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Katherine Meacham-Hensold led work looking to improve the photorespiratory bypass of potato as a postdoctoral researcher in Don Ort’s lab at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
December 12, 2024
Climate-ready potato crop: RIPE team shows yield increase under heatwave conditions through photorespiratory bypass
A team from the University of Illinois has engineered potato to be more resilient to global warming, showing 30% increases in tuber mass under heatwave conditions.
Fossil fuel power plants are one of the largest emitters of the greenhouse gases that cause climate change.
October 28, 2024
Climate crunch time is here, new United Nations report warns
Countries must start curbing emissions immediately, according to the UN Emissions Gap Report 2024.
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March 09, 2024
National Potato Council Applauds Scaled Back Final Climate Disclosure Ruling
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) scrapped a plan opposed by farm groups to mandate the tracking of greenhouse gas emissions in company supply chains, all the way down to family farms. 
Mario Andrade, assistant professor of potato breeding and genetics at the University of Maine in Orono, stands in a potato field at the Aroostook Farm in Presque Isle during the September 2022 harvest. Andrade too
January 10, 2024
New head of breeding program wants to save Maine potatoes from climate change
DNA science is gaining ground in agriculture, and researchers are using it to develop potatoes that will thrive in Maine’s changing climate.
RBS Emithermic XE Oven
July 26, 2023
As world combats climate change, Reading Baking Systems introduces Emithermic XE Oven to Replace Direct Gas Fired Oven Technology
Reading Bakery Systems (RBS), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of snack production systems, unveiled the new Thomas L. Green Emithermic XE Oven, a superior replacement for traditional Direct Gas Fired (DGF) ovens.
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March 03, 2023
PepsiCo invests USD 216 Million in partnerships with US Farmer Organizations to Support Regenerative Agriculture
PepsiCo announced a USD 216 million multi-year investment in long-term, strategic partnership agreements with three of the most well-respected farmer-facing organizations
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McCain Foods is aiming to get its plant in Easton, Aroostook County, running off 50 percent solar power in the near future. (Courtesy: Gabor Degree / BDN)
July 15, 2022
McCain Foods building Aroostook Solar Projects to power Major Potato Processing Plant
Potato processor McCain Foods is building five solar facilities in Maine, that it says will help power the production of french fries in Easton, one of its largest plants.
N-Drip’s gravity-powered micro-irrigation system applied for potato cultivation (Courtesy: N-Drip)
March 20, 2022
PepsiCo and N-Drip partner to provide water-saving, crop-enhancing benefits to farmers around the world
Around the world, a countless number of farmers make use of flood or trench, irrigation to bring water to their crops, which floods the field at regular intervals, losing up to 70 percent of the water used.
United States Department of Labor
November 02, 2021
As temperatures rise, US Department of Labor prepares legislation to protect workers, outdoors and indoors, from heat hazards
The United States Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is publishing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings
New study predicts two popular American foods surprisingly resilient to climate change.
October 27, 2021
Study: Potato supply chain resilient to climate change
A new study led by researchers at the University of Florida predicts that the supply chains for two of American’s most popular plant-based foods — French fries and pasta sauce — are surprisingly resilient to climate change.
USDA and EPA Announce Winners of the Next Gen Fertilizer Innovations Challenge.
October 22, 2021
USDA and EPA Announce Winners of the Next Gen Fertilizer Innovations Challenge
The United States Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the winners of the Next Gen Fertilizer Innovations Challenge, the second of a two-part to Advance Agricultural Sustainability in the United States.
PepsiCo Announces "Net Water Positive" Commitment
August 17, 2021
PepsiCo Announces Net Water Positive Commitment
PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ:PEP) announced its ambition to become "Net Water Positive" by 2030, aiming to replenish more water than the company uses.
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The company has issued its second annual ESG report to include new 2030 targets.
June 16, 2021
Potato processor Lamb Weston updates its sustainability targets in its second ESG report
Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. - manufacturer of frozen french fries and potato specialties - issued its second annual Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) report today, which included new 2030 ESG goals.
PepsiCo Doubles Down on Climate Goal and Pledges Net-Zero Emissions by 2040
January 14, 2021
PepsiCo Doubles Down on Climate Goal and Pledges Net-Zero Emissions by 2040
Pepsico announced it will accelerate its efforts to build a more resilient and sustainable food system, reducing GHG emissions by more than 40% by 2030. In 2020 the company achieved its objective to use 100% renewable electricity in the United States and plans to do the same in Mexico and Australia by the end of 2021
Maine, US: Drought shrinks Aroostook County potato yields
October 15, 2020
Maine, US: Drought shrinks Aroostook County potato yields
This year’s potato harvest was met with an unrelenting drought that diminished crops and tied up water resources for Aroostook County, Maine farmers.
PepsiCo Targets 100% Renewable Electricity Globally
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.
Frito-Lay announced October 3, 2019 its Zero- and Near-Zero Emission Freight Facility Project in Modesto, Calif. Part of California Climate Investments (CCI), it will transform one of Frito-Lay's largest sites in the United States into an industry-leading
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.
‘Unlocking the Transformational Power of Nature’ panel event during NYC Climate Week
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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.

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