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Insight & Opinion: Innovation is Helping U.S. Farmers Rise to the Challenges of Covid-19

The role of technology and innovation in helping farmers overcome the challenges of Covid-19 and meet future demand.

U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Launches Nationwide Grower Recruitment Drive

American cotton growers can now join the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol, a new standard for verifying the sustainability progress of U.S. cotton.

Cotton Farmer Lloyd Arthur on Maximizing Irrigation Efficiency

Lloyd Arthur is a fifth-generation cotton farmer living in Ralls, Texas and whohas created an award-winning farming operation.

Cargill to Advance Regenerative Agriculture Practices Across Four Million Hectacres by 2030

The initiative will focus on row crop rotations to build on the company’s 2030 climate commitment.

USFRA and WBCSD Highlight Agriculture’s Role in Meeting UN Sustainable Development Goals

USFRA has published a new SDG roadmap report which has been endorsed by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.

Technology is Key to Feeding a Growing World, says U.S. Secretary of Agriculture

Innovation and technology have enabled the US to increase its production of food and fiber by 400% in the past 90 years while using 10% less land.

We Shouldn’t Fear Our Food, It’s Safer than It Has Ever Been

Sustainability and productivity can only come together when you embrace technology and understand how agricultural innovation has brought advances for the world.

Smithfield Foods to Become Carbon Negative by 2030

The pledge requires Smithfield to effectively remove more carbon from the atmosphere than it emits, without purchasing carbon credits to offset emissions.

California Dairy Sector Can Achieve Climate Neutrality, Say UC Davis Researchers

Study highlights how methane’s role in warming the climate has been misinterpreted.

Reducing Food Waste Requires Food System Change, Finds New Report

Consumer food waste is a major environmental concern, driven not just by an individual’s food choices but by a system that encourages consumers to make decisions that lead to wasted food.

USA Rice Conservation Program Renewed for $7M

The funding will implement working lands conservation practices for rice producers, focused on water management, nutrient management, and winter habitat for wildlife.

Insight & Opinion: Without Modern, Industrial Farming, Pandemic Would Have Claimed Many More Lives

Hank Campbell believes that a real problem is the amount of effort that environmental activists spend promoting nonsense about food.