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Parts of our food systems are so bewilderingly complex that attempts to answer even basic questions can result in hours of frustrated searching. If you can
June 19, 2020 by Jim Giles
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I organized a panel discussion on
April 10, 2020 by Jim Giles
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This originally was published on Conservation International's blog, Human Nature.In 2019, a United Nations report laid out a bitter truth: The current food
April 2, 2020 by Kiley Price
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The United Nations estimates (PDF) that nearly 10 billion people will live in cities by 2050. According to a recent publication by the Barilla Center for Food
January 2, 2020 by Andrea Oyuela
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The recent Sustainable Agriculture Summit last month in Indianapolis was billed as a forum to collectively create a roadmap for U.S. agriculture to meet the
December 3, 2019 by John Davies
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With increasing global concerns on the environmental impact of conventional animal meat production and the health implications associated with meat consumption
November 27, 2019 by Gareth Armanious
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On fields across the world, phones, tablets, drones and other technologies are changing how food is grown. Through these devices, artificial intelligence (AI
November 25, 2019 by Katherine Walla
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It’s time to take soil seriously. As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change states with very high confidence (PDF) in its latest report, land
September 6, 2019 by David Montgomery
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Businesses can’t ignore the growing consumer interest in the origin of their purchases. From food and beverages to electronics to luxury items, more people
August 14, 2019 by Cyan Zhong
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In 2009, Arkansas farmer Adam Chappell had a pigweed problem. The large, aggressive weed had invaded his 8,000-acre farm in Cotton Plant, and he was spending
June 13, 2019 by Meg Wilcox
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As devastating images of the 2019 Midwest floods fade from view, an insidious and longer-term problem is emerging across its vast plains: The loss of topsoil
April 17, 2019 by Jim Ippolito
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Week in ReviewTune in around 5:15 for commentary on this week's stories.Corporate climate action: A matter of policyConcrete steps: Inside the building
March 29, 2019 by Heather Clancy
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The following excerpt is from Michael Foley’s book "Farming for the Long Haul: Resilience and the Lost Art of Agricultural Inventiveness"(Chelsea Green
February 9, 2019 by Michael Foley
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In the face of worsening climate chaos and massive economic inequities wreaking havoc on the nation, a broad coalition of social justice and environmental
February 8, 2019 by Lisa Archer
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Nearly one-quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions comes from agriculture and deforestation, but if we continue with business as usual, agriculture could
January 23, 2019 by Jenny Ahlen
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The Farm Bill isn’t typically considered environmental legislation, but that’s a mistake. The legislation has an enormous direct impact on the quality of our
December 17, 2018 by Nicole Lederer
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There is a big shortfall between the amount of food we produce today and the amount needed to feed everyone in 2050. There will be nearly 10 billion people on
December 14, 2018 by Janet Ranganathan
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Imagine that one-third of cars manufactured by Ford or GM were never even driven once, but instead were left to rust and ended up in landfills. This exact
November 9, 2018 by Matthew Wallenstein
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A University of California, Berkeley professor stands at the front of the room, delivering her invited talk about the potential of genetic engineering. Her
October 19, 2018 by Rebecca Mackelprang
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Adapted from "Dirt to Soil: One Family’s Journey into Regenerative Agriculture" (Chelsea Green Publishing, 2018) by Gabe Brown.I practiced the conventional
October 6, 2018 by Gabe Brown
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Farming can be a gamble. Many variables can determine success and some, such as climate, are outside a farmer’s control. But an innovative approach to
October 3, 2018 by Anna Short
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Technology investors are discovering a new and largely untapped market: farmers in heartland America eager to fly drones, employ robots and crunch big data to
July 18, 2018 by David Festa
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When Alessandro Leonardi began his graduate degree in forestry a decade ago at the University of Padova in Italy, forestry students rarely came near a business
June 13, 2018 by Genevieve Bennett
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The following is an excerpt from the book "SOIL: Notes Towards the Theory and Practice of Nurture Capital" by Woody Tasch (Slow Money, 2018).I'm sad as hell
May 26, 2018 by Woody Tasch
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Transitioning to more sustainable forms of agriculture remains critical, as many current agriculture practices have serious consequences including
May 21, 2018 by Danielle Nierenberg