Items Tagged with 'sustainable farming'

Nestlé S.A., Switzerland, announced a collaboration with OpenSC, a blockchain platform that allows consumers to track their food right back to the farm.

Tyson Fresh Meats, the Dakota Dunes, S.D.-based beef and pork subsidiary of Tyson Foods, Inc., collaborated with IdentiGEN, Lawrence, Kan., to use DNA technology to trace beef back to the individual animal of origin.

Danone North America, Broomfield, Colo.; Nestlé USA, Arlington, Va.; Unilever, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.; and Mars, Inc., McLean, Va., launched the Sustainable Food Policy Alliance, a new organization focused on driving progress in public policies that shape what people eat and how it impacts their health, communities and the planet.

A study from the Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), The Netherlands, reveals that to date, more than 600 farms have been ASC-certified, the majority of which are in Europe and Asia.

Cargill, Minneapolis, developed Dairy Enteligen, a new digital platform that unleashes the power of data and insights to help farmers improve their operations.

Organic fruit specialist Eosta, The Netherlands, accounting firm EY (formerly Ernst & Young), New York, and other partners revealed the first results of a groundbreaking pilot program that demonstrates how organic fruit production has a positive economic impact on agriculture, the environment and consumer health.