Food Environment and Reporting Network

OCTOBER 24, 2024

If successful, Strey says a little sheepishly in the clip, Plantix would “save the environment by using less pesticides.” No longer did she speak about saving the environment or using fewer chemicals: Now, she said, “We want to start a revolution in the agri-supply chain.” Gone are the nervous laughs and apprehension.

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NASDA

JANUARY 30, 2024

Letter Dear Chairs Smith and Wyden and Ranking Members Neal and Crapo: The undersigned organizations, representing a broad swath of the American agriculture supply chain, urge you to pass a Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) as soon as possible this year. Choosing not to renew the MTB will lead to economic challenges for U.S.

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AGRIVI

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The food traceability technology market is fundamental to improving food safety, providing a method of tracking, tracing, and documenting the journey of food items through the supply chain. Long and complex supply chains lead to a lack of visibility which presents more risks of food-borne illnesses, such as E.

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AGRIVI

JULY 13, 2023

Given the industry’s dependence on agriculture, it is crucial for F&B companies to actively support farmers within their supply chain in their transition towards more sustainable practices.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Consider Lukas Walton, Tom’s cousin, who is using a $2 billion venture capital fund to invest in organic chicken, grass-fed dairy, plant-based supply chains, and ag-tech, while supporting food access and fisheries innovations with his philanthropy. If Walmart does that, it goes against every grain of their corporate culture.”

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Farmbrite

DECEMBER 12, 2024

With access to real-time data from sensors, drones, and satellites, farmers will be able to monitor individual plants and apply resources (like water, fertilizers, and pesticides) exactly where and when they are needed. Precision Agriculture at Scale Farmers will increasingly use precision farming techniques on a larger scale.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 4, 2023

These synthetic polymer products have often been used to help boost yields up to 60 percent and make water and pesticide use more efficient. Mitigation requires slashing production and consumption, he adds, and increasing recycling and reuse all along the supply chain. Simply put, “there are no magic solutions,” says Demokritou.

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Cropin Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Furthermore, digitalization in agriculture can solve supply chain problems, environmental and health concerns, regulatory restrictions, etc. It can result in better visibility and traceability in agriculture supply chain from farm to fork.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

In some ways, those implications have been positive, raising the bar on renewable energy and making substantial gains in recycling , the accessibility of organic food and reduced dependence on pesticides. Many of those endeavors may have implications for Walmart and its supply chain.

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Civil Eats

DECEMBER 10, 2024

In a county that was intentionally poisonedand a world suffering from a changing climatehe is reviving the soil under his feet by transitioning away from pesticide-dependent row crops like tobacco to industrial hemp, which is known to sequester carbon and remediate soil, and using earth-friendly organic and regenerative methods.

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World Agri-Tech

JANUARY 28, 2025

AgPlenus is a pesticide discovery company implementing cutting-edge AI and deep-learning to discover novel sustainable crop protection solutions. Platypus transforms the pest control industry with a unique material, providing economical, effective, and sustainable solutions across the agri-food supply chain.

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Food Tank

JULY 24, 2024

This ruling could lead to a chilling effect on agency actions, making it harder to implement critical programs that support regional supply chains, climate resilience, and equitable access for underserved producers,” says Kruszewski. We need more states to follow suit,” she tells Food Tank.

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Food Tank

APRIL 4, 2025

As Kathy Nolan of Physicians for Social Responsibility told us at Climate Week , these pesticides are being used preventatively, before an infestation even takes placewhich massively increases their supply and can actually cause more damage than good. In the U.S., remains an active fight we need to continue pursuing.

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AGRIVI

JUNE 2, 2023

In recent years, sustainability has taken center stage, capturing the attention of all stakeholders in the agricultural supply chain. From food and beverage companies to agricultural supply chain companies and even farmers themselves, everyone is feeling the impact.

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Caff

DECEMBER 23, 2021

But while the world watched as engineers scrambled to remove this gargantuan threat to a multi-billion dollar supply chain, CAFF was back home planting seeds for local resilience. While the plight of that oversized boat and its 20,000 shipping containers did finally come to an end, our country’s supply chain woes have not.

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Cropaia

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Such risks include pests, diseases, fluctuating market prices, and supply chain disruptions and more. Instead of applying pesticides uniformly, farmers can target specific affected zones, reducing chemical use and saving costs. This way, they can plan better for storage, marketing, and supply chain logistics.

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AGRIVI

JUNE 28, 2023

Those companies seeking to comply with future reporting standards and work toward net zero need to start creating transparency around current GHG emissions along the entire value chain. Collaboration with farmers in their supply chain is key in helping them understand how to reduce emissions and set quantified targets.

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AGRIVI

JUNE 21, 2023

Farm Management Software in Service of Sustainability To support companies in meeting ESG standards and implementing sustainable agricultural practices, the AGRIVI 360 Agriculture Supply Chain platform offers a set of comprehensive farm management solutions. A 21% decrease in pesticide usage.

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AGRIVI

JUNE 7, 2023

By mandating comprehensive sustainability reporting, the CSRD requires companies in the agri-food sector to disclose information about their environmental, social, and governance practices throughout the value chain. It allows for better traceability, ensuring that potential hazards are identified and addressed promptly.

