Wendy Yeager: Soybean Farmer, Front-line Conservationist, Innovator
Fourth-generation Alabama farmer Wendy Yeager grows multiple crops on her 445-hectare family farm near Orrville, from soybeans to cotton. She describes herself as a front-line conservationist for whom sustainability is a way of life.
Read moreA Uniting Point for U.S. Peanut Sustainability
Surveys show that consumers want to know where and how their food is grown; they also believe that their food purchases have an impact on the environment. American peanut farmers, across thirteen southern states, have a compelling story that will resonate with consumers when they are deciding what food to buy.
Read moreU.S. Farmer Spotlight: Meet Some of America’s Many Exceptional Women Farmers and Producers
Women play a vital role in American agriculture. More than half (51%) of all farming operations in the United States have at least one female operator, according to the 2019 Agricultural Resource Management Survey.
Read moreInsight & Opinion: Feeding the Nation in the Time of Covid-19
A look at how U.S. farmers and the food supply chain are responding to the pandemic and the lessons they have learned for the future By Janine Maxwell, The U.S. […]
Read moreUSSA Member Spotlight: Jennifer James, USA Rice Federation
USA Rice farmer, Jennifer James, spoke to Farmers Guardian, a leading UK farming publication, about her life and what it is really like growing rice, corn and soybeans in Arkansas. […]
Read moreEnvironmental sustainability of U.S. crops continues to improve
The sustainability of commodity crop production in the United States continues to demonstrate improved environmental outcomes in energy use efficiency, irrigation water use efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions, land use efficiency, […]
Read moreSustainable Peanut Farming in Water Shortage’s Wake
New Mexico farmer Jim Chandler is a third generation peanut producer in Portales. His family has grown a variety of crops over the years, but peanuts have been a regular part of their farm since 1965.
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