| | Sustainability is not a new concept to Andy Jobman, a fifth-generation farmer in south-central Nebraska. “We’re always trying to be better at our farming operation, year in and year out, to improve our practices and impact on our fields,” explains Jobman, when discussing his time-tested, forward-looking approach to sustainability. You can check out what else he has to say about sustainability in this Field To Market story. | | |
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| | The Integrity Beef Sustainability Pilot Project, the first U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (USRSB) supported program to test USRSB tools and resources, completed its innovative two-year study to validate, track and trace beef sustainability claims across all segments of the supply chain. | | |
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| | Sorghum is the fifth most-consumed cereal grain crop in the world. Only four other foods (rice, wheat, maize and potatoes) are consumed in greater amounts by the human race. New herbicide tolerance and trade opportunities could provide more momentum for its production growth in the U.S. | | |
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| | Have you ever wondered about how our nation’s corn and soybean crops are produced—how they grow, what stresses they encounter, and how agronomic experts are able to forecast their yields in the summer—many weeks out still from harvest? Now you can by joining us for the virtual Pro Farmer Crop Tour which will head into fields the third week of August, as it has every year since 1994. | | |
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| | Organic produce sales are up slightly more than conventional for the second quarter of 2020, especially the sale of organic bananas, apples and carrots. | | |
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