American farmers are looking for a way to be more sustainable, but they’re not willing to give up chemistry entirely The United States sees itself as an export powerhouse. At…
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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…
Surveys show that consumers want to know where and how their food is grown [1]; they also believe that their food purchases have an impact on the environment [2]. American…
Technology innovation in agriculture can play a vital role in feeding a growing world population, but only if we let it. The key lies in advancing consumer understanding to minimize…
Insight & Opinion U.S. farmers are at the sharp end of climate change, writes U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, but they are adapting and rising to the challenge. Their…
By Peter Bachmann, Vice President, Policy & Government Affairs, USA Rice The U.S. rice industry has a long and storied history as one of the oldest crops to be domestically…
This Earth Day, The U.S. Sustainability Alliance highlights some of the many American farmers and producers championing environmental sustainability. Their goal is to conserve natural resources and protect the soil…
Dr. Frank Mitloehner, a professor and air quality extension specialist at the University of California, Davis, argues that despite their critics, dairy digesters do work. In California, they’re reducing greenhouse gas emissions…
A New York Times video series that vilifies farmers as “planet-destroyers” is pure propaganda, writes fifth-generation New Jersey farmer John Rigolizzo, Jr. Far from being objective, these videos fail to…
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…
Barry Evans is a third-generation cotton grower, recognized by Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture for his outstanding conservation efforts and leadership in advancing sustainable agriculture. Farming in…
By David Green, Executive Director, the U.S. Sustainability Alliance Animal welfare is at the center of many debates surrounding food production systems, global food safety and security. As such, governments…
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