Pressed by a group of its shareholders—a college endowment fund, an investment company, and a labor union—McDonald’s Corporation agreed to take measures to encourage its potato suppliers to reduce their pesticide use. The agreement makes no mention of other suppliers to McDonald’s, such as sliced-apple producers, and tree fruit industry representatives say growers have been proactive in terms of sustainability. Bill Dodd, director of the Ohio Apple Marketing Program, said farmers are the very definition of sustainability and stewardship. “A lot of the things that the buyers are requesting, we’re already doing.” For example, Dodd said his grower members have […]