Farmers’ role in a sustainable future starts at the ground level
East Tennessee farmers are literally standing atop one of the most important natural resources in the world as they are being asked to produce more crops without harming the environment – the soil. And [...]
Growing Switchgrass is a Reliable, Renewable and Sustainable Source of Agricultural Income
While research into the sustainability and income potential of switchgrass started in the mid-1980s, the awareness of this plant as a high-yielding, perennial source of biomass has increased over the decades. Companies that value [...]
To compost or recycle? That is the question
Our country’s increased awareness of how it can be more eco-friendly has resulted in successful recycling programs from the office or home bin all the way onto the ledgers of multi-national corporations, but recycling [...]
TVA highlights Genera partnership
The nation's largest electrical provider, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and Genera have partnered on feedstock production. Genera and TVA are producing switchgrass on the Watts Bar property near Watts Bar Dam. TVA recently [...]
Creating a sustainable packaging supply chain that works for everyone
Sustainability conversations often focus on the products that end up in consumers’ hands. It’s easier to talk about the tangible widget that comes off the production line than the complicated, multi-step process that goes [...]
How to fix agriculture’s generation gap
According to a 2017 report from the United State Department of Agriculture, nearly two-thirds of American farmers are over the age of 55, with more than 10% of them 75 or older. Those aren’t [...]
