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The Global Beef Industry Can Cut GHG Emissions by up to 85% Through Collaboration, Study Finds

Such reductions can be achieved by opting for more efficient feeds and production areas and restoring forests in areas where production is inefficient.

Seventy Million Invested in Building Resilient, Climate-Smart Agrifood Systems

The seven projects have a mutual goal to establish robust, resilient, and climate-smart food and agricultural systems.

Louisiana Rice Farm Makes Conservation History

The conservation easement means that Live Oak Farm in Vermilion Parish will remain privately owned and in agricultural production in perpetuity, with funding from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NCRS).

USDA’s Science Mission 2022: Innovative Breakthroughs, Research Revelations, and Data Discoveries

A $9.5 million investment in sustainable bioproduct manufacturing, new ways to track COVID in animals, and a unique mobile system for assessing and mapping out soil carbon in real time are just some of the many science and innovation achievements made.

Soy Sits at the Center of a More Circular Economy, Says the United Soybean Board’s Mac Marshall

From deforestation and subsequent loss of biodiversity to GHG emissions, soy production often gets bad press. Hear the other side of the story from Mac Marshall, Vice President, Market Intelligence, The United Soybean Board, as he asserts the benefits of soy cultivation.

American Lobster Harvesting & Sustainability

Hear directly from noted seafood chef and author Barton Seaver about the sustainability of the American lobster industry.

New Podcast: American Farmers Respect Tradition While Embracing Change

In the latest episode of This is U.S. Sustainability, two multi-generational farmers share how they are rising to the challenge and building a lasting farming legacy.

USDA Invests $490 Million To Address the Wildfire Crisis in the United States

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing a further $490 million to reduce wildfire risk across the western United States. Combined, these efforts represent a total USDA investment of $930 million across 45 million acres (18 million hectares).

For U.S. Farmers, Sustainability Is a Way of Life

An interview with Abby Rinne from the U.S. Sustainability Alliance by Agricultura journalist and Editorial Agrícola publishing director Jesús López Colmenarejo.

Healthy Soil, Healthy Crops: Two Cotton Farmers Share Their Practices

Soil is the basis of farmers’ livelihoods, which is why U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol growers are committed to protecting it through regenerative practices from cover cropping to no-till cultivation.

Conserving Water is Essential to Feeding the World

One word seems to capture a pressing global concern – water. Here USSA’s David Green considers the U.S. policies, laws and on-farm practices protecting this precious resource.

Sustainable Bioproduct Manufacturing Gets a $9.5 Million Boost from USDA

Three projects will receive funding through USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) Bioproduct Pilot Program, which supports the development of value-added products from agricultural commodities