The annual U.S. Sustainability Alliance press trip gives international journalists a unique opportunity to engage directly with farmers and ranchers and gain firsthand insights into sustainability practices. This year, we travelled to California, the leading agricultural-exporting state and home to some 400 commodities and crops.
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Sierra Orchards, a family farm located along the Putah Creek in Winters, California, has a long history of producing organic walnuts. However, as we learned when we met Craig McNamara and his daughter Emily on our recent USSA press trip, the farm is currently in transition. Facing market uncertainty and competition, the orchard is expanding into almonds, which it will grow conventionally at first, along with other crops.
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From 8–12 October 2026, U.S. Sustainability Alliance members were in Rome for From Seeds to Foods, where they showcased how sustainable, innovative American agriculture feeds a growing world. Organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the global event takes visitors from farm to table and shows how agrifood systems work in practice.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $180 million in a new Seed Sovereignty Initiative to help accelerate the development of future crop innovations. According to USDA, the United States has not taken full advantage of its valuable plant genetic resources.
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Global agricultural total factor productivity (TFP), the ratio of agricultural output to input, is declining, and its rate of growth currently falls well below what is needed to meet projected demand by 2050. However, under the right conditions, regenerative agriculture can help reverse this trend, according to the 2026 Global Agricultural Productivity (GAP) Report, published by Virginia Tech’s Global Agricultural Productivity (GAP) Initiative.
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Welcome to our latest newsletter, which provides an important update on the U.S. Sustainability Alliance’s upcoming plans!
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When FAO’s Global Exhibition From Seeds to Foods returns for its second edition in October, members of the U.S. Sustainability Alliance (USSA) will join forces to promote a deeper understanding of U.S. farming, fisheries and forestry under the theme “Fostering Innovation for Food Security and Nutrition.”
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From 28 September to 2 October 2026, the U.S. Sustainability Alliance (USSA) will host a group of European media in California, America’s leading agricultural exporting state.
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The Alaska seafood industry, including USSA member the Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI), has released a whitepaper calling for practical changes to the European Union’s CATCH digital seafood traceability system. While supporting the EU’s efforts to prevent Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, the industry argues that current requirements impose a costly burden on legally harvested seafood and do not accurately reflect seafood supply chains.
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Interest in cover crops remains high among American producers and is expected to continue, according to the 2026 National Cover Crop Report.
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Amid mounting pressure from climate volatility, water scarcity and rising input costs, U.S. farmers and ranchers are rethinking their water use and transforming how the nation grows its food. In this exclusive article, Carlos Suárez, Director of Global Sustainability at the U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council and Chair of the U.S. Sustainability Alliance, shares innovative examples of water stewardship.
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Hello and welcome to the latest USSA newsletter - our final edition before the summer break.
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