Sustainability
$12.5M to establish new institute studying impact of biodiversity change
With the goal of revolutionizing how the world understands the causes and consequences of biodiversity loss, the University of Minnesota has been awar... more »
Stemilt reaches Equitable Food Initiative certification
Stemilt has achieved Equitable Food Initiative certification at its impressive Quincy, Washington orchard operation that grows apples and cherries. ... more »
Virtual fly-in on climate change planned by Organic Trade Association
The need to tackle urgent problems never goes away, even in the midst of a global pandemic. Responding to that need, the Organic Trade Association is ... more »
North Carolina environmental farming fellowships awarded
North Carolina's Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) recently named recipients of its fellowship program. CEFS was born a out of a "con... more »
Minnesota offers $200K for sustainable ag projects
Farmers and Minnesota nonprofit and educational organizations focused on testing new ideas in sustainable agriculture are encouraged to apply for a Su... more »
Alliance offers ‘regenerative’ certification for organic farms
The Santa Rosa, California-based Regenerative Organic Alliance (ROA) is now certifying organic farms as regenerative, after completing a pilot phase.... more »
Arizona’s Duncan Family Farms invests in high-tech irrigation
Goodyear, Arizona-based Duncan Family Farms, a family-owned grower of more than 7,000 acres of certified organic produce, recently announced the insta... more »
Rainier Fruit earns EFI certification
Rainier Fruit has achieved the Equitable Food Initiative (EFI) certification for its largest farm of over 2,300 acres. According to a news release, t... more »
