Scott Matthews hails from Weiner in Northeast Arkansas where he grows rice and soybeans in rotation on approximately 1,800 acres (almost 730 hectares) of land. His family has been farming…
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Calls for financial institutions to divest from fossil fuels have become a cornerstone of NGO climate campaigning over the past decade. However, SIGWATCH analysis of NGO campaigning data suggests that…
The latest episode of This is U.S. Sustainability, USSA’s new podcast series, takes a deep dive into the issue of water conservation. We travel from Weiner, Arkansas to the central...
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When you think about rice, you probably think about the fluffy, white grains that you eat for supper. However, while that’s certainly the tastiest part of the rice, it’s not…
Doug Winter is a fifth-generation soybean grower from Mill Shoals, Illinois and the vice chairman of the U.S. Soybean Export Council. He operates a 1,300-hectare (3,200-acre) farm producing soybeans, white…
Peter Hvidsten is a fifth-generation wheat farmer from Northwest Minnesota who farms with his wife Kristen and father Tim, who is semi-retired. The main technologies he uses on his 4,000-acre…
Increasing urbanization, erosion, nutrient imbalance, intensive farming and climate change are placing huge demands on the availability and health of the world’s earth. In many croplands across the world, the…
A new podcast series from The U.S. Sustainability Alliance aims to debunk some of the most common myths and misperceptions about U.S. agriculture and food production, by talking to the…
Native Alaskan Bill Thomas is a commercial fisherman, a politician and a sustainability advocate. He gillnets for salmon and long lines for halibut alongside his son Cole, the “heir apparent”….
The record drought in parts of the United States is becoming an all-too-familiar story for farmers such as Vanessa Kummer, a soybean, corn and sugar beet farmer from Colfax, North Dakota….
Greg Baltz operates Running Lake Farms in Randolph County, Arkansas. He explains why corn and peanuts are the perfect crop rotation policy that allows him to farm sustainably whilst minimizing…
America the Beautiful outlines President Biden’s vision for a voluntary nationwide effort to conserve 30% of U.S. lands and waters by 2030. There is much to appreciate in this goal,…
Salmon fishing runs in Melanie Brown’s blood. She is a fourth-generation commercial sockeye salmon fisherman in Alaska’s Bristol Bay. Melanie spoke to us about sustainable fisheries management, how it helps…
After starting his career at a major farm lending institution, Gary Bailey returned to his family’s farm full-time in 1989, to work with his parents and two brothers. He wanted…
U.S. rice farmers are committed to maintaining, and indeed improving, the land for future generations. That’s why they use a range of conservation practices, which has led to a 39%…
Almost 40 years ago, Jay Hardwick traded a life in academia for what has turned out to be a fruitful career in farming. Today he grows mainly cotton, corn and…
By Rod Snyder, president of Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture, the largest multi-stakeholder initiative working to define, measure and advance the sustainability of commodity crop production in…
While the U.S. and E.U. share a common vision – to feed 10 billion people by 2050 – their views on how to get there differ. Which is better for…
Fourth-generation maize and soy farmer Jack Boyer is Field to Market’s Farmer of the Year 2020, honored for his commitment to continuous improvement in soil health. Jack says that applying…
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