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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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5 MORE Facts about Sustainability in Agriculture
The United States has been practicing sustainability long before it became the issue it is today. Our farmers, fishermen, foresters and partners across a range of industries are committed to […]
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Water Project to Improve Sustainability of U.S. Beef Supply
A three-year water project to improve the sustainability of the U.S. beef supply chain has been launched by The Nature Conservancy, in collaboration with Nestlé Purina and global agribusiness company, […]
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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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AgTech: A New Era
Sustainable agriculture – reducing waste and maintaining the well-being of natural resources while increasing efficiency – requires innovating. And farmers are great innovators. They have to be. As entrepreneurs who […]
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The Myth of “One-Size-Fits-All” Sustainability Policy
Earlier this year, Eve Turow Paul wrote an excellent column on the persistence of sustainability priorities amongst millennials; millennials want to eat foods that they believe create a minimal carbon […]
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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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Biotechnology Crops Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Crop biotechnology has reduced agriculture’s environmental impact and stimulated economic growth in the countries where the technology is used says a new report released today by PG Economics titled GM […]
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EU Agri-Food Exports at Record High
The annual value of EU agri-food exports in 2016 reached €130.7 billion, a new record level representing an increase of €1.7 billion from 2015. The biggest increases in annual exports […]
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Environmental 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, […]
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