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Cargill to Advance Regenerative Agriculture Practices Across Four Million Hectacres by 2030

By Keith KeeneyNews PostsNo Comments

Privately-owned global food company Cargill is supporting farmer-led efforts to adopt regenerative agriculture practices across 10 million acres (four million hectares) of North American farmland in the next ten years….

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September 18, 2020
environmental sustainability

Insight & Opinion: Without Modern, Industrial Farming, Pandemic Would Have Claimed Many More Lives

By Keith KeeneyBlogNo Comments

Hank Campbell, founder of Science 2.0, and author of the best-selling Science Left Behind, believes that a real world problem is the alarming amount of effort that environmental activists have…

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July 21, 2020
soil sustainability

One Farmer’s Journey to Better Soil Health

By David GreenBlog, News PostsNo Comments

Steve Siverling plants corn, soybeans and a few small grains on 350 acres in northern Wisconsin.  Some might call him a corn farmer or a soybean grower, but Steve considers…

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September 2, 2016
Sustainable

Conservation Survey to Reach 25,000 U.S. Farmers Nationwide

By David GreenBlog, News PostsNo Comments

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is contacting 25,000 farmers and ranchers to take part in a national survey that will more accurately measure the environmental benefits associated with conservation practices on agricultural land.

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July 29, 2016
sustainable dairy

A Commitment to Dairy Sustainability: Sensenig Dairy

By David GreenBlog, News PostsNo Comments

Andrea and Cliff Sensenig run Sensenig Dairy, a 100-cow farm in Kirkwood, Pennsylvania. As part of their commitment to sustainability, they installed an anaerobic digester to covert manure into power, reducing greenhouse gas emissions equal to removing 206 cars from the road.

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June 28, 2016
sustainable rice

U.S. Rice Farmer on Balancing Nature and Commerce

By David GreenBlog, News PostsNo Comments

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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June 21, 2016

Smithsonian Reports on “Brawny American Lobster”

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

By Danny Lewis, Smithsonian.com, May 9, 2016 Americans often have a reputation for being loud and brash, and apparently our lobsters are no different. According to Swedish officials, the American…

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May 18, 2016

U.S. Sustainability Alliance Featured at SIAL Canada 2016

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

The U.S. Sustainability Alliance (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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April 21, 2016

U.S. Wheat Sustainability is In the Details

By David GreenBlog, News PostsNo Comments

When it comes to analyzing the sustainability of agricultural crops there is a tendency to apply generalized metrics or standards to a wide swath of scenarios.

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March 17, 2016

U.S. Agricultural Lands Provide Unique Opportunity for Environmentally-Responsible Food Production

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

Some of the world’s most unique cacti, reptiles and plants reside right here in the United States among our nation’s lush watersheds and rangelands.

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February 23, 2016

10 Facts about U.S. Sustainability in Agriculture

By David GreenBlog, News PostsNo Comments

The United States has been practicing sustainability long before it became the issue it is today.

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December 16, 2015

That’s a Wrap: U.S. Sustainability at EXPO Milano 2015

By David GreenBlog, News PostsNo Comments

When the lights were finally dimmed on the six-month world fair – EXPO Milano 2015 – in Italy 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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November 2, 2015

Impact of USDA Investments to Protect and Sustain America’s Water Supply

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

Over the past six years, USDA has worked with private landowners to implement voluntary conservation practices that conserve and clean the water we drink. Examples of results achieved by USDA’s investments include

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October 15, 2015
Combine

Harvest Season: The Promise of Rural America

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

As the summer growing season comes to a close and harvest season nears, farmers across the country begin gathering their crops to sort, package and sell, and preparing their fields for colder months to come. Farming is a difficult profession, but an immensely important one.

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October 5, 2015
Innovation on the Farm

VIDEO: A Legacy of Innovation on the Farm

By David GreenBlog, News PostsNo Comments

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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September 21, 2015

Twelve Generations of Sustainability on the Family Farm

By David GreenBlog, News PostsNo Comments

“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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September 14, 2015

There Are Three Trillion Trees on Earth

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

According to a recent tree mapping study conducted by Thomas Crowther and colleagues from Yale University’s School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, there are three trillion trees on earth — a number higher than previous estimates.

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September 3, 2015

Wheat Industry Steps Up Engagement in U.S. Sustainable Agriculture

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

A rapidly emerging food marketing trend is the concept of “sustainable production.” Sustainability is not clearly defined and therefore means something different to each participant in the value chain.

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August 26, 2015

The Sustainability Journey: U.S. Poultry and Eggs

By David GreenBlog, News PostsNo Comments

The U.S. poultry industry began to commercialize in the 1940s and has evolved into an efficient and sustainable industry.

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July 1, 2015

US rice industry awarded for habitat conservation efforts

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

The USA Rice Federation, Ducks Unlimited, Inc. (DU), and more than 40 collaborating partners are pleased that the “Rice Stewardship Partnership – Sustaining the Future of Rice” project was selected for support by USDA’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).

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June 23, 2015
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