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A Legacy of Innovation on the Farm

In their own words, U.S. wheat farmers describe the work they do with every crop to ensure U.S. wheat remains the highest quality, most valuable wheat in the world.

Farm Groups Urge White House to Make China’s Biotech Approvals a Priority

As part of an ongoing effort to elevate the importance of market access in China, the group pointed out the importance of ensuring swift, positive action on pending biotechnology issues in China.

Twelve Generations of Sustainability on the Family Farm

“Other than my family, there is nothing I treasure more than my farm.” A lot has changed on Maryland’s Eastern Shore in 325 years, but corn is still a staple crop, and the Councell family still farms in Talbot County.

UK Foodservice Companies Want Sustainable Products

A U.K. survey indicates that 100% of foodservice businesses would choose to work with a procurement partner that helps them identify sustainable products compared with those who don’t – proving that sustainable buying is now firmly set as a key priority.

U.S. Sustainability Alliance Welcomes New Members

The USSA welcomes the Organic Trade Association (OTA) and U.S. Wheat Associates (USW). The addition of these two important partners in U.S. agriculture helps to broaden even further the appeal and wide range of interests covered by the USSA.

U.S. Wheat Organizations Step Up Agriculture Sustainability Initiatives

By Elizabeth Westendorf A rapidly emerging food marketing trend is the concept of “sustainable production.” Sustainability is not clearly defined and therefore means something different to each participant in the […]

Wheat Industry Steps Up Engagement in U.S. Sustainable Agriculture

The stakes are high in this game for industry impact and environmental protection, and this creates challenges for producers. U.S. farmers are committed to continuous improvement, and that is why U.S. wheat industry organizations are actively engaged in relevant sustainability initiatives.

U.S. Official Says Time to Put Aside Differences to Feed the World’s Hungry

Phil Karsting, Administrator of the U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, challenged the world’s leading agricultural producers to embrace innovation and make decisions based on science to feed the world’s hungry.

Farmers Stepping Up for Resource Management Plans

Just one year after Virginia’s Resource Management Plan (RMP) program was implemented, the plans are rolling in.

Meet Jennifer James: A Fourth Generation Rice Farmer

Buzzwords like “sustainability” and “conservation” may seem au courant to Madison Avenue marketers but for Jennifer James, a fourth generation rice farmer from Arkansas, these concepts are nothing new.

The Profit Potential of Certified Organic Crop Production

The USDA's Economic Research Service has published a new analysis of cost-of-production differences between conventional and organic crop production systems using data from targeted surveys of organic corn, wheat, and soybean production.

Agricultural Productivity Growth in the US: Measurement, Trends, and Drivers

Economic Research Report No. (ERR-189) 78 pp, July 2015 by Sun Ling Wang, Paul Heisey, David Schimmelpfennig, and Eldon Ball The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service has published a […]