Cotton farmers in Africa work their fields by hand, without the tractors and irrigation systems of their wealthier Western counterparts. If there's a drought, there's no cotton. If monkeys or worms destroy their crops, there's no ...READ MORE›
Twice since November, Wal-Mart has made significant announcements about how it buys seafood. Wal-Mart is changing how it buys shrimp, and how it buys the wild-caught fish that it sells in grocery stores across North America (Wal-Mart ...READ MORE›
The quickest way to sour the mood at this five-day fete-à-feta in
Madison, Wisconsin? Mention a nondairy milk. In April, the National
Milk Producers Federation sent a letter to the FDA, urging it to crack
down on the misuse of ...READ MORE›
Admit it: you don't pay always attention to whether the products you buy contain organic cotton or regular cotton. Neither do I, so it's a good thing that major companies are taking it upon themselves to use organic ...READ MORE›
The latest industry to get clobbered by climate change is coffee, according to the International Coffee Organization (ICO). The organization, which represents 77 coffee-producing countries, says that the temperature has risen half a ...READ MORE›
Complain all you want about Starbucks taking over the world--the company is at least trying to do some good in the process. The company announced plans last year to become the largest purchaser of Fair Trade coffee in the world. ...READ MORE›
FAO: Farmers need fertilizers to fight famine
(12/13/2007)
A leader of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations says he doesn't ...READ MORE›
The bees of America have been working hard all summer: To make a pound of honey, they have to fly the equivalent of eight roundtrips between New York and Paris. Now it's time to enjoy the fructose of their labor. Have a taste of the facts and figures on honey.READ MORE›
If fish had origin stickers, there's a good chance dinner would read "made in China." "Almost 50% of the fish we eat now is farmed," says Simon Wilkinson of the Network of Aquaculture Centers in Asia-Pacific -- and China produces ...READ MORE›
How Cargill Meat Solutions is winning over grocers, consumers, and its employees -- and driving growth -- with its first entry into the branded beef business.READ MORE›
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Beef lovers, take note: The 6,000 ranchers at this bovine confab may not look like power brokers, but they're ultimately in charge of a $76 billion industry -- and the products that land on your plates. Lately, they worry, too little ...READ MORE›
Only a month after Cadbury announced its plan to buy fair-trade cocoa from Ghana, rival candy giant Mars has promised to source all chocolate products from sustainable suppliers by 2020. The move, which means the company will only buy ...READ MORE›
More and more consumer is looking for organic foods such as fruits and vegetables. Although organic crops are much expensive than ordinary fruits and vegetables people continuously buy organic crops.READ MORE›
Here's a question: Are "baby" carrots, the tasty, two-inch orange snacks in little bags, really baby carrots? The answer is a lesson in getting new growth from old products.READ MORE›
H&M got in trouble late last year for destroying unused clothing instead of giving it away to charity; now the clothing giant is under fire again for selling certified organic cotton clothing that isn't actually organic.READ MORE›
Niman Ranch began in 1970 as a small, eleven-acre farm raising humanely treated animals using all-natural feeds. Forty years later, it's grown into the largest network of independent American farmers, producing antibiotic-free meat products.READ MORE›
TransFair U.S.A., which certifies fair-trade goods in the U.S., is venturing beyond edibles for the first time with a pilot project for cotton bed linens, towels, and apparel. The cotton farmers as well as the factory workers will be ...READ MORE›
Calling all fingerlings, russets, and Yukon Golds: This is your
moment. This spud-promoting congress celebrates rising potato
production in developing countries and continued carbfests in developed
ones. And while four days may ...READ MORE›
While no one advocates that we should stop producing food, when the finger-pointing over climate change begins, the ag industry often gets an unfair shake. If agriculture is so disproportionally bad for the planet, shouldn't ...READ MORE›
In her 44 years as the butter sculptress at the Iowa State Fair, Norma Lyon has churned out statues of everything from cows to Elvis to the Last Supper.READ MORE›
Massive investments in clean energy promise to keep farmers, urban planners, and green-tech entrepreneurs in business for the next decade. This guide to sustainability focused career paths will help solar-charge your work life.READ MORE›
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