect bee health, but effects from p... more »
Bonterra Organic Vineyards gets ‘climate neutral’ certification, publishes carbon data
Bonterra Organic Vineyards announced November 17 that it has achieved Climate Neutral certification for its entire business, and publicly published i... more »
$100M invested in fund focussed on turning farmland organic
Farmland LP, a farmland manager focused on converting conventional farmland to organic in the U.S., recently announced that its second fund, Vital Far... more »
Value of integrated pest management shown in Purdue study of corn, watermelon
Many farmers rent bee hives to pollinate crops, but they could tap into the free labor of wild bees by adopting an as-needed approach to pesticides, a... more »
Organic foundation backs congressional ask for ag research funding
Organic Farming Research Foundation supports a recent letter delivered to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer that sup... more »
Washington sheep farmer tests effect of grazing on potato farmland
The concept of regenerative agriculture is popular these days. The Rodale Institute states that regenerative agriculture “prioritizes soil health wh... more »
$3M given for research into cover crops for organic
A Cornell-led national network of scientists and farmers is developing new varieties of cover crops that are better adapted to local regions and stres... more »
