A government-supported salt reduction program could save 6 million people per year
In Massachusetts, a new global study projects that a government-supported policy to reduce salt consumption would be highly cost-effective across the world. Based on...
USDA pilots online SNAP ordering and payment with selected retailers
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced seven retail firms selected to take part in a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program pilot designed...
New Canadian Agricultural Partnership strengthens the agri-food and agri-based products sector
In Canada, Ministers of Agriculture reached agreement on the key elements of a new federal, provincial and territorial agricultural policy framework. Coming into effect on...
DEA approves Schedule V for first ever plant-derived cannabidiol prescription formulation
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration transferred EPIDIOLEX, which was already approved by the Food and Drug Administration, to Schedule V, the...
Missouri and the right to say meat
In Washington, D.C., the Good Food Institute, together with the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri, and plant-based meat...
USDA offers easy property transfer for beginning farmers and ranchers
In Washington, D. C., the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced an early termination opportunity for certain Conservation Reserve Program contracts, making it easier to...
G-20 agriculture ministers agree to improve food and water sustainability and security
In Germany, the G-20 coalition of major advanced and emerging economies agreed to improve the sustainability of water use in farming, take steps against...
University of York awarded regional development grant
In the UK, The University of York has been awarded £1.79 million by the European Regional Development Fund to support local biobased industries.
The university...
New and Improved! RSB updates its definitive take on sustainability standards
Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) celebrated the announcement at its Annual Assembly of Delegates meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam that its global members have voted...
California to launch their own climate change satellite
In California, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced that the State of California, together with Planet Labs, will develop and eventually launch a satellite...