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Walmart’s ‘Regenerative Foodscape’

Civil Eats

While their investments and philanthropy tend to float under the radar compared to those of other billionaires, already it’s nearly impossible to turn a corner in the realm of sustainable food and agriculture without running into Walton money. If Walmart does that, it goes against every grain of their corporate culture.”

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23 Fall Food and Agriculture Books to Discover Now

Food Tank

Transfarmation and Industrial Farm Animal Production, the Environment, and Public Health focus on the experience within the animal agriculture industry. High food prices and supply chain insecurities are only some of the challenges that farmers struggle with every season.

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Animal Ag News 11/19

Agwired

The Good Meat Project , a national nonprofit, is on a mission to catalyze marketplace innovation, connection, and education across the meat supply chain in order to increase the economic viability and ecological impact of livestock farmers who invest in healthy land, animals, and people.

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Despite Recent Headlines, Urban Farming Is Not a Climate Villain

Civil Eats

The issue most cited across critiques was simple: When urban farms were separated from community gardens in the study, the higher rate of greenhouse gas emissions reported essentially disappeared. Overall, they found greenhouse gas emissions were six times higher at the urban sites—and that’s the conclusion the study led with.

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WILD SCIENCE FICTION

The Lunatic Farmer

It also ensures a production system that is completely decentralized and much more stable and resilient than industrial animal agriculture with fermentation farms located in or close to towns and cities. Environmental benefits will be profound with net greenhouse gas emissions from the sector falling by 45 percent by 2030.

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The US Weakens a UN Declaration on Antibiotic Resistance

Civil Eats

We’ve known for a very long time that the overuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture is really problematic for public health. the largest volume of antibiotics are used in animal agriculture. Also, the preventive dosing of animals with medically important drugs—that is, drugs for treating humans— is still routine.

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New York is Suing One of the Country’s Largest Meat Processors for Greenwashing

Modern Farmer

A few years ago, JBS announced that it would “achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.” JBS promised to eliminate Amazon deforestation from its supply chain within a few years and cut its emissions by 30 percent by 2030. JBS USA’s parent company reported greenhouse gas emissions of 71 million tons in 2021.