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NASDA

MARCH 8, 2024

Various unrelated issues can impact specialty crop sales, including trade disputes, phytosanitary issues, export conditions, weather, and other factors affecting farmers, supply chains, retailers, wholesalers, and/or consumers. Conclusion NASDA recognizes the challenges of making the various SCCI programs work harmoniously.

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DTN

JANUARY 9, 2025

This could include alerts for impending weather events, suggestions for adjusting fertilizer applications based on crop stress indicators, or advice on the optimal timing for pesticide applications. Proactive Support By analyzing data from various sources, ag retailers can anticipate customer needs and provide proactive support.

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UnderstandingAg

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

We saw warning signs of that with supply chain shocks during the Covid pandemic. We see that in the worsening of herbicide resistance in weeds and increased need for pesticides that never actually solve pest problems. Taking the next step Todays agricultural system is very efficient but very unstable.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Photo: Zoe Schaeffer) Yet truly sustainable linen will be expensive, at least early on, when the supply chains are still getting up to speed. It’s treated, in most cases, with conventional fertilizers and pesticides, and is harvested, processed and made into cloth using huge machinery.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 1, 2024

Some see the answer to more sustainable fabrics in new materials that can readily decompose or be recycled; others say natural fibers and local supply chains are the way to go. percent of the world’s pesticides and 10 percent of its insecticides. What’s the solution? Cotton, the most used natural fiber, occupies 2.4

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Civil Eats

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The farmer] could be spraying with every insecticide, pesticide, fertilizer, and drive a big, stinky diesel truck into my city and sit outside idling for 20 minutes while he unloads all his plastic containers into my restaurant, right?” And, just because food is raised locally doesn’t mean it’s grown with climate-friendly practices. “[The

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AGRIVI

JULY 21, 2023

The platform allows companies to closely monitor and analyze key metrics such as machinery and fuel usage, mineral fertilizers usage, pesticides and crop protection usage, and irrigation and water usage which are instrumental in the calculation of their scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions (GHG).

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Caff

MARCH 23, 2021

Regional Food Economies ($600 million) — Regional food processing, storage and distribution infrastructure to strengthen small- and medium-scale businesses across the food supply chain, and to increase equity, energy conservation and efficiency of farm (and sea) to table. "AB

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The societal cost, meaning the hidden costs associated with poor labor conditions such as child labor or unlivable wages, of our food supply chains is estimated at around $100 billion. Our food system depends on cheap labor that consists predominantly of migrant workers, of which half are estimated to be undocumented.

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AGRIVI

MAY 9, 2023

As a result, consumers can get information about total production efforts as well as compliance with safety regulations including reports on authorized pesticide usage and waiting period. The post AGRIVI’s Advanced Traceability Dashboard Enhances Food Safety and Transparency for Farmers and Consumers Alike appeared first on AGRIVI.

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AGRIVI

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Although a processed product, e.g. pickled cucumbers, or tomato sauce, has labels that indicate the additives added during processing, or the nutritive levels of the products, they do not give information about how those cucumbers or tomatoes were treated, produced, and if there are residues of pesticides still contained in the product.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

(FBN) , the global AgTech platform and farmer-to-farmer network, announced updates to its Gradable platform, its sustainability partnerships & supply chain programs, and regenerative financing offers for farmers for 2024, all of which aim to increase the profitability of growers while enhancing sustainability.

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Agritecture Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Gotham Greens' farming practices allow the brand to grow, harvest and deliver non-GMO, pesticide-free salad greens and herbs 365 days of the year. By using hydroponic growing systems in sunlight-powered greenhouses, Gotham Greens' farms use up to 95 percent less water and 97 percent less land compared to field-grown farming.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 4, 2024

(Photos courtesy of PuriFungi) No silver bullet Mycoremediation—the practice of using fungi to clean up pollutants such as petroleum, chemicals and plastics—has long been studied as a promising solution to decontaminating oil spills, pesticide-laced soil and toxic wildfire ash.

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Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Planted with dwarf hybrid varieties, sprayed with pesticides, and shocked dead with glyphosate for easier harvesting by combines, this was the kind of landscapes the critics of industrial agriculture decry: one devoid of diversity, dead except for the one plant species that happens to be valued by modern humans: wheat.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 15, 2024

And because they grow quickly with minimal resources—and without herbicides or pesticides—scientists point to their potential to help bolster nutritional security, hedge against disruptions in the food supply chain and even generate fresh produce on long-term space missions.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Even the whirlwind supply chain on which many foods travel don’t have a meaningful impact on the individual fingerprints. This uses light to measure energy levels, and it can detect specific organic molecules such as antibiotics or pesticides in food. Rajwa plans to continue testing his technology and expanding his research.

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Cropaia

DECEMBER 25, 2022

They can also recommend the most appropriate pesticides and fertilizers to apply. This platform not only helps farmers make informed decisions, but it also connects smallholder farmers with stakeholders, helping to build resilience in the supply chain.

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