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U.S. Soybean Industry Contributes $124 Billion to the Economy

The American soybean industry is an economic powerhouse that contributes a staggering $124 billion to the U.S. economy per year – a 0.6 percent share of the U.S. GDP. It […]

Bidii Baby Foods: The Navajo Farmer Going Back to His Roots

Zach Ben, a sixth-generation farmer, and his wife Mary are the Founders of Bidii Baby Foods – an agricultural cooperative registered on the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian reservation in […]

New Podcast Alert! U.S. Agriculture is a Family Affair

Tune in to the latest episode of USSA’s podcast featuring two farming families on the frontline of Louisiana agriculture. Regenerative agriculture, the sustainability benefits of tighty-whities, and restoring black bear […]

Food Businesses Need to Wake Up to AI’s Potential, Says PepsiCo CIO

Artificial intelligence (AI) has taken the world by storm. It has sparked excitement and curiosity but also skepticism and fear. According to PepsiCo Europe CIO Nigel Richardson, AI presents some […]

Extreme Heat This July (2023) Was Made More Likely Due to Climate Change

A new report from the World Weather Attribution initiative finds that climate change has contributed to record-high temperatures. Heatwaves experienced in some parts of the northern hemisphere this July (2023), […]

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. Most grain farmers have […]

$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 Through summer and the fall, U.S. farmers will harvest their crops, many […]

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 […]