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Future Food Crop Yields Could Grow More with Genetic Breakthrough
The world’s staple food crops could see yields increase by 15 percent following breakthrough research in photosynthesis. The research, published in the journal Science, used genetic modification to increase the […]
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U.S. Rice Farmer on Balancing Nature and Commerce
Jeff Rutledge is a third generation Arkansas rice farmer. Working today in fields first cleared by his grandfather, Rutledge’s ties to the land started when he was a little boy, just old enough to pull weeds.
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Organic farmer’s plea for coexistence: Sustainability benefits using conventional and organics
As a small organic farmer, I got a kick out of of a recent article Janna with big tractor advertising ‘Farming Camp’ for little ones. We used to go to
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U.S. Sustainability Alliance Featured at SIAL Canada 2016
The USSA was the featured booth at SIAL Canada when U.S. Ambassador Bruce Hayman cut the ribbon to officially open the USA Pavilion on Wednesday April 13 in Montreal.
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FAO Releases Book to Guide Sustainable Cereal Production
The book describes the practical application of the FAO’s model of sustainable crop production that is being successfully employed to produce staple grain.
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That’s a Wrap: U.S. Sustainability at EXPO Milano 2015
When the lights were finally dimmed on EXPO Milano 2015, some six million visitors had passed through the USA Pavilion making it one of the most visited Pavilions of the 140 countries at EXPO.
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Impact of USDA Investments to Protect and Sustain America’s Water Supply
Over the past six years, USDA has worked with private landowners to implement voluntary conservation practices that conserve and clean the water we drink.
Read moreA Legacy of Innovation on the Farm
In their own words, U.S. wheat farmers describe the work they do with every crop to ensure U.S. wheat remains the highest quality, most valuable wheat in the world.
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Twelve Generations of Sustainability on the Family Farm
“Other than my family, there is nothing I treasure more than my farm.” A lot has changed on Maryland’s Eastern Shore in 325 years, but corn is still a staple crop, and the Councell family still farms in Talbot County.
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U.S. Sustainability Alliance Welcomes New Members
The USSA welcomes the Organic Trade Association (OTA) and U.S. Wheat Associates (USW). The addition of these two important partners in U.S. agriculture helps to broaden even further the appeal and wide range of interests covered by the USSA.
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