Climate Change from Northern America

September 22, 2020

PepsiCo Targets 100% Renewable Electricity Globally by 2030

Food and beverage leader joins RE100 initiative with ambition to achieve 100% renewable electricity globally for direct operations by 2030 and across entire franchise and third-party operations by 2040.

September 18, 2020

Summer drought still impacting potato farmers Prince Edward Island

Many potato fields across Prince Edward Island are not in the condition they usually are at this time of year due to the hot and dry conditions for much of July and August.

October 31, 2019

Potato shortage looms on Prairies (Canada)

Potato processing plants in Manitoba and Alberta may not run at full capacity this winter. About 20,000 acres of potatoes were in the ground in Manitoba as of the middle of October, and growers needed two weeks of favourable weather to harvest the crop.

Frito-Lay Modesto Snack Plant replaces diesel-powered freight equipment with 'lab' for more sustainable solutions

October 04, 2019

Frito-Lay Modesto becomes testing ground for Zero- and Near-Zero Emission Freight Solutions

Snack company Frito-Lay aims to replace all of its existing diesel-powered freight equipment with zero-emission (ZE) and near-zero emission (NZE) technologies at its Modesto, California manufacturing and distribution facility.

McCain announces Farms of the Future initiative to advance sustainable farming practices

September 25, 2019

McCain Foods announces Farms of the Future initiative to demonstrate feasibility of sustainable farming

McCain Foods has announced its commitment to a new innovative program, Farms of the Future. The goal of the program is to advance sustainable farming practices by helping to demonstrate their scalability and their economic viability.

September 23, 2019

McCain Foods joins OP2B, an initiative to enhance biodiversity in agricultural supply chains

McCain Foods joins the 'One Planet Business for Biodiversity' (OP2B) coalition as a founding member. This initiative to protect and restore biodiversity in agricultural supply chains was launched today at the United Nations Climate Action Summit

August 05, 2019

Cavendish Farms to open Potato Research Centre in Prince Edward Island

Canadian potato processing company Cavendish Farms, a subsidiary of J.D. Irving, announced last week that it will build a new potato research and plant breeding centre in New Annan, Prince Edward Island.

July 25, 2019

Prince Edward Island potato farmers receive financial support to overcome wet and cold harvest of 2018

The Canadian government of the provincial government of Prince Edward Island are providing some additional help for Island farmers following the poor potato harvest of 2018, they announced at a farm in Pownal, P.E.I., Friday morning.

Nearly half of Washington facing emergency drought conditions

May 30, 2019

Nearly half of the state Washington facing emergency drought conditions

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has expanded the drought emergency declaration to cover nearly half of Washington state due to worsened, poor water supply conditions around the state and warmer and drier weather predictions through the summer.

March 27, 2019

Bill Gates: 'We should discuss soil as much as we talk about coal'

In the latest addition to his blog (https://www.gatesnotes.com), Bill Gates highlights that in order to fight climate change, we need to look beyond decarbonizing the way we generate electricity. We need to look at agriculture for example...

February 04, 2019

Potato Processor Cavendish Farms imports millions of pounds of potatoes to P.E.I.

Prince Edward Island French Fry Manufacturer Cavendish Farms is importing a larger than usual amount of potatoes from other parts of Canada and the United States to make up for a local shortfall in supply.

Fate North Carolina Sweet Potato Crop after Florence still a question mark

September 23, 2018

Fate North Carolina Sweet Potato Crop after Hurricane Florence still uncertain

The problem for North Carolina’s sweet potato farmers is knowing whether the drenching rains unleashed by hurricane Florence will have the same effect as being inundated by a flooded pond or creek. Some sweet potato fields received as much as 30 inches.

August 28, 2018

Environmentally friendly farming practices used by nearly 33% of world’s farms

Nearly one-third of the world’s farms have adopted more environmentally friendly practices, while continuing to be productive (sustainable intensification), according to a global assessment by 17 scientists in five countries.

Sustainable Food Policy Alliance intend to change US Policies on Food and Farming

July 12, 2018

Sustainable Food Policy Alliance to drive progress in US Policies on Food and Farming

Four of the largest food companies in the United States have launched the Sustainable Food Policy Alliance, a new organization focused on driving progress in public policies that shape what people eat and how it impacts their health, communities, and the planet.

March 21, 2018

McDonald's commits to targets for Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction

QSR chain McDonald’s has announced it will partner with franchisees and suppliers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions related to McDonald’s restaurants and offices by 36% by 2030 from a 2015 base year in a new strategy to address global climate change.

Research into sustainable management practices to increase fertilizer efficiency receives support from the Canadian Government

November 21, 2017

Research: How can we increase fertilizer efficiency?

The government of Canada last week announced a $1.8 million investment in a research project at the University of British Columbia that includes the development of beneficial management practices for increasing the efficiency of fertilizer use in potatoes.

Pepsico confirms ambitious new GHG emission targets are in line with keeping global warming below two degrees Celcius

May 14, 2017

Pepsico confirms its new emission targets keep global warming below two degrees Celcius

PepsiCo has today confirmed that its ambitious new target for greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction has been verified and approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative as being in line with what climate science says is necessary to keep global warming below two degrees Celsius.

Method developed to predict root mass of shrubs may be helpful for potato crop as well

November 10, 2016

Method developed to predict root mass of willow shrubs may be helpful for potato crop as well

Scientists at Cornell University have developed an electric capacitance measurement that is able to predict the root mass of shrubs and trees. What's more, they hint it may helpful for tubers and root crops as well

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