World Food Day is an important time to recognize the pressing need to end world hunger and food insecurity. While this day has a global focus, the…
Sustainability
Survey: Americans Don’t Know How Much Food They Waste
WASHINGTON, D.C.—By some estimates, up to half of all the food produced on the planet—about 2 billion tons—is wasted before it ever reaches a human stomach. Yet,…
Preserving the World’s Land from Soil Degradation
Controlling and reducing soil degradation is a matter of raising awareness of the issue and encouraging innovative approaches in land management techniques.
Reducing Food Waste: Creating New Meals with Leftovers
When it comes to my Tuesday evenings, there’s always one show I tune into, “Chopped.” If you haven’t seen it, it’s a show where four chefs compete by…
What Happens When You Stop Using Crop Protection
A new study from a European farm organization highlights just how important crop protection tools – like insecticides, herbicides and fungicides – are to farmers. The report…
It’s Been a Lovely Summer for GMO Safety
The past few months have given me quite a few reasons to break out my I Love GMOs shirt. First in May, the National Academy of Sciences released…
How Farmers Conserve Water in a Drought
A group of California farmers did the unexpected this year: They beat their water conservation goals. In spite of an ongoing drought and scorching temperatures, Western farmers…
Even on Food Issues, Politics Divides Americans
WASHINGTON, DC – The ideal presidential candidate is not the only thing Americans have a hard time agreeing on. An ideological rift exists on certain food issues…
Future of Food, Part IV: A Farmer with a Vision
Fourth in an occasional series. (See part one, part two and part three.) For Brian Scott, a row crop farmer in Indiana, self-driving cars aren’t all that futuristic sounding….
