Ronnie Feldman is mobilizing support for regenerative agriculture and a Green New Deal.
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Fabrice De Clerck and Amy Wu on Innovating a Better Food System
Today on Food Talk Live, Dani interviews Fabrice De Clerck, the science director at EAT, and Amy Wu, the founder of From Farms to Incubators. They discuss how agriculture can change to meet the planet’s needs—and the women who are driving the biggest innovations.
Christina Ferzli and Britt Lundgren talk sustainable food business and COVID-19
Christina Ferzli and Britt Lundgren on Food Talk, discussing their companies and COVID-19
Louisa Burwood-Taylor on Food Technology During COVID-19
Louisa Burwood-Taylor of AgFunderNews discusses the impact COVID-19 may have
on agriculture technology, supply chains, and the future of farmers
Purdue University’s Jayson Lusk Discusses The Economics of COVID-19
“We’re here to teach students, and try to help them prepare for the work force, but also apply what things we know to try to make the world a better place”
Caesaré Assad On The Food System, COVID-19
“We have this really beautiful rich, diverse country where we can produce and we can create so much wealth for all of us, and it’s now about zooming in and resourcing these gaps that we know exist”
Gene Baur Talks Farm Animals In Crisis
“Government policies and laws are very important – and have enabled an inefficient system – and that has to change.”
Bob Martin Talks About Citizen Eaters and COVID-19
“I do think food is kind of the social issue of our time, when we’re not worried about being wiped out by novel flu virus”
Global Soy Trade Drives Amazon Deforestation Amid Human Rights Concerns
Global demand for meat and dairy maintains the need for soy as animal feed across major supply chains. To be more sustainable, global traders and consumer good corporations should shift towards more environmentally friendly products, says Greenpeace.
Proposed Bill May Aide Small-, Medium-Sized Farms
Senator Cory Booker’s Farm System Reform Act legislation may shake-up CAFOs and provide a fair living to family-led farms.
Big Sugar in Florida Faces Lawsuit for Sugar Field Burning
Pre-harvest sugar field burning poses a threat to health and personal belongings, in communities surrounding the Everglades Agricultural Area.
Opinion | Why Talk of Regenerative Agriculture Should Include Pesticide Reduction
Soil carbon sequestration is becoming a topic for farmers and politicians alike—but which conversations will distinguish sustainability from trend?
Restaurants Are Helping to Drive Carbon Farming Practices
By donating a portion of each diner’s check, restaurants can help fund the implementation of carbon farming practices, which can be a key driver in the fight against climate change.
Opinion | New Study Shows Bee-Killing Neonicotinoids Build Up in Environment
According to Henderson, neonicotinoids are a downstream, destructive solution to pest problems—to protect healthier crops, farmers should look upstream.
Preventing Food Loss with Packaging
There is an ongoing revolution in food packaging technologies. Can small-scale farmers take advantage of these advances to reduce post-harvest food loss?
Opinion | 2020 Democratic Candidates on Key Food and Agriculture Issues
Given that the food sector currently generates nearly one-third of all climate-change emissions, we need a Democratic candidate who will transition our food system away from industrial agriculture.
Opinion | How U.S. Agricultural Subsidies Degrade Land and Soil
Agricultural lands are less productive than five years ago, even though global food production has increased. Agricultural subsidies promote practices that degrade soil health by damaging the nutrient rich microbiomes that help crops grow.
Severe Weather in the U.S. Is Impacting Global Food Security
Climate change brings heavy rainfall and flooding to key farm states in the Midwestern U.S. causing price spikes globally and a reminder that in a globalized food system the impacts are felt far beyond the farm.
In Immokalee, Food Provides A Platform for Future Professionals
Yvelande Astreide, Office Manager of Taste of Immokalee, talks about the reverberation effects of the entrepreneurship program: professional development for high school students and community support for farmers.
A “Blue Card” Can Provide Protection for Farm Workers
Undocumented farm workers, who toil in dangerous conditions to grow the food that allows U.S. citizens to live healthy lives, are unable to access health themselves. A “Blue Card” bill could change that.
