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Sustainable Agriculture

Sustainable Agriculture News highlights the latest initiatives, research, and practices aimed at creating a more environmentally friendly and resilient food system.

Covering topics such as regenerative farming, organic practices, water conservation, carbon sequestration, and biodiversity, this category focuses on innovations that promote sustainability across the agriculture sector. Learn about new technologies, policy developments, and industry efforts to reduce the environmental impact of farming, improve soil health, and support local ecosystems.

Stay informed on the approaches and solutions driving sustainable agriculture forward to meet the challenges of climate change, resource scarcity, and global food security.

Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG) announced that the 50-megawatt Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub (HVHH) project in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, has reached final investment decision, moving the project into execution and advancing delivery of Plug's GenEco Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyzers. The project is being developed by Orica, a mining and infrastructure company operating in more than 100 countries.

Plug Power’s Electrolyzers Advance as Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub Reaches Final Investment Decision

Plug Power Inc. (NASDAQ: PLUG) announced that the 50-megawatt Hunter Valley Hydrogen Hub (HVHH) project in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, has reached final investment decision, moving the project into execution and advancing delivery of Plug's GenEco Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyzers. The project is being developed by Orica, a mining and infrastructure company operating

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Lloyds Banking Group has teamed up with regenerative agriculture company Wildfarmed to launch the Food & Nature Resilience Fund, a vehicle meant to speed up the shift of UK farmland toward regenerative practices that boost biodiversity, restore soil health, protect water quality and cut carbon output. Khadija Ali, Group Director of Sustainability and Responsible Business at Lloyds Banking Group, unveiled the fund in a LinkedIn post, framing it as a mechanism for pooling capital from banks, utilities and insurers so farmers can be paid for verified environmental gains without giving up food production on their land.

Lloyds Banking Group and Wildfarmed Launch Food & Nature Resilience Fund

Lloyds Banking Group has teamed up with regenerative agriculture company Wildfarmed to launch the Food & Nature Resilience Fund, a vehicle meant to speed up the shift of UK farmland toward regenerative practices that boost biodiversity, restore soil health, protect water quality and cut carbon output. Khadija Ali, Group Director of Sustainability and Responsible Business

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Deutsche Bank is investing in the deployment of Sustainable Aviation Fuel with the Lufthansa Group as part of its strategy to cut the climate impact of business travel. The jointly agreed volume of roughly 1,600 metric tonnes of SAF is expected to save around 5,500 metric tonnes of CO2 — equivalent to the emissions from about 520 flights between Frankfurt and London on an Airbus A320neo. The deal builds on a broader partnership between the two companies, which has included Deutsche Bank issuing the Lufthansa Miles & More Credit Card since October 2025.

Lufthansa Group Secures SAF Deal With Deutsche Bank to Cut Business Travel Emissions

Deutsche Bank is investing in the deployment of Sustainable Aviation Fuel with the Lufthansa Group as part of its strategy to cut the climate impact of business travel. The jointly agreed volume of roughly 1,600 metric tonnes of SAF is expected to save around 5,500 metric tonnes of CO2 — equivalent to the emissions from

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Garanti BBVA issued a green bond under its Sustainable Debt Finance Framework, with proceeds directed toward sustainable agriculture projects

Garanti BBVA Issues Green Bond to Fund Sustainable Agriculture in Türkiye

Garanti BBVA has issued a green bond under its Sustainable Debt Finance Framework, earmarking the proceeds for sustainable agriculture projects across Türkiye. The funding is set to support organic and sustainable agricultural production, along with land management practices designed to protect natural resources.

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GranBio has developed biomass technology that converts forestry residues and construction debris into lower-carbon fuels aimed at hard-to-abate sectors such as aviation and long-haul trucking. The company is working with materials including leftover branches from logging operations, crop stalks, and construction debris such as discarded pallets and plywood — materials that are abundant across the United States and often end up in landfills or contribute to wildfire risk.

