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A growing array of techniques and technologies aims to reduce the supersized environmental footprint of commercial beef production.
by Joel Makower
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These three topics were top of mind in 2023 for sustainable food professionals — and will move the field forward in the year ahead.
by Theresa Lieb
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With climate change increasingly threatening food systems, building agricultural resilience means restoring endangered crop and food varieties.
by Dan Saladino
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Aquaponics and other indoor ag systems rely on access to water and energy, not soil or seas. Siting them near existing distribution hubs or industrial parks makes plenty of sense.
by Jim Giles
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There are gaps in coverage, but a new dashboard aggregates more than 170 indicators about food waste, greenhouse gas emissions and other key agricultural metrics.
by Jim Giles
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Resource Renewal Institute's Fish in the Fields program provides a blueprint for building diversity and resiliency into conventional agricultural systems in California and beyond.
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But the broader agricultural world can learn much from how those operations use data.
by Karn Manhas
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A new report shows how some companies and academic research labs are applying extrusion, 3D printing and cellular agriculture to produce meat alternatives.
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Articial intelligence and big data may help produce more food, use less water, limit resource consumption, redirect food waste and reduce food prices.
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What’s at stake: the future of farming.
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The island-state imports most of its food, but is threatened by crop yields and policy changes around the world.
by Darren Tan
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Cuba offers interesting lessons for how to develop urban agriculture, including government-allocated land and agroecological methods that deliver high yields and diverse crops in small spaces.
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The biggest food company in the world is expanding animal agricultural technology.
by Jenny Ahlen
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In order to preserve biodiversity, we need to protect land — land that's been resettled for agriculture.
by Zia Mehrabi
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It's vines versus old-growth forests, a biodiversity debate with consequences for steelhead trout, mountain lions and spotted owls.
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Lab-grown promises to be one of modern science’s finest hours. Is it enough to change, or end, the way humans consume animals?
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Cannabis companies are hiring agriculture experts to grow newly legal businesses, but pitfalls such as organic labeling and big energy bills loom large.
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As the global agriculture industry consolidates with the recent merger between Monsanto and Bayer, the question is raised: What does it mean for the rest of us?
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Growing crops inside artificially lit, energy-intensive, high-tech containers negates the benefits of local agriculture.
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Creative businesses aim to get food that would otherwise be wasted into the hands of those who can use it.
by Tom Jackson
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From Monsanto to Smithfield Foods to Safeway, a look at how food industry incumbents are swallowing a wave of change.