Environmental management

Farmers and land managers across the United Kingdom are being encouraged to apply for Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreements to help them protect and improve the natural environment.

Tony Maher, CEO of Australia's National Farmers Federation states that its climate policy is clear - farming and agriculture cannot be worse off going forward with any carbon commitments or emissions reduction schemes.

Bernard Ader, Vice President of Cogeca, asks what the successful development of artificial intelligence mean for European agriculture.

Australia's National Farmers Federation has welcomed the final report that reviews the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Act, saying that the agriculture sector can now work to implement the findings.

President Joe Biden signed multiple executive orders to address the mounting challenge of climate change; farm groups like the NFU and American Farm Bureau Federation (AFB) stress that farmer input is critical for climate success.…

Urgent action is needed to safeguard the UK's agricultural land in the face of extreme weather events.

With cold days ahead, producers should ensure their animals are safe

The European Union is consulting farmers and other stakeholders on the sustainable use of pesticides before updating rules for the trading bloc.

The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has introduced a multimedia campaign, “Farming today for tomorrow,” to highlight US pork producers’ long-standing commitment to environmental stewardship and further reducing greenhouse gas emissions.…

Hoffman/Drake Farms began raising weaned pigs on the home farm in 2000 with the construction of two 2,000-head nurseries. This year another nursery and another generation to the family operation was added, EMH Farms.

In the run-up to the COP26 Climate Conference, farmers and communities from 75 countries gather at global summit to show how farming can help fix the climate crisis.

Former presidents of the US National Farmers Union have penned a letter to President-Elect Biden, urging him to advance US climate leadership.

Ventilation systems in hog buildings need regular check-ups to prevent environmental issues that can compromise pig health. Winter audits are especially important, with ventilation running at low levels with little room …

Energy producer Dominion Energy and US pork giant Smithfield Foods have completed a renewable gas project that converts methane from hog farming to renewable natural gas.

"The ventilation in our latest buildings incorporates all the improvements we made along the way," says Tyler Petersen from Eastern Iowa AI, a family business located near Spragueville, Iowa. Starting in 1997 with 50 boa…

The role that food, farming and forestry must play in meeting the challenges of climate disruption, nature depletion and human health was explored in an enlightening discussion at the Royal Agricultural University’s (RAU) annual Bledisloe Lecture.…

A new report suggests that multiple sectors in the global economy – from steel to soybeans – are slow to clean up their act to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Canada's Agriculture Minister has launched the first two streams of the Food Waste Reduction Challenge as part of the country's wider food policy.

Researchers from Iowa State University found that carbon-rich biochar can be used to mitigate many odours and potentially toxic volatile organic compounds emitted by swine manure.

The UK's Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) will launch its first wave of on-farm carbon footprinting through its Farm Excellence network.