U.S. food and farm export organizations are part of a new consumer initiative from USDA to celebrate the quality, variety and nutritional benefits of American products available in Europe. Promoted…
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has completed and published updates to its National Conservation Practice Standards. Fifty-eight standards covering a wide range of practices,…
The European Commission’s Farm to Fork strategy and Biodiversity strategies are the focus of a new economic brief from the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS). It examines three adoption scenarios…
Innovation and technology have enabled the United States to increase its production of food and fiber by 400% in the past 90 years while using 10% less land, says U.S….
A new 30-year conservation program will help U.S. farmers and landowners maintain conservation practices and underscore their commitment to sound long-term stewardship on agricultural land. The program, called CLEAR30, is…
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is calling for public and private sector input on the most important agriculture innovation opportunities to be addressed in the near and long…
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…
As part of a 33-year effort to protect sensitive lands and improve water quality and wildlife habitat on private lands, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will resume accepting applications…
In his essay, “Food and Ag Science Will Shape Our Future,” outgoing United States Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), Thomas J. Vilsack highlights the hundreds of ways food and agriculture science…
