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Meet the Pennsylvania Dairy Farmer Rethinking His Water Use

As the U.S. dairy industry works towards ambitious environmental stewardship goals, farmers like Walt Moore are looking at ways to scale back and reuse water. Thanks to continuous innovation and […]

Food and Farming Move Up the Agenda at COP28

Carlos Suárez, who is Manager Sustainability, Policy and Innovation, at the U.S. Grains Council and a member of the USSA Management Council, attended the recent UN climate change conference in […]

AIM for Climate More Than Doubles Investments, Partners, and Innovation Sprints

The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), a joint initiative from the United States and the United Arab Emirates, has more than doubled investments, partners, and Innovation Sprints […]

U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol Project Wins Collaboration of the Year

Takes Top Honors in Field to Market Sustainability Leadership Awards The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol and Cotton Incorporated have received top honors in Field to Market’s 2023 Sustainability Leadership Awards. […]

U.S. Agencies Unveil Strategy to Tackle Food Loss and Waste

As part of COP28, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) joined the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in releasing a draft strategy to […]

USSA Experts Debunk U.S. Agriculture Myths in Podcast First

How does the sustainability of U.S. food systems compare with the EU? What is being done to make beef production more climate-smart? How can academics help advance sustainability knowledge? Those […]

Prune Perfection: Preserving Family Tradition in the Sacramento Valley

According to prune grower Sandra Mitchell, Northern California is the perfect place for producing high-quality prunes due to the fertile soil, warm and dry growing season and cool winter temperatures. […]

Transformative Action Needed to Tackle Future Climate Risks

The impacts of human-caused climate change are far-reaching and getting worse across every region of the United States. That’s according to the Fifth National Climate Assessment, hailed by President Biden […]

New Program Supports Native American Farmers with Climate-Smart Grazing

The Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC), a USSA member, and Farm Journal Foundation, a non-profit organization, are joining forces to help Native American cattle farmers and ranchers adopt climate-smart grazing. The partners have introduced […]

The Farm of the Future is Taking Shape at Mississippi State

Mississippi State University (MSU) has opened the nation’s first interdisciplinary research center for autonomous technologies to enhance on-farm precision and efficiency. The new Agricultural Autonomy Institute builds on MSU’s track […]

Stronger Organic Standards Bring Consistency to Animal Welfare

The Organic Trade Association (OTA) has welcomed the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) introduction of updated standards for organic livestock and poultry production. The standards are expected to create “a […]

Congress Honors USA Rice’s 10-Year Conservation Partnership

The U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives have officially recognized the 10th anniversary of the stewardship partnership between USA Rice and conservation organization Ducks Unlimited. This “unique collaboration” assists U.S. rice […]