Greg Bohrer
Field Stewards is celebrating its second year of improving water quality through the power of farmer-company partnership. Pilgrim’s Pride poultry company (formerly Gold’n Plump), in the two years they participated...
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Erin Niehoff
As someone who is working on Field Stewards, calling farmers, and running the numbers—I’m excited to tell you about impacts and outcomes in our second year! First, you might be...
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Greg Bohrer
Last week, the Field Stewards program launched what we are calling the “Field Stewards Roadshow”– a series of meetings around the state with small and medium-sized food companies and conservation...
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Greg Bohrer
In the spirit of community-building and shared learning, Environmental Initiative and the Field Stewards program have joined Field to Market®: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture as part of the Field...
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Greg Bohrer
There’s been a lot happening in Environmental Initiative’s Agriculture and Environment program lately—I mean a lot. Field Stewards continues to build momentum and we’ve been hard at work bringing together...
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Greg Bohrer
Food companies face a range of social and environmental challenges. Global freshwater supplies are increasingly at risk for scarcity and pollution. Consumers are also demanding more information, transparency, and sustainability...
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Brad Redlin
All Minnesotans want access to clean water and all Minnesota farmers want clean water to be part of their legacy. The Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program (MAWQCP) is a...
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Greg Bohrer
Environmental Initiative has a network of environmental leaders across all sectors of the economy – from businesses, all levels of government, nonprofits, academia, and more. In a new series, we’ll...
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Greg Bohrer
September 15, 2015: United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the award of $243,933 over three years from the Conservation Innovation Grants program to Environmental Initiative and Conservation Marketplace...
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