NewsRack: 'Industrial Agriculture' news in 'Food-Independent' topic for user flenvcenter

Why agtech is critical for regenerative agriculture	17.9.2020	Business Operations \| GreenBiz.com
Why agtech is critical for regenerative agriculture Heather Clancy Thu, 09/17/2020 - 01:30 Early this month, McDonald’s made headlines when it teamed with Cargill, Target and The Nature Conservancy to put $8.5 million toward helping Nebraska farmers cultivate regenerative agriculture practices over the next five years. The initiative, like others emerging in the past several years from Cargill , General Mills, Danone and other big companies in the food system, is aimed at promoting natural carbon sequestration practices — and it is piloting ways farmers can be rewarded for embracing them. As much as I’m encouraged by these efforts, I’ve often wondered: What metrics are being used to evaluate them? What does success look like? What will it take to scale these pilots? And how on earth is this all being measured? A new relationship between Microsoft and Land O’Lakes points to part of the answer. The multiyear alliance centers on the farmer cooperative’s agtech software portfolio, including its Winfield ...
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How Cargill’s new science-based water targets go with the flow	27.7.2020	Small Business \| GreenBiz.com
How Cargill’s new science-based water targets go with the flow Joel Makower Mon, 07/27/2020 - 02:11 Cargill, the giant food and ag conglomerate, last week announced a new set of 2030 corporate water targets, the latest to do so among firms in its sector. But this was no me-too kind of endeavor. Rather, it put the company at the front of the pack, going well beyond its own operational footprint to engage its entire supply chain, and to do so using a novel science-based approach for water. Specifically, Cargill said that by the end of the decade it would restore about 158 billion gallons of water, reduce about 5,500 tons of water pollutants and boost access to safe drinking water — all in what it refers to as priority watersheds , regions around the world where the company has a significant operational or supply-chain water footprint. This isn’t small potatoes. Agriculture represents about 80 percent of freshwater use in the United States and about 70 percent globally. Ag also is a major contributor both ...
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Inside Cargill’s experiment to pay farmers for carbon sequestration	15.6.2020	Business Operations \| GreenBiz.com
Inside Cargill’s experiment to pay farmers for carbon sequestration Heather Clancy Mon, 06/15/2020 - 00:15 Over the past year, agricultural commodities giant Cargill stepped up its global sustainability initiatives substantially, with a series of programs created to support its science-based target of reducing supply chain emissions by 30 percent by 2030. Like many other food companies, it’s dedicating resources to promoting regenerative agricultural practices among the farmers and seeking ways that farms can profit from their efforts to sequester carbon dioxide. That’s the backstory behind its relationship with the Soil & Water Outcomes Fund , a program intended to support farmers who design and implement initiatives aimed at improving water quality and mitigating flooding and runoff, increasing carbon sequestration, reducing emissions from on-farm operations, and creating or protecting habitat. These include practices such as planting cover crops, reducing tillage and preserving edge-of-field ...
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Will COVID-19 help save small slaughterhouses?	20.5.2020	High Country News Most Recent
As laborers for the Big Four meatpackers fall ill, small slaughterhouses see unprecedented demand.
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Agtech startup Pivot Bio snags $100 million amid busy April for climate tech	30.4.2020	Resource Efficiency \| GreenBiz.com
Agtech company Pivot Bio snags $100 million more in funding, while AI developer Hypergiant spins up COVID-19 emissions modeling tool.
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What happens to corporate sustainability amid the COVID-19 crisis? Some reflections	21.4.2020	Design & Innovation \| GreenBiz.com
Leaders from Amazon, Danone, Salesforce, Mars, General Mills and others share how plans have changed and where they’re holding firm.
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This is agtech's fertile future	2.4.2020	Resource Efficiency \| GreenBiz.com
The hunger for alternative protein and non-synthetic approaches to cultivation are inspiring new innovation recipes for animal health and aquaculture.
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Cowboys, Impossible Whoppers and the stories that sell food	1.4.2020	High Country News Most Recent
Plant-based burger ads offer a new twist on the cowboy icon while perpetuating industrial food culture.
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How GPS mapping and satellite technology help reduce deforestation	19.3.2020	GreenBiz.com
Sponsored: Technology can play a critical role in identifying risk and accelerating progress to reduce cocoa-related deforestation in Africa.
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Microgrids, indoor agriculture go together like peas and carrots	6.3.2020	Business Operations \| GreenBiz.com
Vertical farms can help produce food close to urban areas, but plant factories require a staggering amount of energy.
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25 badass women shaking up the climate movement in 2020	6.3.2020	Business Operations \| GreenBiz.com
In honor of International Women's Day, we recognize courageous executives, investor advocates and policy visionaries who are role models for any gender.
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Cargill's Jill Kolling on partnering with farmers to build more sustainable food systems	4.3.2020	Energy & Climate \| Greenbiz.com
Jill Kolling, vice president of global sustainability at Cargill, says that it's important for the farmers and ranchers it works with to be able to withstand the impacts of climate change. "Resiliency is important for our business as a whole," Kolling says. "Nourishing the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way is now our purpose at Cargill."
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Cargill's Ruth Kimmelshue on resilience and regeneration in our food system	20.2.2020	Resource Efficiency \| GreenBiz.com
Cargill's Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of Business Operations & Supply Chain, Ruth Kimmelshue, discusses the integration of sustainability and supply chain at one of the largest agricultural companies in the world.
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How to make ending factory farming irresistible, delicious and lucrative	15.2.2020	Business Operations \| GreenBiz.com
Animal activists have made huge strides over the past two decades. But it hasn’t been enough to tip the scales of justice.
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Fair Trade USA CEO Paul Rice on conscious capitalism, the plight of U.S. farmers	29.1.2020	Resource Efficiency \| GreenBiz.com
Why the human side of sustainability deserves more attention.
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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2020	6.1.2020	Energy & Climate \| Greenbiz.com
These corporate execs are casting a new mold for embracing environmental, social and governance factors at the highest levels.
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2019 was the year that…	30.12.2019	Small Business \| GreenBiz.com
It was a very good year, except when it wasn't.
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Corporate sustainability leaders share excitements, fears for 2020	27.12.2019	Design & Innovation \| GreenBiz.com
Companies across industries put the impetus on ESG action in the New Year.
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Report Report: Carbon bubble, resilient ag, water-smart future, SDG finance	26.11.2019	Small Business \| GreenBiz.com
A round-up of recent reports on sustainable business and clean technology.
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Palm oil buyers cultivate Mexico's ambition to grow a sustainable industry	22.10.2019	Energy & Climate \| Greenbiz.com
Food companies Oleopalma and PepsiCo lead smallholder certification drive.
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