Items Tagged with 'Sustainability'

The soybean industry in Mato Grosso is on a mission to highlight its sustainability work and shift its reputation as a climate villain. But analysts fear the collapse of a key effort to curb deforestation could undermine recent progress. 

PepsiCo says it will launch a direct farmer incentive pilot program in Brazil’s Cerrado region. In collaboration with Griffith Foods and Milhão — a Brazilian company that manufactures non-GMO corn-based ingredients — the program aims to preserve the Cerrado and benefit farmers through regenerative agriculture practices.

There’s a plan to unveil a package to rebuild U.S. beef herds, Trump administration officials say.

In this opinion piece, Floyd Vergara, senior policy adviser at Clean Fuels Alliance America, says biofuels have been responsible for a substantial amount of emission reductions under California's low carbon fuel standard and they need to continue to be supported in the next phase. 

In this opinion piece, Sara Neagu-Reed, director of production and environmental policy at the International Fresh Produce Association, calls on policymakers to prioritize support for organic agriculture in the next farm bill. 

Software giant Microsoft agreed to buy 40,000 agricultural soil-based carbon credits from Indigo Ag, a single-transaction purchase record.  

In this opinion piece, Jamaica Gayle, director of sustainability and environmental affairs for the Corn Refiners Association and the Plant Based Products Council, reflects on her recent achievement of being honored as the 2024 Climate Hero of the Year while highlighting the importance of having agriculture involvement in climate efforts. 

Register today for the June 7 webinar, “Sustainability in Agriculture: Moving from promise to practice.” Agri-Pulse is hosting this webinar which is sponsored by Corteva.