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It's hard to think about leaving a place you have come to love. I have done it before and I know I will have to do it again, but this time seems a little different. 

Agriculture is about relationships. Seed and soil, technique and environment, farmer and community are all relationships important to agriculture.

Things have been very busy at Lubbe Crop Farm this week. As we finish the final harvesting of the maize crop, we are prepping the fields for the next crop.

Townsend Bailey, director of supply chain sustainability for McDonald’s USA, talks about McDonald's definition of "sustainable," the company's collaborations with the beef industry and other interested groups to move to more sustainable production, and the chain's future goals for beef sustainability.

Researchers from across the Noble Research Institute join forces through the Forage 365 initiative with the goal of providing year-round livestock grazing and reducing ranchers' dependence on buying hay.

Evan Whitley, Ph.D., reviews the difference between grain-finished and grass-finished beef to help consumers better understand the labels they find in their local grocery stores.

The entire beef value chain is engaged in a beef sustainability pilot project, which is testing U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef indicators and metrics.

Keeping working lands productive and intact should be a national priority and is a focus within the Noble Research Institute industry relations and land stewardship efforts.

In 2015, Noble Research Institute helped found the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. Read about the group’s work and the progress made to date.