{"id":6723,"date":"2021-02-19T16:52:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T16:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us-agriculture.com\/?page_id=6723"},"modified":"2024-08-12T14:57:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T14:57:41","slug":"sustainability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/us-agriculture.com\/index.php\/sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_content” full_screen_row_position=”middle” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle” column_margin=”default” bg_color=”#ffffff” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-10-percent” column_padding_position=”all” background_color=”#f4f4f4″ background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” overlay_strength=”0.3″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_row_inner column_margin=”default” text_align=”left”][vc_column_inner column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” overlay_strength=”0.3″ column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none” enable_animation=”true” animation=”fade-in-from-bottom”][vc_custom_heading text=”Sustainability Initiatives” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%231c345c” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1613752762790{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Sun, soil, water, and air are necessary for all life, and US Agriculture takes great pride in shaping and adapting our operating methods to preserve these resources for future generations. While we have historically taken steps to be good stewards of the land we acquire and manage, starting in 2021 we enrolled all our farmland acres with the Leading Harvest Standard. The Standard provides third-party verification for operations and will guide continuous improvement through annual audits.<\/p>\n

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