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United States Food Sustainability Ranking

Cathy Isom gives us the eye opening reasons the United States got a low ranking in the Food Sustainability Index. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. United States Food Sustainability Ranking The Food Sustainability Index is a study conducted by the Economist Intelligence Unit, analyzing food sustainability in 35 nations. Countries are graded on several variables. Among them …

50 Years of Fighting the Medfly
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s (USDA APHIS) Medfly Program turned 50 years old in 2025. The pioneering international partnership has provided a critical line of defense against the destructive Mediterranean fruit fly (Medfly). Launched in 1975 in collaboration with Mexico and Guatemala, the Medfly Program has evolved into a […]
Natural Resources Conservation Service Unveils New Priorities
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is updating the priorities, motto, mission and vision for its Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). USDA stated that the update reaffirms its commitment to putting farmers first. “These updates complement NRCS’s historic role in providing practical, voluntary and locally led conservation solutions for producers,” USDA stated. The new NRCS […]