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Wood Products and Wood Energy Economies Receive $43M Boost

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing more than $43 million to expand innovative uses of wood, including as a construction material, an energy source, paper products, and more.

$3.1bn Climate-Smart Commodities Program Has Lift-Off!

USDA’s $3.1 billion Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities Program is officially underway as the first tranche of partners implement their projects and prepare to share their learnings via a new […]

Biden Administration Invests $29 Million To Support the Wood Products Economy and Disadvantaged Communities

The aim is to drive the use of forest restoration by-product and create new economic opportunities in tribal and economically disadvantaged communities.

USSA Spotlight: Meet Ten Exceptional Women in U.S. Farming, Fishing and Forestry

In honor of Women’s History Month this March and International Women’s Day, we celebrate some of the women who are making a difference and championing excellence in farming, forestry, and fisheries.

With Climate-Smart Strategies, Maine Forests Could Store More Carbon Without Reducing Harvest

Maine forests already absorb about 70% of the state’s annual fossil fuel emissions. But a new study has found that the state’s commercial forest landowners could increase annual carbon storage by at least 20% over the next 60 years while maintaining timber harvest levels.

U.S. Policies and Laws in Support of Sustainability

A comprehensive set of papers that summarizes major U.S. federal laws that affect the crop, livestock, fishery and forestry sectors.

USDA Invests $490 Million To Address the Wildfire Crisis in the United States

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing a further $490 million to reduce wildfire risk across the western United States. Combined, these efforts represent a total USDA investment of $930 million across 45 million acres (18 million hectares).

USA Rice Meets the Media in Southwest Louisiana

Six journalists from the UK and EU spent last week touring southwest Louisiana rice country for an in-depth look at U.S. rice production with a special emphasis on sustainable production practices.

$8 Million in USDA Funding Will Expand Soil Carbon Monitoring

Soil carbon monitoring is set to receive an $8 million boost under plans from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to expand monitoring of carbon in soil on working agricultural […]

The Intertribal Agriculture Council Joins the U.S. Sustainability Alliance

The Intertribal Agriculture Council (IAC), representing U.S. agricultural producers across 574 federally recognized American Indian tribes and Alaska Native Villages, has joined the U.S. Sustainability Alliance (USSA). This brings USSA’s […]

Seventy Climate-Smart Commodities Projects Receive $2.8 Billion in USDA Funding

Seventy climate-smart projects have been selected to receive an investment totalling $2.8 billion under USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program. Projects identified in this first round of funding are diverse […]

Climate-Smart Agriculture Gets a $20 Billion Boost Under New Inflation Reduction Act

Close to $20 billion is to be invested in climate-smart agriculture in the United States. This is part of a $40 billion support package for agriculture, forestry, and rural development […]

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