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These three topics were top of mind in 2023 for sustainable food professionals — and will move the field forward in the year ahead.

A new report outlines key recommendations for mission-driven food businesses to improve the sustainability of their operations.

In 2021, communities worldwide grappled with the impacts of COVID-19 and numerous other devastating disasters, including Hurricane Ida, winter storms and tornado outbreaks in the U.S., Haiti earthquake, Typhoon Rai…

Can a state that prohibits most or all abortions block access to online information provided by abortion rights advocates and clinics in states with more permissive abortion laws? After Dobbs v. Jackson…

Rising temperatures brought on by human-driven atmospheric warming are bringing big changes to agricultural life in the Southwest, research indicates.

Government down payment assistance (DPA) has become more important over the past decade. Its use among Federal Housing Administration (FHA) borrowers has tripled since 2010 from just 5 percent of…

Fossil fuels, electric vehicles and critical elections will top the list of sustainability concerns.

Million Belay believes in a model for food systems that is grounded in communities, promoting a goal of food sovereignty.

U.S. Secretary of Education talked to teachers and students about programs that open doors for those wanting to work as an educator.

A first-of-its-kind analysis found that LGBTQ+ people are more likely than the general population to be displaced after disasters and to experience challenges like food and water insecurity. Nationwide, an…

For refugees living in settlements across Africa, life got more difficult in 2023. Shortfalls in the operating budget of the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, and the World Food Program…

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ (BLS) August jobs report showed a labor market that, while not as hot as earlier in the year, is still showing significant growth. But despite that growth,…