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Cyber-physical System Innovation Promises to Boost Yields
After decades of growing corn and soybean across the Midwest, crop yields are approaching their theoretical limits. But there’s still a need for more grain to feed people and livestock. […]
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USSA Producer Spotlight: Sonny Beal, Lobsterman
Sonny Beal, a third-generation lobsterman, explains how the ethic of conservation was ingrained in him from an early age by his father and outlines what lobster sustainability means to him […]
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Droughts Could Affect 60% of Global Wheat Fields by End of the Century
Prolonged droughts could lead to higher cost for bread. While this month saw increased focus on climate change at the special panel at the United Nations and school-children protests across […]
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EDF Guide Points the Way to More Sustainable U.S. Poultry
A new guide by not-for-profit NGO Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) aims to help U.S. poultry companies improve their sustainability. The industry has made significant progress, reducing its climate change impacts […]
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USSA 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. […]
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Soil: The Key to Environmental Sustainability
Achieving environmental sustainability requires many moving pieces. One of the most critical pieces— that often appears deceivingly simple— is maintaining soil health. Yes, the “dirt” beneath our very feet is […]
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Organic Production Grows in the U.S.
Organic production of grains and soybeans is experiencing double digit growth, according to a report by market intelligence firm, Mercaris. The 2017 Organic & Non-GMO Acreage Report provides acreage data and analysis of […]
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Bunge launches ten-point environmental sustainability program
International grain trader and agribusiness food company, Bunge, has set ten goals to help meet its environmental sustainability goals commitment. Using 2016 as its base year, the company’s ten-year plan […]
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Sustainable Agriculture. Hultgren Farms Takes it Personally
Nate Hultgren, a fourth generation farmer in central Minnesota takes sustainable agriculture personally. To Nate and his brother, it’s a familial responsibility, a duty to their consumers and an obligation […]
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Public-Private collaboration aims for sustainable crops of the future
Helping farmers grow healthy, abundant crops in a sustainable manner is the goal of a collaborative effort between the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) and a group of […]
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