GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In the spring of 2020, many small farms across the U.S. Restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus were forcing restaurants — major buyers for the local farms that serve urban areas — to shut down. One example of the financial challenges sustainable farms face comes in the form of crop insurance.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 21, 2020

There's a big appetite for farm-to-consumer shopping. Avrom Farm sits in the hills above Green Lake in central Wisconsin. In just a week, the restaurants the farm sold to shut up shop, and local farmers’ markets closed. Then he added products from nearby farms to the site. . Fri, 08/21/2020 - 01:45. I get this.

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GreenBiz

JULY 30, 2020

It was there that we came across a six-acre Kona coffee farm that had fallen into neglect. Nurturing this farm back to life strengthened our relationship with the island, taught us the true meaning of sustainability and allowed us to become advocates for organic farming beyond our own acreage.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 15, 2021

Last year, Danone announced a partnership with rePlant Capital that would donate up to 40 percent of its $50 million impact fund to Danone’s farming partners, with the goal of supporting the conversion to regenerative or organic farming methods. This isn’t the first sustainability innovation from Organic Valley. Renewable Energy.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 4, 2020

Specifically, the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform (SAI Platform) used its Farm Sustainability Assessment to verify that each organization within Ocean Spray’s 700-farm co-op is operating with regenerative agriculture in mind. . Ocean Spray’s co-op makes up a large percentage of those farms. Food & Agriculture.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

There is illegality and mismanagement traceability back to the source of where the seafood is coming from, even whether it is farmed or wild. to three years to farm salmon, [which is] quite a long production period compared to, for example, chicken, which maybe takes like one or two months," she said. "It

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 18, 2020

Topics include: . Geoffrey Stiles, VP of Facilities and Operations, Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena. Atlanta Hawks and State Farm Arena. The essential role of ESG principles in business model resilience. Tactics for ESG planning and implementation. Trends in stakeholder engagement and consumer awareness. saracefalu2.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The practice of farming finfish, shellfish and aquatic plants — by land and by sea — dates back 3,000 years as first the Chinese and then the Romans sought ways to supplement their food supplies with species such as carp and oysters. Many factors contribute to this renewed surge in interest in farming fish and sea vegetables.

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GreenBiz

MAY 12, 2020

According to IDTEchEx Chairman Peter Harrop, agriculture’s forthcoming shift to both electrification and robotics is a result of three overarching trends: looming labor shortages; the need for precision farming; and advancements in automation. Across the world, farmers are aging. Image: Kubota's "dream tractor" prototype). Food & Agriculture.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 1, 2021

Cargill fishes for innovations in sustainable salmon farming. million metric tons of salmon produced globally and farmed salmon accounts for 74 percent of all salmon production. Looking past Cargill’s internal operations, the company also plans to work with and advise its aquaculture farming customers directly. Jesse Klein.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 29, 2020

From Farms to Front Lines. Leaders gather for. the first and last time in year. of shelter-in-place. Learning on the Job. Could ways to flatten. coronavirus’ curve help. bend climate’s curve too? Essential workers. carry the day, unclear that. anybody CARES. BLM joins COVID-19. In this raw moment, we are dually confronted. carbon agenda.

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3BL Media

JULY 14, 2022

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, company experts will train 600 farmers on topics such as Financial Literacy, Farm Mechanization, Biomass Management and State Agricultural Subsidies.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

She says that while financing is an important topic, so too are the actions of the biggest countries. Lisana Dyer, an environmentalist and resident of the Commonwealth of Dominica, a tiny island nation, will be among the region’s representatives at COP28, taking a message that underscores the injustice of the climate quagmire.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

4 74% Child Labor Monitoring & Remediation Systems (CLMRS) coverage in West African Cocoa Life farming communities vs. 61% in 2021. Our Harmony charter champions farming practices that aim at improving soil health, reducing carbon emissions, protecting biodiversity, and preserving water.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 4, 2020

On paper, fish farms should be a win for sustainability. A third of wild stocks are overexploited , and sourcing seafood from farms should allow ocean biodiversity to recover. In practice, the industry has spent years chasing a sustainable solution for feeding the fish that it farms. . It certainly feels that way in aquaculture.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Multiple projects for farm management software suggest a big increase in adoption by 2025, with Grand View Research projecting $4.2 billion in sales that year — in large part because of concerns over sustainability of the farm system. It represents 12,000 members who farm 40 million acres in the U.S. and Canada. Pull Quote.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

DESCRIPTION: Aramark took part in a series of events recently at Clemson University that brought together top researchers and food thought leaders to focus on increasing healthy options for students, minimizing harm to the environment, and making ethical sourcing from local businesses a top priority, among other topics. “We

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GreenBiz

JULY 9, 2020

One organization testing out this model is Handsome Brook Farms , a network of pasture-raised egg farms in states including Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, New York, Oklahoma and Tennessee. What’s more, these arrangements generally are structured with a buyer or cultivation partners in place. "We Subscribe here. Pull Quote. Conservation.

