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Exports: A Path to Greater Sustainability?

Every farmer knows that the key to producing the biggest crop is putting the best seed into the most fertile ground and ensuring that it receives the moisture, sunlight and nutrients required for optimum growth.

A French Perspective on U.S. Agro-environmental Practices

United States: Examples of Agro-environmental Practices for Economic and Environmental Sustainability by Marie-Cécile Hénard-Damave, saf agr’iDées In the United States, as in other countries, farmers are implementing agro-environmental practices depending […]

USA Rice Announces Conservation Achievement Award

USA Rice Producers' Group Conservation Committee Chairman Leo LaGrande recognized George Dunklin's leadership and contributions to U.S. agricultural conservation

Let’s talk about U.S. sustainable nutrition

When it comes to improving food production’s environmental footprint, one organization – or even one segment of the supply chain – cannot do it alone. All of the factors that go into creating sustainably sourced nutrition intersect.

Capper offers views on U.S. dairy sustainability

Moving the dairy industry forward to 2050 sustainably will involve paying attention to efficiencies. That's according to Jude Capper, PhD, a member of the Animal Sciences Department at Washington State University and a passionate defender of the beef industry.

What’s Good for Rice is Good for Ducks

There’s no doubt that rice, waterfowl and wetland habitats work cohesively to form a perfect ecosystem, and a recently published report puts a monetary value on those existing rice lands. Authored by DU scientists for The Rice Foundation...

Sustainability is a continuous improvement, not an endpoint

Dr. Marty Matlock presents Science Based Metrics for Sustainable Outcomes in Poultry and Egg Production.

Sustainable agriculture: What’s it mean to you?

The buzzword has been making its rounds through the agriculture industry for quite some time now, taking on new meanings and interpretations by the day.

U.S. Soy Sustainability Message is Well-Received in Romania

USSEC continues to work with Romanian feed and poultry associations, providing know-how and the latest information.

Corporate America pledges to boost sustainability in agriculture

More than a dozen companies, including Walmart, Monsanto and Kellogg, agreed Tuesday to focus on increasing sustainability in agriculture.

Decades of Research Show Increased Sustainability for American Agriculture

U.S. agricultural producers have been engaged in sustainable farming practices for many years as an inherent part of their work.

Rice farms could provide offsets in carbon market

California Air Resources Board will hear a staff proposal for a set of management practices that will give rice growers incentives that could be used to reduce the release of methane.