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Letter to the President on shipping disruptions due to the East and Gulf Coast port strike

NASDA

Grains Council U.S. We thank you for your responsiveness to this imminent threat to our countrys supply chains. Sincerely, Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference Agricultural Retailers Association Agriculture Transportation Coalition. Apple Association USA Rice U.S. Dairy Export Council US Dry Bean Council U.S.

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NUTRITION VS. TOXINS

The Lunatic Farmer

It surely wouldn't stop chemical fertilizers and bring in compost. We don't care as long as it fills grain silos. The American Beverage industry is having a fit over the notion that taxpayers should not pay $10 billion per year for Coca Cola, Dr. Pepper, and Mt. But that wouldn't reduce factory farmed animals.

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20 Sustainable Sips to Cheer For

Food Tank

According to a study published in the Journal of Cleaner Production and Beverages , the production of alcoholic beverages can contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, land degradation, and water depletion. The vineyards are weeded only using hoes, never herbicides, and fertilized with manure. for a new beer initiative.

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Pivot Bio Program Pays Off for Growers

Agwired

The growing list of N-OVATOR partners includes major consumer packaged goods companies, ingredient suppliers, spirit producers and grain buyers who are working to improve the sustainability of their agricultural supply chains. The largest transaction to date was the sale of 100,000 nitrogen credits to a global food and beverage company.

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Food as Filler OR Food as Medicine?

UnderstandingAg

The major achievements of the Green Revolution consisted of the development of high-yielding crop varieties, increased mechanization, synthetic fertilizers, a dizzying array of pesticides (herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, etc.), trillion on food & beverages, but we spend $4.1trillion on healthcare. From 1950 to 2000, U.S.

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21 New Books to Inspire the Movement for Sustainable Food Systems

Food Tank

Sweet and Deadly: How Coca-Cola Spreads Disinformation and Makes Us Sick by Murray Carpenter Sugar-sweetened beverages are one of the greatest contributors to diet related illnesses including obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.

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Letter to the President-elect on shipping disruptions due to the East and Gulf Coast port strike

NASDA

Grains Council U.S. We thank you for your responsiveness to this imminent threat to our countrys supply chains. Sincerely, Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference Agricultural Retailers Association Agriculture Transportation Coalition. Apple Association USA Rice U.S. Dairy Export Council US Dry Bean Council U.S.