Forestry Reports

U.S. Sustainable Agriculture: Policies, Laws, and Programs

March 2024. This new publication from the U.S. Sustainability Alliance is an essential guide to the laws, policies, and programs that govern and guide U.S. sustainable agriculture. Divided into four distinct areas, the report covers the key dates and events, regulatory developments, and government funding and assistance programs in soil health, water, climate change, and biodiversity.

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A General Assessment of the Role of Agriculture and Forestry in U.S. Carbon Markets

October 2023. A comprehensive look at current market activity, barriers to participation and opportunities to improve access to carbon markets for farmers and forest landowners.

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U.S. Policies and Laws in Support of Sustainability

A comprehensive set of papers that summarizes major U.S. federal laws that affect the crop, livestock, fishery and forestry sectors.

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USDA Technology Transfer Report

27 May 2022: An annual overview of USDA technology and innovations that are solving agricultural problems, including a patent-pending robotic apple harvesting technology and a unique forecasting tool for quantifying the chance of wildfire ‘ignitions’ up to 10 days in advance.

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Forest Carbon: An Essential Natural Solution for Climate Change

Update of a report first published in 2019: Aimed at forest landowners, this accessible guide covers forests, their role as a natural climate solution and how to protect it.

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