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The U.S. Highlights Farmers’ Sustainability Focus

When Cedric Porter, a journalist from the UK, visited Nebraska, he found a state committed to sustainable agriculture where standards far exceed those required by law.

$300M Invested in Measuring Impact of Climate-Smart Practices

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced plans to invest $300 million over eight years to improve the measurement and verification of greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration in climate-smart […]

USDA and NASA Partner to Advance Science and Agriculture

17 July: USDA and NASA Partner to Advance Science and Agriculture.

USSA Podcast: Coastal Protection in Louisiana

In the latest episode of This is U.S. Sustainability, the USSA podcast, we explore the devastating effects of erosion on Louisiana’s coastal wetlands and the ecosystems and communities they support. […]

A U.S. Perspective on the EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy

David Green, Executive Director of the U.S. Sustainability Alliance, discusses sustainable food systems, mirror clauses, and their meaning

Meet The Family Farm Putting Louisiana on the Tourist Map

Four Oaks Farm in Morganza, Louisiana, is more than a working farm. Since the start of the year, it has also been opening its doors to tourists on Mississippi River […]

USSA Podcast: Putting Research and Innovation in the Hands of Farmers

The United States is proud of its land grant (or Extension) universities which provide vital research-based resources to their local communities on various topics, from agriculture and natural resources to […]

The California Prune Board Joins the U.S. Sustainability Alliance

Underscores its Sustainability Commitment The U.S. Sustainability Alliance (USSA) welcomes its 25th member – the California Prune Board, which has been representing prune growers and handlers under the authority of […]

Soil – A Precious Resource that Should be Preserved

For decades, preserving the soil has been a top priority in Nebraska. Farmers are committed to reducing their use of chemicals, retaining water, increasing yields, and capturing and storing carbon […]

Meet Homer Buell – Land Steward, Cattleman, Nebraskan

Gentle rolling sand dunes carpeted in grass as far as the eye can see, the landscape dotted here and there with cattle, and the Calamus River flowing peacefully in the background. This is the scene that greets you when you visit Shovel Dot Ranch - a 750-head cow-calf operation in the Sandhills. This unique terrain covering more than a quarter of Nebraska is regarded as the world’s most intact prairie, and five generations of the Buell family have worked hard to preserve their portion of it. Read Homer Buell’s story.

“We Don’t Plow; We Farm Sustainably,” Say Nebraska’s Farmers

In Nebraska, being a farmer carries weight, writes Filip Horácěk, business editor of Seznam Zprávy, the leading news website in the Czech Republic. Agriculture represents one-fifth of Nebraska’s GDP, and […]

Wood Products and Wood Energy Economies Receive $43M Boost

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing more than $43 million to expand innovative uses of wood, including as a construction material, an energy source, paper products, and more.