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American farmers are so efficient that we spend only 6.5% of our disposable income on food at home which stimulates other sectors of the economy.

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is in the process of fine tuning the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) promising to make it more transparent, simpler to understand and easier to apply for

For the U.S. agricultural and food sector to maintain its competitive advantage in the global marketplace, it must collaboratively move toward more robust, sustainable food systems

Looking forward, what would it really take to totally wipe out global hunger?

I think eventually we will be able to make the case, based on data, that conservation practices reduce the risk of crop losses

Embracing innovation and making decisions based on sound science is the only way we can confront these challenges

Harvest has started here in Northwest Missouri, and although we lost a lot of crop to excessive rain and flooding, the early corn yields on our better drained soils have been outstanding.

There are approximately 80 million dogs in the United States and a similar number of cats.

Global demand for food is on the rise. Demand is driven by population growth and developing world consumers adding more protein to their diets.

The Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) decision not to list the Greater Sage-Grouse as an endangered species represents a victory of small steps by many committed to conservation