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Franklin Electric Co. Inc. partnered with NGWA's Groundwater Foundation and Amstutz Well Drilling to celebrate Groundwater Awareness Day.

Franklin Electric, NGWA, Amstutz host groundwater event

The event was held in celebration of Groundwater Awareness Day.
WaterSustainability
USDA to invest $1B in climate-smart commodities

USDA to invest $1B in climate-smart commodities

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest $1 billion in partnerships to support climate-smart farmers, ranchers and forest landowners.
SustainabilityGovernment/Policy
Walmart invests in vertical farming company

Walmart invests in vertical farming company

Through the partnership, Walmart hopes to utilize indoor vertical farming to deliver fresh produce to its stores.
SustainabilityTechnology
CREP updates

USDA updates CREP to attract partners

The updates include increased flexibility for matching requirements, extended outreach and new partner types.
Government/PolicySustainability
Florida woman ag award

Florida woman wins ag award for sustainable efforts

Angela TenBroeck won the award for her efforts in sustainable ag work, food insecurity and social change.
Sustainability
Israeli ag tech companies and four Arab neighbors have combined forces to halt impending climate change that is estimated to make the Middle East uninhabitable

Israeli tech, irrigation companies collaborate with Arab countries against climate change

Netafim is among those working together to combat issues like widespread drought.
SustainabilityInternational
McDonald’s USA has announced that it has partnered with AgMission, a global collaboration to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture, to develop and implement climate-smart farming solutions with a $5M commitment over the next five years.

McDonald’s commits $5 million to climate-smart farming

The restaurant’s goal is to achieve net zero emissions across its global operations by 2050.
SustainabilityResearch
With the western part of the United States experiencing increasing droughts, California’s CoCo San Sustainable Farm is working to find sustainable solutions to irrigate the land and sustain the local community.

Irrigating with wastewater

California farm finds sustainable solutions by using treated wastewater to grow crops.
IrrigationSustainability
Columbine Vineyards, producer of the popular Holiday table grapes in California’s San Joaquin Valley, has now become the first Sustainably Grown Certified table grapes producer in the United States.

First Sustainably Grown Certified grapes

Columbine Vineyards uses a comprehensive approach to irrigation management, maximizing water efficiency with the latest technology.
SustainabilityIrrigation
The 2021 Farm to Fork Europe 100% digital event is scheduled for June 22-24.

Farm to Fork Europe in June

The 100% digital conference June 22-24 will focus on sustainable agricultural solutions.
InternationalSustainability
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