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U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Increases Acreage and Improves Environmental Performance

Achievements range from a 13% increase in land use efficiency to a 14% increase in water use efficiency.

From Jet Fuel to Beer: New USSA Podcast Uncovers Innovative Uses for Food Waste

The latest episode of This is U.S. Sustainability, the U.S. Sustainability Alliance podcast, is now available to download. Tune in for the lowdown on the innovative, often surprising ways the almond […]

Wendy Yeager: Soybean Farmer, Front-line Conservationist, Innovator

Fourth-generation Alabama farmer Wendy Yeager grows multiple crops on her 445-hectare family farm near Orrville, from soybeans to cotton. She describes herself as a front-line conservationist for whom sustainability is a way of life.

L&HCA Documentary Series Establishes Leather as a Sustainable Material

The new Rewind documentary series from Real Leather Stay Different. aims to provide some balance in the debate about the use of our land, fast fashion and our future.

Ambassador Bauer Pays Tribute to America’s Family Farmers, Highlights Work of USSA

At SIAL Paris, a leading international food trade show, U.S. Sustainability Alliance and its members shone a light on the sustainability of American food products, with an endorsement from the […]

U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Welcomes New Member Ralph Lauren

Luxury brand Ralph Lauren has joined the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, signalling its commitment to sourcing sustainable U.S. cotton. The company’s membership supports its Timeless by Design strategy to have […]

Agricultural Productivity Growth is Key to Feeding the World, Finds GAP Report

Global agricultural productivity growth is in decline, and current efforts to expand agriculture production to feed a growing global population are inadequate to deal with the challenges the world faces, […]

Rendez-Vous with USSA Members in Paris This October

This October, food and beverage industry professionals will converge on Paris for the Salon International de l’Alimentation (SIAL) – the leading food trade show in France and one of the […]

$8 Million in USDA Funding Will Expand Soil Carbon Monitoring

Soil carbon monitoring is set to receive an $8 million boost under plans from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to expand monitoring of carbon in soil on working agricultural […]

The Intertribal Agriculture Council Joins the U.S. Sustainability Alliance

The Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC), representing U.S. agricultural producers across 574 federally recognized American Indian tribes and Alaska Native Villages, has joined the U.S. Sustainability Alliance (USSA). This brings USSA’s […]

Organic Trade Association and Black Farmers Index Partner to Diversify Organic Agriculture

The Organic Trade Association (OTA) and Black Farmers Index, the largest public listing of black agriculturalists in the U.S., have joined forces to diversify organic agribusiness, a large and growing industry in […]

Field to Market Report Shows Growth in Climate Action Across Agriculture Value Chain

Organizations across the agriculture value chain are focusing greater attention on the climate crisis, according to the latest Climate Compendium from Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture™. The […]