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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.

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.

Management alternatives for climate-smart agriculture at two long-term agricultural research sites in the U.S.: A model ensemble case study

September 2025. A new study explores how climate-smart practices affect emissions and soil carbon using a model-based approach across two U.S. sites.

The Almond Almanac 2024

December 2024. A comprehensive overview of the California almond industry in the 2023/24 crop year, including industry statistics, sustainability progress and Almond Board of California program updates.

Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities: Delivering Climate Solutions

October 2024. An update on the success of USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities initiative, which aims to expand market opportunities for commodities produced using climate-smart practices

The 2024 GAP Report: Powering Productivity – Scaling High Impact Bundles of Proven and Emerging Tools

October 2024. An analysis of trends in agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) - a measure of how efficiently agricultural resources and inputs are used to produce output. It includes key obstacles to TFP growth and effective solutions.

Climate-Induced Yield Changes and TFP: How Much R&D is Necessary to Maintain the Food Supply?

July 2024. A look into the future of agricultural supply and demand in the context of climate change and a growing population, focusing on corn, rice, soybeans, and wheat.

USDA Climate Adaptation Plan, 2024 – 2027

June 2024. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest climate adaptation plan assesses current and future climate risks to USDA employees, facilities, services, and, more broadly, to federal lands, waters, and cultural resources. The plan also outlines how the Department is integrating climate adaptation and resilience into every aspect of its operations.

Nanomedicine Can Transform Agriculture, Researchers Say

Researchers at the University of California Riverside (UCR) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) argue that applying lessons from nanomedicine and digital twin technologies can make crop agriculture more resilient and able to feed a growing world population.

Field to Market Climate Compendium, third edition

20 September 2022: The latest Climate Compendium shows that organizations across the agriculture value chain are focusing greater attention on the climate crisis. The report finds that two-thirds of Field to Market members (73%) have made public commitments on climate change, up from 68% in 2021.

European Commission launches consultation on how science and innovation can help feed the world

On April 13, the European Commission has launched an online consultation on how science and innovation can help the EU

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