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Opinion: With Community Solar, It’s Not Renewable Energy vs. Rural Character

Community solar provides an option for whole communities to share in the benefits of locally generated clean energy together. 

by Bruce Stewart· January 24, 2024
Farm

Opinion: Canada’s Ag Policies Need to Better Serve Local Farmers and Communities

A range of issues plague the current system, and the loss of farmers is exacerbating these problems. Here's what needs to change.

by Richard Bloomfield, The Conversation· December 21, 2023
Food

Opinion: It’s Time to Stop Underestimating the Scope of Food Fraud

Food fraud affects many more products than consumers know, and not just in high-cost foods such as honey and whiskey. 

by Karen Constable· October 8, 2023
Consumption

Opinion: The EATS Act Threatens Animal Welfare and Public Health While Protecting Corporate Profits

I am one of more than 500 veterinary professionals who oppose the proposed EATS Act. Supporting this legislation would violate our oath to prevent animal suffering.

by Crystal Heath· September 19, 2023
Farm

Opinion: In American Agriculture, Size Matters

Consolidation is threatening small and midsized farms with extinction. Here’s why that’s a big problem.

by Brooks Lamb· September 6, 2023
Food

Opinion: Cyberattacks Could Put Our Food Supply at Risk. Preparedness is Key

With connected tech used at every level on farms and production sites, our food is vulnerable to cyberattacks. 

by Charles Eagan· August 23, 2023
Farm

Opinion: As the Heat Rises, We Must Do Better at Protecting Agricultural Workers

The three-year average number of heat-related worker deaths has doubled since the early 1990s. Help has been too slow to materialize. 

by Joan Flocks· July 28, 2023
Farm

Opinion: ‘Regenerative Agriculture’ Is All the Rage, but It’s Not Going to Fix Our Food System

Regenerative agriculture may be the current trend, but it isn't the transformation our global food system needs.

by Anja Bless, The Conversation· May 10, 2023
Consumption

How Solar-Powered Refrigerators Could Cool Down Climate Change

Investing in efficient, climate-friendly cold chain systems can simultaneously reduce food loss and climate change.

by Abay Yimere· January 21, 2023
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