To develop this report, Farm Foundation drew on the insights of leaders from business, government, non-governmental organizations and academia. We began with a small group of individuals whose discussions defined the 30-year challenge in six broad categories: 1. global financial markets and...

In the twenty-first century, land managers will be increasingly called upon to do more with less. Both at home and across the globe, they will be asked to produce more agricultural products, forestry products, and ecosystem services while reducing their inputs and environmental effects. This is...

As the United States begins to move towards putting an economic value on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the need for improved accounting standards becomes acute. Lifecycle analysis (LCA), which involves the systematic collection and interpretation of material flow in all relevant...