Sustainable Agriculture

U.K. grocery retailer Tesco is encouraging the aquaculture industry to use more sustainable alternatives to fish oil, such as algal oil, in aquafeeds. Source: Sustainable Agriculture

The buzz around using insects in poultry feed continues to grow, but what about the meat derived from such birds? Will it look and taste the same, or be as good for you? Source: Sustainable Agriculture

Maple Leaf Foods announced on Aug. 6 the release of its 2018 Sustainability Report which outlines the company's key achievements over the past year and targets for the current year. Source: Sustainable Agriculture

The poultry and egg industries meet a standard of sustainability. Nevertheless, today’s paradigm for sustainability is much more holistic than it once was. Source: Sustainable Agriculture

Intracare, a leading innovative company in the intensive livestock industry, has been awarded certification to NSF/ANSI 60, the American National Standard for Drinking Water Treatment Chemicals. Source: Sustainable Agriculture

House of Raeford Farms received highest honors this year at the Louisiana Rural Water Association (LRWA) Annual Awards Banquet naming its Arcadia, Louisiana, processing plant as Private System of the Year. Source: Sustainable Agriculture

In testimony on July 31 before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. rendering industry and the California Advanced Biofuels Alliance called for a higher Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volume to increase production of…

The US-Roundtable for Sustainable Poultry & Eggs (US-RSPE) and the International Poultry Welfare Alliance (IPWA) completed their Founding Membership Drive and have set a date for their first Joint Annual Conference on Oct. 9 in Atlanta,…

Cargill’s 2019 annual report, published today, tells the story of how the company is reaching higher to create more value for customers, accelerate its growth and sustainably nourish the world. Source: Sustainable Agriculture

Poultry meat tops the ranking of most wasted foods in the UK at production level, according to a new report by sustainability body WRAP. Source: Sustainable Agriculture

Global demand for protein is rising rapidly, challenging farmers, ranchers and agribusiness to feed a growing population while protecting the planet. Across the food and agriculture industry, there is a pressing need to do more with less…

EU grain and oilseed trade, crushing and feed industry sectors represented by COCERAL, FEDIOL and FEFAC welcome the European Commission Communication on Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests, adopted on July 23.…

BRF’s plant in the United Arab Emirates, the first in Abu Dhabi to produce animal protein food products on a large scale, will reuse 100% of the treated water from its production operations. Source: Sustainable Agriculture

"We will never tell a farmer how to farm. We will never tell a rancher how to raise his or her animals...," said Tim McIntyre, executive vice president of communications with Domino’s Pizza. Source: Sustainable Agriculture

The North American Meat Institute Executive Board of Directors unanimously agreed to make environmental impact a non-competitive issue, encouraging member companies to share sustainability best practices with each other and freeing their…

Alternative proteins are experiencing significant growth. As fresh meat protein continues to grow at a rate of 1.3%, alternative proteins are growing by 10.3%. Source: Sustainable Agriculture

Consumers, company founder says, are looking for alternatives that will be enabled by insect-based feed ingredients. Source: Sustainable Agriculture

July is National Hot Dog Month and with Americans set to down 150 million of them on Independence Day alone, Applegate, the producer of the nation's leading natural and organic meat brand, announced that its iconic The Cleaner Wiener hot…

New funding from several partners will allow Indian biotech startup String Bio to develop alternative proteins derived from methane for human and animal nutrition. Source: Sustainable Agriculture

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has elected Dr. Qu Dongyu of China to be its new director-general. Source: Sustainable Agriculture

As the nation becomes more politically divided and people seem to believe what they want to believe instead of what is true, it becomes more and more risky to align yourself with either political party. Source: Sustainable Agriculture

Leading alternative protein producer Calysta has received a $30 million investment from BP Ventures to support a worldwide rollout of Calysta’s FeedKind protein, which can help improve global food security, one of the greatest challenges…

European Union-funded AquaVitae Consortium has invited the University of New England in the U.S. to join its international group of researchers working on the development of more sustainable aquaculture systems. Source: Sustainable…

On June 25, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) launched "Keep American First in Agriculture," a new campaign to highlight the importance of establishing a proper regulatory framework for gene editing in American livestock.  Source:…

Sustainability is a subject that is on everybody’s lips today. The poultry industry is making many efforts to tackle this issue and comes up with various solutions concerning energy saving, CO2 footprint, food safety, traceability and water…

