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Field to Market Welcomes Colorado State University as Newest Member

September 24, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC, September 24, 2015 — Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture announced today that Colorado State University has joined the Alliance.
 
Founded in 1870 as the Colorado Agricultural College, Colorado State University is now among the nation’s leading research universities. As a land-grant institution, Colorado State focuses its teaching, research and outreach on pressing global challenges, including the need to meet food demands for a global population that will top 9 billion by 2050.
 
As an active member in Field to Market, Colorado State will work together with grower organizations, academia, conservation groups, public sector partners and leading companies to catalyze opportunities for continuous improvement in productivity, environmental quality and human well-being across the agricultural value chain.
 
“Colorado State University has a long history of promoting excellence in agriculture,” said Rod Snyder, president of Field to Market. “We are pleased to welcome Colorado State to the Alliance and look forward to collaborating with their team of experts to refine Field to Market’s science-based approach to advancing the sustainability of U.S. food, fiber and fuel production.”

ABOUT FIELD TO MARKET

Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture® brings together a diverse group of grower organizations; agribusinesses; food, feed, beverage, restaurant, and retail companies; conservation groups; universities and public sector partners to focus on defining, measuring, and advancing the sustainability of food, feed, fiber, and fuel production. Field to Market comprises around 200 members representing all facets of the U.S. agricultural supply chain, with members employing more than 5 million people and representing combined revenues totaling over $1.5 trillion. 

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