Latest News From Ag Sustainability

Environment, animal welfare, food safety, workers and financial viability – the five pillars of sustainability, according to Dr. Mitloehner of UC Davis.

Some farmers are concerned about the possibility of losing farmland to energy projects like wind and solar. John Phipps points out some major misconceptions about the placement of solar projects.

Although the meaning of sustainability has been subjected to a variety of interpretations, Animal Agriculture Alliance points out it is critical to understand sustainability is a continuous journey, not a destination.

About 500 rural counties in the U.S. have too few or no veterinarians. The lack poses risks to farming livelihoods and, ultimately, the country's food supply.

“Agriculture is one of the key solutions in a more carbon positive future,” says Mitchell Hora.

“This is the perfect time to launch a truly renewable, electric powered tractor, which is repowered with solar energy,” says Mani Iyer.

As growers wade through the ever-deepening amount of carbon information available in the marketplace, they are asking for answers to these common questions.

An average family of four loses nearly $1,500 to uneaten food each year, according to USDA research. Wasted food is wasted money.

While the pandemic is still a reality, the arrival of the vaccine has allowed other conversations to reignite. One of the most prominent animal ag-related conversations we foresee for this year is sustainability.

The past decade has been weird and wacky to say the least. It makes you wonder what’s in store for the next 10 years. Here are some possible hints.

FWS Director Aurelia Skipwith will share the agency’s perspective on the importance of close, voluntary collaboration with farmers and ranchers and the successes that have been achieved.

New coordinators will serve the Floyd, Middle Cedar and North Raccoon watersheds.

Food companies and farmers must adapt and adopt to purpose-driven purchasers.

Women make up 36% of the nation’s farmers.

Consumers used to want farmers to be local, healthy or safe, but a new word is topping the chart this year, according to a new global study by Cargill. In a word, consumers want farmers to be sustainable. 

Many Americans gag at the idea of maggots, locusts or other insect-proteins. But Louwrens Hoffman, a meat science professor at University of Queensland, says unusual protein sources might be needed to meet future demand.

The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) is recognizing 58 locations of Smithfield Foods, Inc., for environmental achievements, and 34 locations for workplace safety accomplishments.

Smithfield increases manure to biogas projects, finding synergy with environmental sustainability goals.

The $250 million joint venture will produce clean renewable natural gas from hog manure. Over the next decade the investment will include 90% of Smithfield’s finishing spaces in North Carolina and Utah.

National FFA awarded a record 4,255 FFA members received the American FFA Degree. The top recipients from each state may also be nominated for an American Star Award. Here are the 2018 winners.

When Sara Menker realized “how very little data was being used to make critical decisions,” she launched Gro Intelligence to bridge the information gap.

When Chris Chinn moved into her office at the Missouri Department of Agriculture, she had to make a mind switch from farmer to policy influencer—suddenly there was an opportunity to do more.

Erin Brenneman says she shares images from her family's farm with hopes that others see the passion she, her sons and other farmers have.

Olympic hopefuls are from all over the United States but it helps if you live in Vermont.

Reducing nitrates in water is obviously beneficial to the public as well as agriculture, but usually those benefits aren’t quantified. A news study from Iowa State University may help.

President Trump's infrastructure plan allocates funds to improvements in rural America.

Nine years ago, one of the first bioreactors was installed on Mike Bravard’s farm near Jefferson, Iowa. Last week, that bioreactor was reconditioned, all in an effort to make water cleaner for people downstream.

In Africa’s growing cities, demand for more diverse and nutritious food is expected to triple within the next 20 years. Yet in Africa’s rural areas, farmers can barely produce enough food to feed themselves.

Climate policies that target agriculture and forests could lead to increased food prices.