2/6/19: The Crop Profile database, created and maintained by the Canadian government’s Pest Management Center, offers high level production overviews for 38 different crops, now including peach and pear. You can…
1/28/19: Huanglongbing, or Citrus Greening Disease, is a a disease of citrus caused by a vector-transmitted pathogen spread by the Asian citrus psyllid. Florida has been the most affected, but farmers are…
1/22/19: Ag Pro reports that Tyson Foods is partnering with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to develop and employ strategies that promote ecologically sound growing practices while meeting the needs…

Sustainable Food Group supports SCS Global Services’ Sustainably Grown Certification program, specifically the temporary exemption procedure for prohibited pesticides. The Challenge: SCS Global Services has been working on sustainability certifications…
1/10/19: The government shutdown initiated by a budget fight over Trump’s border wall has entered its third week. Triple Pundit published an article today detailing how the shutdown may affect…

Sustainable Food Group provided General Mills with a report on pest management in North American field crops in order to identify strategies and opportunities to reduce pesticide usage. The Challenge:…
1/2/19: A 12/12/18 post on the Environmental Defense Fund’s blog analyzes the smaller provisions within the 2018 Farm Bill that have the potential to open up new approaches to climate…
1/2/19: On December 27, the Center for Biological Diversity issued a press release addressing the Trump administration’s decision to permit the expansion of streptomycin (an antibiotic regularly used on humans) spraying…
12/28/18: The USDA recently released two reports, one analyzing pesticide residue and one analyzing antibiotics in the US food supply. The pesticide report found that “In 2017, over 99 percent…
12/27/18: On December 12, congress passed an $867 billion farm Farm Bill after two months of negotiations. The bill is a massive piece of legislation, containing funding for nutrition programs…