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Partnering to Advance Conservation at the Landscape Level

January 15, 2015

Field to Market collaborates with leading companies, conservation organizations, grower associations and agribusiness in USDA’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program

Field to Market: The Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture celebrates the announcement of approved grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) to collaborative projects with members such as Ducks Unlimited and the USA Rice Federation. Yesterday, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced approximately $370 million in funding to over 100 high-impact conservation projects across the nation in the first round of RCPP awards.

“We applaud Secretary Vilsack and Natural Resource Conservation Service’s Chief Jason Weller for their leadership in forging partnerships to advance conservation at the landscape level,” said Rod Snyder, president of Field to Market. “By leveraging commitments from the public and private sectors, we only strengthen our ability to advance sustainable outcomes for U.S. agriculture.”

Field to Market will help support the implementation of the following projects:

  • Rice Stewardship Partnership—Sustaining the Future of Rice – Partnering with Ducks Unlimited and the USA Rice Federation, Field to Market’s Fieldprint® Calculator will be used to monitor the efforts of 800 rice producers to address water quantity, water quality, and wildlife habitat across 380,000 acres in Mississippi, Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Missouri and Texas. This project is also supported by several Field to Market members, including BASF, Bunge, Dow AgroSciences, Kellogg Company, Syngenta, The Nature Conservancy and Unilever.
  • Southwest Louisiana Rice Stewardship Partnership – Collaborating with Ducks Unlimited and Kellogg’s, Field to Market will help will support Louisiana NRCS and at least 150 rice producers across 28,000 acres monitor progress in improving water quality and wetland habitat for wintering waterfowl and other wildlife species.

“Field to Market is proud to work with our members to help deliver sustainable outcomes in the areas of water quantity, water quality and biodiversity,” said Snyder. “USDA’s announcement is yet another signal that an unprecedented degree of collaboration is necessary to help us meet the goal of feeding more than 9 billion people by 2050 while responsibly managing our planet’s natural resources.”

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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