Leather’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 ArticleU.S. Sustainable Agriculture: Policies, Laws, and Programs
DATE: March 2024 SECTOR: Agriculture SOURCE: The U.S. Sustainability Alliance (USSA) TOPIC: Laws and policies in U.S. sustainable agriculture SUMMARY: An overview of the key laws, policies, and...
View ArticleFlorida Department of Citrus (FDOC)
The Florida Department of Citrus (FDOC) is an executive agency of Florida government charged with the marketing, research and regulation of the Florida citrus industry. Its activities are funded by an...
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 ArticleFeeding the Economy
DATE: March 2024 SECTOR: Agriculture, Food Production SOURCE: The Goodstone Group TOPIC: Economic impact analysis SUMMARY: An annual study on the economic impact of the food and agriculture industries...
View ArticleThe Positive Momentum of U.S. Sustainable Soy
DATE: April 2024 SECTOR: Agriculture SOURCE: The U.S. Soybean Export Council(USSEC) TOPIC: Sustainable U.S. soy SUMMARY: The ten-year history and growth of international U.S. soy shipments verified by...
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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