It is early morning at Sirongo Beach, one of the many fish landing sites dotting the shores of Lake Victoria. The sun peeks over the lake’s horizon, casting golden reflections…
The World Food Prize Foundation has launched a search for the latest agricultural breakthroughs with a new global competition, “Innovate for Impact Challenge,” The Challenge is aimed at identifying and…
Biodiversity underpins agriculture, sustaining productivity, resilience and long-term viability. Representing the variety of life on Earth, biodiversity encompasses species of plants, animals and microorganisms, along with their genetic differences and…
A new hub launched at the COP29 climate talks will provide a one-stop-shop for solutions to help the livestock sector in developing countries meet rising demand for animal-source foods while…
The centrality of gender to climate action has been recognised by the Azerbaijan presidency of COP29, which assigned November 21, the second-from-last day of the UN climate negotiations, as Gender Day. However, gender…
As global leaders hold critical climate talks at COP29 this month, Heifer International urges direct funding for drought-stricken smallholder farmers in the Dry Corridor of Latin America and the Amazon…
Tuesday, December 13, 2016 Climate Change and Fiscal Sustainability: Conservation and Risk Management Programs by HeatherManzo, Penn State Extension Educator, Allegheny County This article is the last in a four-part…
Friday, April 22, 2016 Managing Cash Flow for Your Farm Cash flow statements are very useful – they may very well be the first place where a farmer will spot…
Friday, April 1, 2016 Developing a Tasting Room Loyalty Program Part 2 By Dr Kathy Kelley--Professor of Horticultural Marketing and Business Management and Dana Ollendyke-- Extension Associate In our previous…
Friday, March 25, 2016 Developing a Tasting Room Loyalty Program Part 1 By Dr Kathy Kelley--Professor of Horticultural Marketing and Business Management and Dana Ollendyke-- Extension Associate If you are…
Thursday, January 21, 2016 Annie’s Project for Farm Women to be held in Northwestern PA It’s hard to talk about passing on the farm, but in the long run it’s…
Each and every day, in every corner of the world, food systems impacts global progress towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — the road map to a truly sustainable world.…