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‘Invisible’ Waste: For Restaurants, Composting Food Scraps Is Just the Beginning

Civil Eats

Invisible’ Waste: For Restaurants, Composting Food Scraps Is Just the Beginning Cooking, refrigeration, air conditioning, water use, and packaging contribute to greenhouse gas emissions too. When food waste goes to landfills, it creates methane , a powerful greenhouse gas. Some workers are taking matters into their own hands.

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California Leads the Way in Low-Carbon School Meals

Civil Eats

Methane is a short-lived but potent greenhouse gas that scientists say has driven roughly 30 percent of Earth’s warming since pre-industrial times. The plant-based protein manufacturer supplies a pea crumble to schools across the country that replaces ground beef “one for one,” without changing recipes.

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Examining China’s Path to Agri-Food Carbon Neutrality: Insights from iGDP’s Analysis

Food Tank

Their consulting platform is working to support low-carbon infrastructure and practices in the biggest manufacturing nation in the world , according to data from the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, China leads the world in terms of the production of cereals, cotton, fruit, vegetables, meat, poultry, eggs and fishery products.

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Will a Food and Ag Focus at COP28 Distract From the Fossil Fuel Economy?

Civil Eats

initiative developed in partnership with the world’s biggest chemical, seed, and meat companies—many of whom drive the food system’s biggest sources of greenhouse emissions. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to advance AIM for Climate, a joint U.S.-U.A.E Farmers and environmental groups were also notably sparse at the summit.

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Animal Ag News 11/19

Agwired

Over 60 industry professionals gathered for the American Feed Industry Association ’s (AFIA) annual Equipment Manufacturers Conference (EMC), held in Bonita Springs, Fla. the research is part of the Association’s comprehensive research program encompassing all phases of poultry and egg production and processing.

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Lunch and Learn: Ethanol, Implications and a Livelihood

Wisconsin Farmers Union

But the key points are: The National Farmers Union has supported the ethanol industry as it has helped farmers maintain a stronger market and has reduced the greenhouse gas emissions of the transportation industry. They are also working with manufacturers on engine performance. Ethanol represents about ⅓ of the U.S.

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Animal Ag News 2/20

Agwired

This biennial event brings together emerging professionals in the animal feed industry to learn more about the ingredients, processes and regulations used within the industry to manufacture and sell animal feed. Poultry & Egg Association, American Feed Industry Association and the Meat Institute. IPPE is sponsored by the U.S.

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