Cases of renal cell carcinoma, a form of kidney cancer, have been steadily increasing in the United states for several decades. According to a study recently published in Environmental Health…
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National Pollinator Week is a time to celebrate pollinators – bees, birds, butterflies, bats and beetles – and the valuable ecosystem services they provide. While this year will not be…
Our team developed an integrated pest management (IPM) program for Sysco’s processed fruit and vegetable products, which was implemented worldwide with 68 fruit and vegetable supply chains and more than…
Since 2014, Apple Talk, a weekly phone call subscription service, has been helping apple producers tackle tough pest management and production issues throughout the growing season. The Challenge: Pests prove…
Our team collaborated with Red Tomato over 15 years ago to develop an eco-label which promotes sustainable farm practices among Northeast apple and stone fruit growers. Today, we still partner…
A meeting hosted by the US Farmers and Ranchers Alliance in June 2019 brought together farmers, former and current secretaries of agriculture and a suite of about 100 leaders in…
10/29/2019: Field to Market brings food and agriculture companies working on responsible sourcing and sustainable agriculture initiatives together pre-competitively with each other, grower organizations, academia, conservation groups and public-sector partners…
9/11/2019: Illinois saw a record number of pesticide misuse complaints in 2019, and 76% (648 out of 853) were related to suspected damage from dicamba. This is after the Illinois…
2/28/19: Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), along with over ten other organizations launched a new crowdsourced web platform, the Supply Chain Solutions Center, to help sustainability professionals mitigate the environmental impact…
Sustainable Food Group worked with the Azzule SystemsTM and PrimusLabsTM to develop a third-party certified sustainable agriculture certification — the Sustainable Food Group Sustainability StandardTM. The Challenge: As sustainability becomes more important to…