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GreenBiz

JULY 23, 2021

It’s also the most carbon-intensive , emitting over four times as many greenhouse gases per serving as farmed salmon, poultry or cheese. They run a shrimp farm at the cutting edge of sustainability in Arizona. A sustainable shrimp farm in the desert, using water from a saline aquafer. Courtesy of. Arizona Desert Shrimp.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 22, 2021

Upward Farms recently raised $15 million to combine fish farming with indoor ag: The nitrogen-rich waste water from the fish tanks will be used to fertilize leafy greens. BioEnergy Devco transforms chicken poop into natural gas. It’s a little late for New Year’s resolutions, but that would be an amazing goal for 2021.) Food Waste.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Many practices are associated with regenerative agriculture — anything from no-till practices to pesticide-free farming. Ecdysis is building an insect database that will use artificial intelligence to identify insect species and extrapolate the population of each species on a farm. Jesse Klein. Thu, 02/11/2021 - 00:05.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 15, 2020

Like many other food companies, it’s dedicating resources to promoting regenerative agricultural practices among the farmers and seeking ways that farms can profit from their efforts to sequester carbon dioxide. These include practices such as planting cover crops, reducing tillage and preserving edge-of-field wilderness buffers or wetland.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Carbon offsets are a big, confusing topic. Three breakout sessions at VERGE 20 covered this topic, with over 100 participants at each. They need to be able to create a financially viable plan for their farm and the carbon market investment helps bridge the gap. . 6 differences between forestry and soil carbon offsets.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 5, 2021

Fat is the secret ingredient that defines how meat looks, cooks and tastes," said Max Jamilly, co-founder of Hoxton Farms, a startup aiming to grow animal fat in the lab. As costs come down, next-gen greenhouses and vertical farms may be able to expand beyond their existing niche, which is mainly in leafy greens. Pick of the bunch.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 8, 2021

Multiple studies have shown that new farming techniques, low-carbon foods and other advances can create a radically more sustainable food system. Working from a local backyard, they spread the results of their research by working with the local farming community. But so are the solutions. As we kick off 2021 and await a new U.S.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Duke Energy’s monthlong initiative will provide nearly $400,000 to more than 60 feeding programs leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday and will support organizations including Mill Village Farms , FoodShare South Carolina , Harvest Hope Food Bank and AIM , among many others. 2 in Greenville. More information is available at duke-energy.com.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Why Kroger and Publix are bringing the farm to the grocery store. Fri, 10/09/2020 - 02:00. Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (4:20). SEC rule change stifles key risk signal, disenfranchises retail investors. Demand for voluntary carbon offsets holds strong. All the glitters: Beautycounter and the mica supply chain (17:30) .

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The Bonsucro ClimateCane Tracker enables farms and mills, and companies that source from them, to set science-based targets for reducing emissions from sugarcane production in line with what’s needed to maintain a stable climate. We still have a long way to go, but this work has undoubtedly enhanced our maturity in this topic.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Host Amanda McNulty from Clemson Extension along with Clemson Extension Master Gardener State Coordinator Agent Terasa Lott offer research-based information on a variety of gardening, agricultural, and environmental topics, while also highlighting interesting places and products from around South Carolina.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 5, 2020

Food and farming are no different. . If this seems questionable, take a look at farm ownership. We’ve seen this happen in housing, education, criminal justice and so many other areas of our society where people of color are marginalized or punished. A century ago, there were a million black farmers in the United States. Food Systems.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 10, 2020

As part of the exhibition, Art Works for Change commissioned Terreform ONE (for Open Network Ecology) to create Cricket Shelter Farm , an innovative living space that addresses both sustainable food systems and modular compact architecture. Cricket Shelter Farm is just one of Terreform ONE’s innovative solutions. Pull Quote.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 30, 2024

Global food companies have come under increasing scrutiny on their efforts to account for and prioritise farm animal welfare. As a result, the 2023 benchmark increased the number of such questions from ten to 20, asking companies to detail progress on issues such as the time farm animals spend in live transportation.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

With the United Nations Africa Climate Week in full swing, and COP28 in view, we chatted to Dennis Onono, our Associate Director of Community Projects, to find out more about the top topics that are affecting carbon and beyond in Africa today. Another major topic at Africa Climate Week is the renewable energy transition.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 29, 2022

Farm animal welfare is a key, though often neglected, issue for those concerned about developing sustainable food systems and for investors in the food sector. It is a complex issue, illustrative of the challenges investors encounter in attempting to engage on and integrate the myriad ESG topics they are faced with.

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Energy Central

JANUARY 16, 2023

This week, the importance of having an abundance of affordable, domestic natural gas was a key topic during the House Energy and Commerce’s GOP roundtable on how to combat rising energy costs, while helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

As attendees engaged with new technologies, they also learned how ESG topics such as sustainability and equitable workforces are driving more value than ever before in today’s digital business. Attendees learned how organizations can meet their carbon neutral goals without sacrificing performance or HPC capabilities.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 15, 2021

There are plenty of local farms, but most grow commodity crops such as soybeans. I see where this comes from: Chemical inputs and monocultures and livestock farming have undeniable negative impacts. There’s a stunning example of this need in the proposal from the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. But Big Ag is more than that.

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