Maureen Santos is an ecologist and political scientist, currently serving as coordinator of the Politics and Alternatives ...

The Trump Administration's funding freezes and mass firings of USDA staff will cause widespread harm and chaos in the farm ...

The EU’s Vision for Agriculture and Food has prepared some of the field for sowing, but there is still a long way to go for a fair and sustainable harvest ...

Many chefs understand the benefits of buying directly from a local farmer. Local farmers are can provide a fresh tasting, high quality product with a longer shelf life. A chef that develops an ongoing ...

Factory farms -- giant livestock farms also known as feedlots that house thousands of cows, chickens or pigs -- produce staggering amounts of animal wastes. As a new NRDC report shows, the way these ...

After a sharp decline in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2020, Minnesota’s emissions rose in 2021 and 2022, according to ...

Mandatory corporate climate-related disclosure is gaining momentum. In this article, we investigate the effect of global ...

The WWF/World Bank Global Forest Alliance has published a tool for assessing the comprehensiveness of forest certification systems. The Forest Certification Assessment Guide will help determine ...

Wetlands, now valued by Minnesotans -- but hardly preserved -- were once considered a scourge, here and elsewhere in the eastern United States. In part this was because wetlands impeded settlement.

In an unusual feat of laboratory sleuthing, Purdue University scientists solved the case of a stolen black walnut tree by using DNA analysis to match two logs sold to a lumber mill to a tree stump ...

With gasoline prices soaring, Brazilian drivers are finally getting a sweet ride from the country's long and costly effort to tank up on sugar. In Brazil, the government requires its sugar-based ...

If you are a landowner group starting a community forestry initiative you will likely need assistance and resources to move your plans forward. An array of organizations and programs exist which offer ...