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A Century of American Sustainability in Practice

By Keith KeeneyNews PostsNo Comments

For more than 100 years, the United States has protected and enhanced its farms, forests and waters. Federal and state commitments to conservation and environmental sustainability date back to the…

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January 11, 2021

The Search for the Next “Slow Fashion” Leather Designer is On

By Keith KeeneyNews PostsNo Comments

The Leather & Hide Council of America is taking its successful student design competition global. This year, students from around the world will be able to compete in an open…

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January 8, 2021

DelicioUS Showcases the Quality, Variety and Nutritional Benefits of U.S. Produce

By Keith KeeneyNews PostsNo Comments

U.S. food and farm export organizations are part of a new consumer initiative from USDA to celebrate the quality, variety and nutritional benefits of American products available in Europe. Promoted…

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January 7, 2021

U.S. Lobster is Back on the Menu in Europe as New Agreement Comes into Force

By Keith KeeneyNews PostsNo Comments

Washington has given the green light a mini trade deal between the United States and EU, which will eliminate customs duties on U.S. lobster imports. Tariffs will be removed for…

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December 23, 2020

EU Consumers Rank Taste, Safety and Cost Higher than Food Sustainability

By Keith KeeneyNews PostsNo Comments

European consumers rank taste, safety, and cost ahead of environmental issues when it comes to sustainability of their food. This is the main finding of a European Commission Special Eurobarometer…

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December 20, 2020

Farmers Need More Support to Scale Up Conservation Efforts

By Keith KeeneyNews PostsNo Comments

Row crop farmers are willing to adopt conservation practices and believe that doing so improves their profitability in the long run. However, “they don’t feel that they can, or should,…

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December 19, 2020

Ninety-Eight Percent of All U.S. Farms are Family Owned and Operated

By Keith KeeneyNews PostsNo Comments

Family farms are the beating heart of U.S. agriculture, confirms a new report from USDA’s Economic Research Service. Most (90%) farms are small (with gross cash income less than $350,000)…

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December 18, 2020

Smithfield Foods Wins Trio of Awards for Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing

By Keith KeeneyNews PostsNo Comments

American food company Smithfield Foods, Inc. has won a trio of Sustainability Excellence in Manufacturing Awards from industry publication ProFood World for improving sustainability in its facilities and going beyond environmental compliance. Smithfield’s Crete facility…

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November 13, 2020

Poll Finds Unwavering Trust in U.S. Farmers and Admiration for their Sustainability Practices

By Keith KeeneyNews PostsNo Comments

More than half of U.S. consumers rate farmers’ sustainability practices as excellent or good, while an overwhelming majority (88%) trust farmers, according to a national opinion poll from The American…

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November 12, 2020

USDA Updates Conservation Practice Standards

By Keith KeeneyNews PostsNo Comments

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has completed and published updates to its National Conservation Practice Standards. Fifty-eight standards covering a wide range of practices,…

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November 11, 2020

Field to Market Report Highlights Concerning Trends in Farm Financial Well-Being

By Keith KeeneyNews PostsNo Comments

A prolonged period of low commodity prices has created significant financial pressures for U.S. agriculture, jeopardizing many farming operations and challenging the ability of supply chains to meet ambitious sustainability…

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November 10, 2020

USDA Economic Research Service Examines Economic Impacts of EU’s Farm to Fork Strategy

By Keith KeeneyNews PostsNo Comments

The European Commission’s Farm to Fork strategy and Biodiversity strategies are the focus of a new economic brief from the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS). It examines three adoption scenarios…

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November 2, 2020

U.S. Dairy Advances Journey to Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

By Keith KeeneyNews PostsNo Comments

Underscoring its commitment to bold climate change action, the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy today launched the Net Zero Initiative, an industry-wide effort to help U.S. dairy farms of all…

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October 27, 2020

U.S. Organic Sales Increase to Nearly $10 Billion

By Keith KeeneyNews PostsNo Comments

Sales of American organic commodities overall rose by 31% to $9.93 billion from 2016 to 2019, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) 2019 Organic…

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October 23, 2020

Communicating Science in a Crisis: It’s Not Just What You Say but Who Says It That Matters

By Keith KeeneyNews PostsNo Comments

Getting to know your audience is the foundation of effective science communication, says 2020 CAST Communications Award winner Dr. Alexa Lamm, of the University of Georgia. The message is just…

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October 13, 2020
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