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American Farmers Maintain 100 Years of Federal Conservation Efforts

American farmers are critical to the goals of conservationists. A recent USDA census of agriculture found that approximately 40% “of all U.S. land is farmland.” Everything farmers do directly impacts […]

U.S. Rice: Focus on the Farmer

U.S. rice farmers know that sustainability is central to delivering the best rice to homes around the country and the world. Here are a few ways rice farmers think about […]

USSA Member Spotlight: Jennifer James, USA Rice Federation

USA Rice farmer, Jennifer James, spoke to Farmers Guardian, a leading UK farming publication, about her life and what it is really like growing rice, corn and soybeans in Arkansas. […]

Maddie O’Laire’s Sustainable Seafood Business

Maddie O’Laire is a wife, mother and fisherman. The Dallas, Texas native first heard about “the most beautiful place in the world”– Homer, Alaska– from an American family she met […]

5 MORE Facts about Sustainability in Agriculture

The United States has been practicing sustainability long before it became the issue it is today. Our farmers, fishermen, foresters and partners across a range of industries are committed to […]

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Render: Tackling Food Loss

By David Green, U.S. Sustainability Alliance, November 3, 2018 In the November issue of European Supermarket Magazine (ESM), USSA’s David Green tackled the issue of food waste. At a time […]

Soil: The Key to Environmental Sustainability

Achieving environmental sustainability requires many moving pieces. One of the most critical pieces— that often appears deceivingly simple— is maintaining soil health. Yes, the “dirt” beneath our very feet is […]

10 Facts about U.S. Sustainable Agriculture

The United States has been practicing conservation and sustainability long before they became the issues they are today. Here are 10 facts about U.S. sustainable agriculture, forestry and fisheries: The […]

Recognition for Sustainable Farming Practices in Rice Industry

Every month, Field to Market uses “Farmer Spotlight” to give due honors to farmers that are using exceptional and or innovative sustainable farming practices. Three of the 12 honorees in […]

Women of Sustainable Farming Practices

No two apples—even from the same farm—look exactly alike and no two farms operate exactly the same way. Differing sustainable farming practices are just a small part of the rich […]

Environmental Sustainability: The Joy of Almonds is Bees

The relationship between almonds and bees is a story of symbiosis in environmental sustainability. Most people think about bees when they drop a spoonful of honey into their tea, but […]

Origin Green – Ireland’s National Food and Drink Sustainability Programme

By Anna Ryan, Bord Bia Origin Green is Ireland’s national food and drink sustainability programme. It is the first and only sustainability programme that is run on a national […]