The increase in consumer demand for organic products is growing faster than the supply chain can manage.
Industrial Agriculture
NRDC’s Auntie Biotic Petitions for KFC to Reform its Antibiotics Policies
NRDC’s chicken mascot Auntie Biotic petitions to push KFC to stop sourcing chickens that are routinely fed antibiotics even in good health.
New Report Reveals Influence of Pesticide Lobby on Bee Protections
Friends of the Earth released a report revealing the role of the pesticide industry in weakening pollinator protection policies.
Controversial GMO Study Finds No Adverse Effects on Human Health
A comprehensive analysis of more than 900 publications provides a fresh perspective on the applications of genetic engineering in agriculture.
Monsanto Rejects Bayer Buyout
If Monsanto accepted a Bayer merger, the company would be the world\’92s largest seed and crop chemical supplier.
A Paradigm Shift From Industrial to Agroecological
A new report from iPES-Food identifies the potential for diversified agroecological systems to succeed where current industrial systems are failing.
How to Leave Industrial Agriculture Behind
Claiming that there is no alternative to industrial agriculture is no longer viable in 2016.
Plate of the Union Wants YOU to Take Action
American voters can take action and encourage the next President to fix the broken food system.
Open Agriculture Initiative: Is Digital Farming the Future of Food?
MIT Open Agriculture Initiative is on a mission to digitalize agriculture using desktop Personal Food Computers and carefully engineered climate recipes.
17 Farmer Heroes for Sustainability, Equality, and Defense of Traditions
Check out these seventeen farmer heroes who, from poetry to advocacy, are doing more than putting food on our plates.