Implementing smart farming in poultry production leads to greater efficiency, with the benefits of minimizing environmental impact, maximizing production and improving animal welfare. Source: Sustainable Agriculture

From poultry meat quality to ensuring economic and environmental sustainability, the 5th International Poultry Meat Congress put the latest industry concerns in the spotlight. Source: Sustainable Agriculture

Perdue Farms released its Fiscal Year 2019 Company Stewardship Report, highlighting a year of advancements in making organic chicken more accessible, building momentum in its industry-leading animal care commitments, and progress toward…

Today’s headlines seem dominated by doom, forecasting a future of inevitable and imminent disaster. At ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference (ONE19), however, Dr. Mark Lyons, president and CEO of Alltech, shared Alltech’s new vision of “Working…

Alternative proteins are experiencing significant growth. As fresh meat protein continues to grow at a rate of 1.3%, alternative proteins are growing by 10.3%. Source: Sustainable Agriculture

The Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) partnered with The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the 2019 Grand Challenges Explorations—Tools and Technologies for Broad-Scale Pest and Disease Surveillance of Crop…

To celebrate World Environment Day on June 5, Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL (CP Foods) announced “CP Foods Coal Free by the year 2022” project to phasing out coal usage from all its operations in Thailand in response to UN Sustainable…

False or persuasive marketing claims have been making their way into the meat industry, confusing consumers and creating a demand for specialty products. In response, the State of South Carolina has signed a bill into place that will…

A new research initiative hopes to provide producers with the information they need to breed high-efficiency cattle capable of producing the same amount of milk while consuming less feed. Source: Sustainable Agriculture

Economic and environmental benefits can be achieved by the use of a wide range of co-products from the food and biofuels industries in compound feeds for livestock, aquaculture species and companion animals. Source: Sustainable Agriculture

That ruminants belch and produce methane that changes the climate on a global scale is a stretch for me, but if that holds true and we are in the path of curtailing beef production, may I suggest we ban tourism as well because such activity…

The American and European feed industries, represented by the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and the European Feed Manufacturers’ Federation (FEFAC), have renewed their longstanding partnership to increase mutual cooperation on…

Nutrien Ltd. (Nutrien) announced June 5 that it is now a Founding Member of the Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC), a collection of private-sector and nonprofit organizations dedicated to advancing sustainability throughout the…

Auburn University’s National Poultry Technology Center (NPTC), a leader in poultry housing and associated technologies for more than a decade, and Tyson Foods Inc. announced on June 5 the opening of the largest stand-alone solar powered…

 U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) is now accepting nominations for the 2020 Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award. The award recognizes exemplary environmental stewardship by family farmers engaged in poultry and egg…

Just three months after its official launch, the Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC) announced on June 4 that eight more private-sector companies and nonprofit organizations have joined the group. Source: Sustainable Agriculture

Further delivering on its commitment to transparency, the National Chicken Council (NCC) on June 3 unveiled the findings of its new nationwide survey about how deeply consumers understand sustainable food practices as it relates to broiler…

Livestock Water Recycling’s ability to address nutrient pollution from livestock operations has resulted in the technology platform being recognized with a Water’s Next Award for the Water Resources Project/Technology of the year. Source:…

The U.S. Court for the Southern District of Texas on May 28, remanded the Environmental Protection Agency/Army Corps of Engineers 2015 “Waters of the U.S.” rule that greatly expanded the regulatory reach of the agencies’ authority to…

JBS USA, a U.S.-based global food company, announced the release of its 2018 Sustainability Report on May 22 and progress toward 2020 sustainability targets. Source: Sustainable Agriculture

Cranswick announced on May 21 that in the 12 months since becoming one of the first signatories of the UK Plastics Pact, it has removed 703 tons of plastic from across the group, proving to be a pioneer in the fight against plastic waste…

To celebrate Arbor Day, Merck Animal Health (known as MSD Animal Health outside the United States and Canada) announced in April its continued partnership with WeForest, as part of its commitment to a healthier planet. Source: Sustainable…

Perdue Farms is acquiring Panorama Meats, the nation’s largest producer of 100 percent grass-fed and grass-finished certified organic beef. Source: Sustainable Agriculture

In closing ONE: The Alltech Ideas Conference, Dr. Mark Lyons, president and CEO of Alltech, shared his new vision for the company and invited the ONE conference’s more than 3,500 attendees to join in “Working Together for a Planet of…

Considering last week's report from the United Nations, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), Gemperle Family Farms is expanding their philanthropic giving in the areas of preservation…