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Raising the Bar in Wheat and Livestock Farming in South Dakota

At Jorgensen Land & Cattle in Ideal, South Dakota, innovation and tradition go hand in hand.

USDA Initiative Aims to Accelerate Farmers’ Technology Adoption

A U.S. government-led initiative aims to empower farmers and ranchers to adopt innovations that improve profitability and competitiveness.

From Soil Health to Market Growth: USDA’s New Research Priorities

Soil health and expanding markets for U.S. agricultural products are among five new research priorities released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

CAST Report: Precision Irrigation Can Transform Water Use in Agriculture

As rising temperatures, unpredictable rainfall and more frequent and prolonged droughts create uncertainty for farmers and threaten agricultural yields, precision irrigation offers a “science-driven solution” for sustainably feeding a growing population.

Sustainability is the Maine Focus for EU Press Trip: Highlights

Eight journalists. Five days. Fourteen operations. That is a snapshot of the recent U.S. Sustainability Alliance press trip to Maine and Massachusetts.

Sustainability is the Maine Focus for EU Press Trip!

New England in the fall was the backdrop for the U.S. Sustainability Alliance’s recent press trip – a collaboration with Food Export-Northeast, one of our founding members.

Global Productivity Growth Stalls, Threatening Food Sustainability

Global agricultural productivity growth – producing more output with the same or fewer inputs - has reached a plateau, finds a new report, hampering the world’s ability to sustainably feed a growing population.

Bright Spots for Sustainable Agriculture

Can agriculture meet the demands of a growing world population while ensuring environmental sustainability? Daniel Lapidus, Director of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems at RTI International, highlights important trends on both the supply and demand sides that suggest we are heading in the right direction.

U.S. / UAE Initiative Secures $29.2 Billion Investment for Agricultural Innovation

The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), a joint initiative by the United States and the United Arab Emirates to address climate change and global hunger, celebrated $29.2 billion of investment at COP29.

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

AIM for Climate Report: Cultivating Transformative Investments in Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems Innovation

September 2024. Launched at Climate Week in September and presented at COP29 in November, this report provides a roadmap for AIM for Climate, a joint initiative from the United States and the United Araba Emirates to address global hunger and climate change.

Interview: USSEC’s Tarik Eluri on U.S. Soy Sustainability, From Innovation to Verification

Tarik Eluri, sustainability manager at the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC), a founding member of the U.S. Sustainability Alliance (USSA), recently discussed U.S. sustainable agriculture with Spain’s Fundación Antama – a non-profit that promotes new technologies for agrifood and the environment.

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