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Insight & Opinion: Feeding the Nation in the Time of Covid-19

A look at how U.S. farmers and the food supply chain are responding to the pandemic and the lessons they have learned for the future By Janine Maxwell, The U.S. […]

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Pandemic Drives Demand for Dry Beans

U.S. Dry Bean Council data highlights growth opportunities for dry beans now and in the future. Consumers taking part in online research, which gathered views from Europe, China and Mexico, […]

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Guest Insight: Why We Fear the Food We Eat

Formerly a senior advisor on global food policy and agricultural trade at the U.S. Department of State for 13 years, Jack Bobo is CEO of Futurity, a food foresight company […]

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USSA Producer Spotlight: Sonny Beal, Lobsterman

Sonny Beal, a third-generation lobsterman, explains how the ethic of conservation was ingrained in him from an early age by his father and outlines what lobster sustainability means to him […]

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USA Rice Sets New Sustainability Targets for 2030

USA Rice and The Rice Foundation have announced ambitious new sustainability targets for 2030. These build on more than three decades of conservation achievements. The new targets span six key […]

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EU Champions Global Transition to Sustainable Food Systems

The European Commission has launched its long-awaited Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system alongside a new EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. Both are seen […]

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University of Georgia’s Alexa Lamm Wins the 2020 CAST Communication Award

The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) has announced that the winner of this year’s Borlaug CAST Communication Award [1] is Alexa Lamm, an Associate Professor of Science Communication […]

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Innovation Holds the Key to More Sustainable Global Agriculture

A webinar co-hosted by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) North America, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the United States Mission to the United Nations (UN) […]

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USDA Video Series Shows Common Conservation Practices in Action

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has published a series of videos that lift the lid on common conservation practices.

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USDA Rolls Out Thirty-Year Conservation Program Plans

A new 30-year conservation program will help U.S. farmers and landowners maintain conservation practices and underscore their commitment to sound long-term stewardship on agricultural land. The program, called CLEAR30, is […]

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Hope Through Agriculture: Now More Than Ever

Julie Borlaug is urging the industry to share personal stories of how it is building a safe, sustainable and resilient global agricultural system, providing hope in these uncertain times – […]

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U.S. Cotton Trust Added to Textile Exchange’s Preferred List for Sustainable Fibers

The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol has been added to Textile Exchange’s list of preferred fibers and materials. The Trust Protocol will now be one of 36 fibers and materials that […]

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