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Global Cold Chain Alliance helps to maximize crop utilization, edible food recovery

While it’s estimated that less food is lost on farms, the lack of data quantifying this loss in different crops makes it difficult to validate estimates, identify drivers and define cost-effective solutions.
August 8, 2017
World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Washington, D.C., the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR), Washington, D.C., and the Walmart Foundation, Bensenville, Ark., announced a research program to maximize crop utilization and edible food recovery.
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Report: Domestic subsidies fuel unsustainable production

The study found that production increases fuel highly unsustainable production practices and the misallocation of natural resources.
July 31, 2017
Domestic subsidies in many countries encourage production increases that result in considerable surpluses and lower prices on global markets, according to a new study released by the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI), Canada.
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Pilgrim's releases 2016 Sustainability Report

The 2016 report details Pilgrim's progress in team member health and safety, food safety, animal health and welfare, family farm partnerships and environmental performance.
July 10, 2017
Pilgrim's Pride Corp., Greeley, Colo., released its 2016 Sustainability Report.
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Clemson University adopts Johnson Controls’ energy efficient technology

The Zucker Family Graduate Education Center can draw power as needed from Johnson Controls’ L2000 distributed energy storage system to reduce expense during times of peak cost.
July 5, 2017
Johnson Controls' distributed energy storage system is making it easy for Clemson University, Clemson, S.C., to operate its graduate engineering building more efficiently.
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True cost accounting pilot reveals hidden impacts of food, people

This study study calculated the cost of water pollution, pesticide exposure, greenhouse gas emissions and soil erosion for several types of produce.
June 13, 2017
Organic fruit specialist Eosta, The Netherlands, accounting firm EY (formerly Ernst & Young), New York, and other partners revealed the first results of a groundbreaking pilot program that demonstrates how organic fruit production has a positive economic impact on agriculture, the environment and consumer health.
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Tyson Foods, World Resources Institute collaborate to meet GHG, water conservation targets

This agreement follows a recent announcement about Tyson Foods’ commitment to a healthier workplace and the decision to move to no antibiotics ever in its Tyson branded retail line of chicken.
May 22, 2017
Tyson Foods, Inc., Springdale, Ark., announced a collaboration with the World Resources Institute (WRI), Washington, D.C., to develop science-based greenhouse gas (GHG) and outcome-based water conservation targets for its operations and the company’s supply chain.
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Allen Harim poultry processing plant now powered by solar panels

The Seaford, Del.-based company pledged to use some of the savings realized from the renewable energy project to create a college scholarship fund for the children of employees and growers.
May 18, 2017
A 6-acre field of solar panels is now energized and providing power to Allen Harim’s Harbeson, Del., poultry processing plant.
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