Food & Agriculture

N2Africa teaches farmers to grow legumes, which fix plant-pleasing nitrogen in soil. That much-maligned hill of beans is both crop and fertilizer. Read More

The newly created U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef aims to wrangle participants from across the supply chain to hash out issues related to sustainable beef — starting with what that even means. Read More

Sweet Earth Natural Foods, founded by husband-and-wife team Brian and Kelly Swette, has scored high-profile deals with Target and Whole Foods. Read More

Last week, Bob Langert retired after 32 years at McDonald’s Corp., 27 of them heading the company’s sustainability operations. Here's some of what he did and learned, and the three things that made him stand out. Read More

It sounds crazy, but self-sufficient communities in the middle of the ocean could help relieve the pressures of a rapidly-growing global population. Read More

It’s been just over a year since McDonald’s announced a plan to procure sustainable beef in 2016. So, how's it going? Read More

Innovation proliferates without any regulation or politicians, including the growing GMO backlash among consumers, says the Grass Farmer. Read More

The supplier for big brands such as StarKist and Costco is investing in traceability and green business practices throughout its supply chain. Read More

From a real-time view into deforestation to an innovative approach to delivering fresh food while minimizing waste, here are sites to watch this year. Read More

Governments, food companies, ag giants and the U.N. began to walk the talk of sustainability this year. Read More