Sustainability news
2024-08-14
Training Modules Available to Help Producers Better Manage Phosphorus Losses
A series of online training modules is now freely available to farmers, engineers, environmental consultants and others interested in designing on-farm systems to remove phosphorus from field runoff... Read more
2024-08-03
U.S. Department of Agriculture Holds a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the Opening of a New Laboratory Building in Texas
The USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS),
Grassland, Soil, and Water Research Laboratory, today held a dedication and ribbon cutting for the opening of a newly renovated laboratory building... Read more
2024-06-21
Varroa Mites and Deformed Wing Virus Make Honeybees More Susceptible to Insecticides
Controlling for
Varroa mites, the parasitic mites that feed on honey bees and serve as vectors for viral diseases like deformed wing virus (DWV), can help with improving honeybee populations and... Read more
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2024-05-16
A Purrr-fect Use for Soy Waste?
Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are
building a better mouse trap when it comes to cat litter. And in the process, they hope
to kill two birds with one stone. Read more
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2024-05-08
New Research Reveals How Grazing Management Practices Affect Cattle Weight Gain by Altering Foraging Behavior
Rotational or continuous grazing? Which system allows for more sustainable and profitable free-range livestock production? Read more
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2024-05-02
UK Government allocates £295m for food waste collections
The Government has committed to supporting councils with £295m of funding to aid the implementation of weekly food waste collections. Read more
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2024-05-02
Tunisia’s olive farmers adapt to extreme weather
Drought has had a severe impact on the olive harvest in Tunisia, resulting in exploding olive oil prices. Farmers are finding ways to adapt to extreme weather, such as switching to new irrigation... Read more
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2024-05-02
Repurposing Agricultural Subsidies for the Benefit of Farmers and Nature
Target 18 of the Global Biodiversity Framework recognizes the environmental and financial impacts of the continued use of subsidies and therefore aims to progressively reduce funding by at least US$... Read more
2024-05-02
Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award Nomination Deadline Extended
The deadline to nominate Iowa farmers and Iowa farm families for the Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award has been extended from Monday, May 6 to Monday, May 20. Read more
2024-05-02
Repurposing Agricultural Subsidies for the Benefit of Farmers and Nature
Target 18 of the Global Biodiversity Framework recognizes the environmental and financial impacts of the continued use of subsidies and therefore aims to progressively reduce funding by at least US$... Read more
2024-05-02
International Dairy Science Collaboration Paves the Way for Tomorrow’s Resilient Dairy Herds
Dairy herds of the future will need to be able to adapt to changing environmental conditions, while also feeding the world efficiently and with the lowest possible emissions footprint. An... Read more
2024-05-02
Repurposing Agricultural Subsidies for the Benefit of Farmers and Nature
Target 18 of the Global Biodiversity Framework recognizes the environmental and financial impacts of the continued use of subsidies and therefore aims to progressively reduce funding by at least US$... Read more