In order to support farmers and supply chain actors in their use of the Cool Farm Tool and their actions towards a more resilient, carbon-smart agriculture, we have developed a free E-Learning course with updated video tutorials and user manuals for Crops, Beef, Dairy and Biodiversity, as well as useful guidance and resources for sustainable actions. The objectives of the … Read More
Welcome Our New Members in April & May 2021
After a large increase in membership in the first months of this year which brought our membership to over 100 organisations (read our article on celebrating our 100th member), we welcome the diverse range of organisations that joined our community in April and May 2021. Read in the following post about their plans within the Cool Farm Alliance. Bairds Malt … Read More
CFA Annual Meeting 2021 – A Day of Solutions in Action
Recording Members Day 28 April Open Day 29 April Session Descriptions Speakers Biographies The Cool Farm Alliance Annual Meeting 2021 “Agriculture Fit for our Future – Solutions in Action” from 28. – 29. April 2021 with more than 300 attendees showcased our community’s many successes: the unprecedented growth of our Alliance in terms of membership, users and API use, with … Read More
Celebrating our 100th member
In March 2021, the Cool Farm Alliance welcomed six new members, taking its membership to over 100 for the first time. This is an exciting milestone for the Alliance which was formed just over a decade ago from a shared ambition of three parties to work together toward sustainable agriculture. In the autumn of 2008, the multinational consumer goods company … Read More
Welcome our new members in March 2021
We are excited to welcome a diverse range of new members this year. Read more on the organisations that joined our community in March 2021 and their plans within the Cool Farm Alliance. ADM Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) is a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Ana Yaluff, Sustainability Manager … Read More
Top Practices and Systems in Regenerative Agriculture
In our recent blog on ‘Regenerative Agriculture and Climate Change,’ we explored the prospects of regenerative agriculture in combating climate change. Its benefits are continuously evolving and still core to controversial scientific debates. However, we concluded that regenerative agriculture is an approach that puts us in the right frame of mind. It means thinking beyond minimising or halting our negative … Read More
Cool Farm Tool User Questionnaire
Share your needs and priorities with us and get 10 free assessments in the Cool Farm Tool Deutsche Version siehe unten — We, the Cool Farm Alliance Team, are keen to better understand the needs and priorities of our users. We have prepared a survey that allows you to share your view on the usability of the Cool Farm Tool … Read More
Welcome our new members in January and February
We are delighted to welcome our new members that have joined the Cool Farm Alliance in January and February 2021 and look forward to strengthening and developing our Alliance together. Ahold Delhaize Ahold Delhaize is very much committed to sell more sustainable products to its customers. With a broad assortment and a wide variety of supply chains, the supermarket organisations … Read More
For many of us, 2020 was the year of COVID-19. But what did it mean for climate change?
Throughout 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic trumped the news and tied much of our collective and individual attention. People worldwide lost income, livelihoods or loved ones. And most of us lost a fundamental sense of certainty as we stomached the realisation that things formely taken for granted are in fact not: being with our elderly relatives, mingling with fellow humans or … Read More
Regenerative Agriculture and Climate Change
The term “regenerative agriculture” is gaining prominence in climate-related conversations. It dates back to the 1980s when Robert Rodale coined the term, “regenerative organic agriculture” as way to express that organic should be more than simply avoiding chemical inputs. The term has been defined and re-defined by many different authors, sometimes describing very different concepts from each other. Some recurring themes … Read More