The American Feed Industry Association Joins the USSA
The Animal Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has become the 26th member of the U.S. Sustainability Alliance (USSA). The world’s largest organization devoted to representing the business, legislative,...
View ArticleUsing Science to Build Better Trading Relationships
Dr. Chris Calkins, Professor Emeritus at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, argues that strong, sustainable trading relationships are based on fact. The key is having a genuinely distinctive product...
View ArticleCultivating Healthy Soil and a Sustainable Future in Georgia
Ricky Dollison is a fourth-generation Black American farmer from Poulan in Worth County, Georgia. He is the proud owner of Dollison Farms, a 220-acre operation established by his grandfather almost 75...
View ArticleU.S. Soy Talks Regenerative Agriculture at Economist Sustainability Week
Sustainable U.S. soy featured prominently at Economist Impact’s 9th annual Sustainability Week in London, which was sponsored by The U.S. Soybean Export Council. Meagan Kaiser, a soybean farmer and...
View ArticleLeather’s Environmental Impact Significantly Lower than Previously Claimed
According to a preliminary Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of U.S. cowhide production, leather’s environmental impact is significantly lower than previously stated by the Higg Index. The independent study...
View ArticleMeet the Calhouns: Sisters, Fourth-generation Ranchers, and Conservationists
Nancy, Merry, and Susie Calhoun are sisters, fourth-generation cattle ranchers, and award-winning conservationists in California’s Livermore Valley. They took over the reins of their family’s 100-acre...
View ArticleUSDA Under Secretary Alexis Taylor on A Century of Agricultural Trade
USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor reflects a century of growth, innovation, and progress in agricultural trade in the United States. She outlines the...
View ArticleFlorida Department of Citrus Joins The USSA
The U.S. Sustainability Alliance continues to grow with the addition of the Florida Department of Citrus (FDOC), an executive agency of the Florida government charged with marketing, research, and...
View ArticleUSSA Launches Regulatory Guide to U.S. Sustainable Agriculture
A new U.S. Sustainability Alliance report provides insight into the laws, policies, and programs that support U.S. sustainable agriculture. While there is a perception in Europe that U.S. agricultural...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: USSA’s Carlos Suárez on Sustainability and Innovation in U.S....
Carlos Suárez, Manager Sustainability, Policy, and Innovation at the U.S. Grains Council and a USSA Management Council member, recently spoke to the Spanish non-profit La Fundación Antama (Foundation...
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