Food & Agriculture

The industry behind the nation's favorite sweetener relies on government trade barriers and subsidized water costs to grow sugar cane in Florida -- and the Everglades are paying the price. And there's a Monica Lewinsky angle, to boot. Read More

The boom in demand for organically grown foods has led to a sharp rise in the relatively small number of organic farms. And for conventional farmers, there's a whole toolbox of approved chemicals waiting to help them transition to organic. Read More

The U.K. company is launching next week a new barcode tracker to allow customers to trace the fish they're buying back to the boat that made the catch. Read More

The company has set an ambitious goal to make its 27-year-old Frito-Lay manufacturing facility in Arizona a "near net zero" consumer of energy and water. Here's how it's progressing. Read More

Walt Freese, the appropriately named former head of the do-gooder ice-cream company, dishes on the importance of a values-driven work life, the significance of being authentic and how employee engagement got Ben & Jerry's back on track. Read More

How policy changes can keep growing the job-creating and environmental benefits of organic agriculture. Read More

A new report from and organic farming group finds that organic agriculture is growing eight times faster than conventional farming, and creates more than twice as many jobs -- but more governmental support is needed to sustain its growth. Read More

The food-service giant has released its first annual sustainbaility report, taking stock of its performance on 14 sustainability goals over the last two years, and setting a benchmark for future improvements. Read More

Cutting $380 billion in wasteful government spending can also cut our dependence on fossil fuels. Read More

How was a small nut butter company able to secure a sustainable source of palm oil, and what does the changing landscape of palm oil certification mean for larger players? Read More