Partner Pulse: POET sees successful agriculture solving some of the world’s toughest challenges July 25th 2025 With challenges like unpredictable weather patterns, over supply of grain, and falling commodity prices, to say it is hard to be an American farmer would be an understatement. It is even harder to be a profitable American farmer in today’s marketplace. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) forecasts high carryouts that have been steadily growing in recent years. This...| U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action
Webinar series, background on USFRA report about potential for greenhouse gas negative ag September 10th 2025 USFRA released “Potential for U.S. Agriculture to Be Greenhouse Gas Negative,” a groundbreaking report published by the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) in late 2024. Written by 26 leading research scientists, the peer-reviewed report outlines how agriculture can more than offset its carbon footprint while increasing farmer profitability and farm resilience...| U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action
Webinar: Nitrogen management can improve environmental, business sustainability May 6th 2025 Farmers and ranchers are utilizing technology and research to reduce their environmental footprint while also remaining profitable as they work to meet global demand for food, fuel and fiber. USFRA hosted a webinar April 23 on “Why Nitrogen Fertilizer Management is a Major Opportunity for Agriculture.” The webinar was the first in a new series exploring the five areas of opportunity to reduce the ...| U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action
Innovation Forum podcast features USFRA’s Michael Crinion, Kevin Burkum April 24th 2025 Michael Crinion, a South Dakota-based farmer and chair of U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action, and USFRA CEO Kevin Burkum talked with Ian Welsh of Innovation Forum about the evolving challenges facing U.S. agriculture, on Innovation Forum’s podcast. In the episode, titled “Voices from the field: How U.S. farmers are shaping sustainable farming,” Crinion and Burkum shared insights on how climate volat...| U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action
Ian Welsh: Setting the stage for conversations at The Future of Food and Beverage USA April 21st 2025 Farm+Foods+Food podcast host Joanna Guza talked with Ian Welsh, publishing director and podcast host for Innovation Forum, which is hosting The Future of Food and Beverage USA, a conference on May 28-29 in Minneapolis. The event brings together leading brands, farmers and key stakeholders to identify the main areas of opportunity and innovation within the food and beverage industries. Welch p...| U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action
Joanna Guza: David, can you provide the history of the 4Rs?| usfarmersandranchers.org
Every Farmer, Every Acre, Every Voice Matters.| usfarmersandranchers.org
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Dr. Ermias Kebreab of the University of California-Davis said there are multiple steps farmers can take to reduce greenhouse emissions related to animal production. “There are a lot of technologies now in place that are helpful in mitigating methane,” he said.| usfarmersandranchers.org
USFRA hosted a webinar May 21 on “The Challenges and Opportunities in Soil Carbon Sequestration.” The webinar was the second in a new series exploring the five areas of opportunity to reduce the carbon footprint of agriculture identified in USFRA’s report, “Potential for U.S. Agriculture to Be Greenhouse Gas Negative.”| usfarmersandranchers.org