Biodiversity

Feed industry, farmers call for impact assessment of EU biodiversity, farm to fork targets

22-May-2020 By Jane Byrne

FEFAC and other food and feed supply chain representatives welcomed this week’s release by the European Commission of new biodiversity and farm to fork (F2F) strategies, while stressing their concerns about certain aspects of those publications.

Recycled packaging idea wins ForFarmers’ sustainable business challenge

19-Dec-2019 By Jane Byrne

Twelve Netherlands-based students, participating in ForFarmers’ Sustainable Business Challenge since early November, presented their final ideas on a sustainability case, linked to the circular farming model, on December 13.

Tesco, Nutreco and Grieg Seafood announce funding for soy farmers in the Cerrado region of Brazil

06-Dec-2019 By Jane Byrne

Tesco, Nutreco and Grieg Seafood have become the first companies to lend their support to a new industry-led scheme aimed at helping to end soy-linked deforestation in one of Brazil’s most biodiverse regions, the Cerrado.

Paper ranks organic milk production highly on ecological scores, calls for more grass in EU dairy feed rations

08-Apr-2019 By Jane Byrne

Including more grass in the rations of dairy cows increases soil carbon sequestration and decreases the negative effect on biodiversity, finds a new study.