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Food Export USA – Northeast

Food Export USA – Northeast is a non-profit organization that promotes the export of food and agricultural products from the northeast region of the United States. The organization has been helping exporters of northeast food and agricultural products sell their products overseas since 1973, when it was first created as a cooperative effort between 10 northeastern state agricultural promotion agencies and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). Food Export-Northeast, in conjunction with its member states, provides a wide range of services to facilitate trade between local food suppliers and importers around the world. These services include: export promotion, customized export assistance, and a cost-share funding program.

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Rick Clark, Field to Market’s Farmer of the Year, Shares His Approach to Regenerative Farming

Indiana corn and soybean farmer Rick Clark is Field to Market’s Farmer of the Year 2019, recognized for “outstanding conservation efforts on his farm and leadership in advancing sustainable agriculture”. […]

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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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Food Export USA – Northeast

Food Export USA – Northeast is a non-profit organization that promotes the export of food and agricultural products from the northeast region of the United States. The organization has been helping exporters of northeast food and agricultural products sell their products overseas since 1973, when it was first created as a cooperative effort between 10 northeastern state agricultural promotion agencies and the United States Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). Food Export-Northeast, in conjunction with its member states, provides a wide range of services to facilitate trade between local food suppliers and importers around the world. These services include: export promotion, customized export assistance, and a cost-share funding program.

Read more

Rick Clark, Field to Market’s Farmer of the Year, Shares His Approach to Regenerative Farming

Indiana corn and soybean farmer Rick Clark is Field to Market’s Farmer of the Year 2019, recognized for “outstanding conservation efforts on his farm and leadership in advancing sustainable agriculture”. […]

Read more

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. […]

Read more

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 […]

Read more

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, […]

Read more

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 […]

Read more

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 […]

Read more

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 […]

Read more

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 […]

Read more

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 […]

Read more

Insights and Opinion

The Vital Link between Pollinator Protection and Agriculture’s Future

As almond blossoms cover the landscape in California’s Central Valley, honeybees arrive from across the United States.

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Land Grant Universities Continue to Shape American Agriculture

Land-grant universities were established by President Lincoln through the Morrill Act of 1862.

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Bright Spots for Sustainable Agriculture

Can agriculture meet the demands of a growing world population while ensuring environmental sustainability? Daniel Lapidus, Director of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems at RTI International, highlights important trends on both the supply and demand sides that suggest we are heading in the right direction.

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Balancing Planet and Profit in Southeast Arkansas

Glynn and Ruth Gibson from southeast Arkansas are a small but mighty force in American ranching. Their cattle operation may be modest, but their dedication to conservation and innovation is anything but.

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Latest Reports

The Total Factor Productivity Growth Frontier: Plateaus and Progress in Agricultural Productivity Growth

October 2025. A flagship report tracking trends in global agricultural productivity and introducing a new model to identify strategies for sustained growth.

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2025 International Rice Industry Sustainability Report

September 2025. A cross-country report comparing the sustainability practices of top rice-exporting nations and their impacts, highlighting the environmental and economic performance of U.S. rice production.

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Scaling Regenerative Agriculture: Lessons from Global Food and Beverage Leaders

September 2025. Globally-applicable insights on the conditions needed to support regenerative agriculture at scale, as shared by a group of food and beverage companies convened by Sustainable Food Lab.

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Sustainability Commitments in Agriculture: A Compendium of Field to Market Member Commitments

September 2025. A consolidated report showcasing Field to Market members’ sustainability commitments aimed at increasing transparency and driving collective action.

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Latest News Articles

USSA Newsletter: October 2025

USSA News: This month, we take you to New England for an update on our press trip to Maine and Massachusetts, a collaboration with Food Export-Northeast.

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Raising the Bar for Authentic, Sustainable Cookies

Arriving at Fancypants Baking Co.’s unassuming facility in Walpole, Massachusetts, you are greeted by the sweet, buttery aroma of baking. However, there is much more to the company than delicious-smelling cookies.

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Sustainability is the Maine Focus for EU Press Trip: Highlights

Eight journalists. Five days. Fourteen operations. That is a snapshot of the recent U.S. Sustainability Alliance press trip to Maine and Massachusetts.

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Sustainability is the Maine Focus for EU Press Trip!

New England in the fall was the backdrop for the U.S. Sustainability Alliance’s recent press trip – a collaboration with Food Export-Northeast, one of our founding members.

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Policies and Regulations

U.S. LAWS AND REGULATIONS

Whilst the USSA members work to exceed regulatory requirement, U.S. laws and regulations provide a robust framework, developed over many years, to ensure and promote the sustainability of its crop, livestock, seafood and forestry sectors. The policies look to immediate impacts on the environment and beyond to cover topics from employment to biodiversity to endangered species. The following pages provide context and an introduction to key federal legislation.

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U.S. CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

Focused on conservation and environmental stewardship, the USDA, working with The Natural Resources Conservation Service on technical assessment and the Farm Service Agency for enforcements, uses grant management to deliver best practice. A particular focus is on erodible lands and wetlands, with ‘sodbuster’ and ‘swampbuster’ rules, requires presentation of conservation strategies prior to conversion of lands to agricultural use. One result, that soil loss has been halved since 1982.

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U.S. SUSTAINABILITY LAWS

The U.S. recognizes that sustainability has many facets and action is required in explicit areas. This has resulted in the enactment of a wide range of laws from the Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act to the Endangered Species Act, to research and regulatory action on Insecticides and Fungicides and Rodenticide Act; and, with the Lacey Act a focus on illegal trafficking of plants, fish and animals.

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Latest Podcasts

EP8- FARMING HERITAGE: RESPECTING TRADITION, EMBRACING CHANGE

In the latest episode of This is U.S. Sustainability, we hear from two multi-generational farmers – an eleventh-generation grains farmer from Maryland and the owner of a centennial cattle farm in Louisiana – about how they have moved with the times while staying true to their roots. We cover rotational grazing, no-till cultivation, water conservation, biotech seeds, and more. And we discuss why going back to the natural cycle is sometimes the best approach.

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EP7- FORESTS AND THEIR ROLE AS A NATURAL CLIMATE SOLUTION

Tune in to the latest episode of This is U.S. Sustainability to hear how Paul Catanzaro and Professor Tony D’Amato work together to reach family forest owners and ensure they have the information and resources to make the right decisions about their land. And learn about the vital role Tim Stout, a Vermont landowner, plays in amplifying their message.

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EP6- FROM JET FUEL TO BEER: NEW USSA PODCAST UNCOVERS INNOVATIVE USES FOR FOOD WASTE

Tune in for the lowdown on the innovative, often surprising ways the almond industry and the wider food sector are reducing waste. Jet fuel, beer, water filters and peat moss to grow mushrooms – these are just some of the many applications in use and under development.

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Recent Videos

Wood in Architecture: Building with U.S. Softwoods [2/2]

Discover how softwoods were used in the architecture of PDX Main Terminal, Portland, Oregon, in this new series from the Softwood Export Council.

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Wood in Architecture: Building with U.S. Softwoods [1/2]

This new series from the Softwood Export Council spotlights the global reach and versatility of American softwoods in architecture, offering a behind-the-scenes look at sustainable forestry practices.

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Industry Excellence Video Series

This new series from the American Feed Industry Association explores the $267 billion U.S. animal food industry, offering insights into its scale and impact. 

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