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Nestlé is to launch a Fairtrade certified coffee in a new sustainability initiative for smallholder coffee farmers.
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AgCert Services USA is the newest member of the California Climate Action Registry, a voluntary program that enables participating companies to assess, track, and report their greenhouse gas emissions.
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Ghana is leading efforts to use waste from cocoa farming to produce household products and drinks -- from fertilizer and soap to wine and brandy -- that will boost income for poor farmers.
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Bon Appétit Management Company has been honored by the Ecological Society of America for its procurement policies regarding local farm produce, sustainable seafood, and antibiotic-free meats.
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Some New Jersey farmers are putting solar power systems over barn roofs and fields to make electricity for their homes, farm buildings and irrigation systems -- and reducing pollution at the same time.
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Food service giant Compass Group North America has partnered with Smithfield Foods, Inc., and the nonprofit Environmental Defense for a first-of-its-kind purchasing policy to curb antibiotic use in pork production.
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New plants for production of bioethanol fuel entering service in Germany will start consuming significant volumes of grain this year -- but only at very low prices, market players fear.
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Germany is looking to messier energy sources to produce cleaner fuel, showing the world that it is possible use all-natural plant and animal products to run cars and heat homes.
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The Canadian Pork Council says Canada needs an internationally recognized carbon credit trading system and the federal regulations that will make it work to encourage the adoption of new environmental technologies on the farm.