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Farmers Need More Support to Scale Up Conservation Efforts

By Keith KeeneyNews PostsNo Comments

Row crop farmers are willing to adopt conservation practices and believe that doing so improves their profitability in the long run. However, “they don’t feel that they can, or should,…

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December 19, 2020
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American Farmers Maintain 100 Years of Federal Conservation Efforts

By Sustainability AllianceBlog

American farmers are critical to the goals of conservationists. A recent USDA census of agriculture found that approximately 40% “of all U.S. land is farmland.” Everything farmers do directly impacts…

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September 9, 2019

Summit Applauds Farmers’ Conservation Efforts

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By Lorena Alfaro, U.S. Sustainability Alliance, November 30, 2017 “It’s a gift to work with nature” said Kansas farmer, Justin Knopf, at the annual Sustainable Agriculture Summit. “Responsibility for our…

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November 30, 2017
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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
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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

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. 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

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
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Soy-based AstroTurf Helps UCLA Score Big on Water Conservation

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

Punting, passing and dodging may be winning strategies on the sports field. Yet when it comes to tackling the California drought, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) goes for head-on approaches. The University’s latest move is expected to conserve more than 6.5 million gallons of water annually.

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August 25, 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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U.S. Sustainability Alliance Presents at Expo Milano 2015

By David GreenNews PostsNo Comments

U.S. Sustainability Alliance (USSA) Senior Technical Advisor, David Green, provided an overview of the Alliance and the ongoing efforts on conservation and sustainability of U.S. agriculture, forestry and fisheries to nearly 60 visitors at the USA Pavilion at the Expo Milano 2015.

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May 12, 2015

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