GranBio Turns Forest and Construction Waste Into Lower-Carbon Fuel With Amazon Backing

GranBio has developed biomass technology that converts forestry residues and construction debris into lower-carbon fuels aimed at hard-to-abate sectors such as aviation and long-haul trucking. The company is working with materials including leftover branches from logging operations, crop stalks, and construction debris such as discarded pallets and plywood — materials that are abundant across the

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Air Products (NYSE: APD) has announced it will exit the Louisiana Clean Energy Complex (LCEC) project, citing expected financial returns that did not meet the company's stringent return criteria. The decision ends the company's planned development of the large-scale clean energy facility in Louisiana, though Air Products says it remains committed to its existing operations in the state, where it runs 18 industrial gas facilities and operates the world's largest hydrogen pipeline network serving refinery customers along the U.S. Gulf Coast.

Air Products Exits Louisiana Clean Energy Project, Finalizes Yara Ammonia Deal From Saudi NEOM Project

Air Products (NYSE: APD) has announced it will exit the Louisiana Clean Energy Complex (LCEC) project, citing expected financial returns that did not meet the company's stringent return criteria. The decision ends the company's planned development of the large-scale clean energy facility in Louisiana, though Air Products says it remains committed to its existing operations

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NPHarvest, a Finnish cleantech company developing fertilizer inputs from liquid waste streams, has been selected to receive up to €1.2 million in funding from Business Finland.

NPHarvest Completes Industrial-Scale Nutrient Recovery Demo in Germany, Draws Strong European Operator Interest

NPHarvest, a Finnish company specializing in the recovery of nitrogen and phosphorus from wastewater, digestate, and industrial side streams, has completed a successful industrial-scale demonstration of its technology in Germany. The trial validated the system under real operating conditions and has generated strong commercial interest from operators across Europe seeking to convert nutrient-rich waste streams

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Waste Connections of Canada has officially opened a new renewable natural gas facility at the Ridge Landfill in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario. The project, representing nearly $100 million in private investment, converts landfill gas into pipeline-quality renewable natural gas and delivers it through Ontario's existing natural gas distribution infrastructure.

Waste Connections of Canada Opens $100M Renewable Natural Gas Facility at Ontario’s Ridge Landfill

Waste Connections of Canada has officially opened a new renewable natural gas facility at the Ridge Landfill in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Ontario. The project, representing nearly $100 million in private investment, converts landfill gas into pipeline-quality renewable natural gas and delivers it through Ontario's existing natural gas distribution infrastructure.

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European agricultural finance company InSoil has secured a €120 million senior secured credit facility from Pollen Street Capital, a private credit investor. The financing is intended to expand InSoil's capacity to provide mid-term debt capital to small and medium-sized agricultural businesses across Europe that are adopting sustainable farming practices, including no-till cultivation, cover cropping, diversified crop rotation, and reduced use of synthetic fertilizers.

InSoil Secures €120M Credit Facility From Pollen Street Capital to Expand Sustainable Agriculture Lending

European agricultural finance company InSoil has secured a €120 million senior secured credit facility from Pollen Street Capital, a private credit investor. The financing is intended to expand InSoil's capacity to provide mid-term debt capital to small and medium-sized agricultural businesses across Europe that are adopting sustainable farming practices, including no-till cultivation, cover cropping, diversified

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Conestoga Energy Holdings announced two milestones: its 20th anniversary, and a production milestone of 3Bn gallons of low-carbon bioethanol.

Conestoga Energy Marks 20th Anniversary and Three Billion Gallons of Biofuel Production

Conestoga Energy Holdings, one of the United States' leading producers of renewable bioethanol, has announced two simultaneous milestones: its 20th anniversary as a company and the cumulative production of three billion gallons of low-carbon biofuel. Founded in 2006 in Liberal, Kansas, the company today manages more than 175 million gallons of annual production capacity across

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