It’s HERE!
The Decade of Ag 2023 Yearbook highlights the growing movement led by stakeholders across the value chain to build a resilient, climate-smart ag system that supports the sustainable production of abundant and nutritious food, natural fiber, and clean energy. It is filled with stories of leadership in action, features examples of collaboration across the value chain, and showcases those who have demonstrated strong commitments to advancing sustainability, nourishing communities worldwide, and protecting the planet.

What is the Decade of Ag?

In 2019, leaders across the food and agriculture sector came together to forge the Decade of Ag movement – a first-of-its-kind sector-wide movement to fight climate change with nature-based solutions.

Today, more than 200 U.S. farmers and ranchers, leaders, organizations and individuals are boldly collaborating to make U.S. agriculture a solution to climate change and build a new future for food and agriculture by 2030.

The Vision

A resilient, restorative, economically viable, and climate-smart agricultural system that produces abundant, nutritious food, natural fiber, and clean energy for a sustainable, vibrant, and prosperous America.

We are in the
Decade of Ag

Vision Outcomes and Goals

Farmers, ranchers and food and agriculture stakeholders are focused on advancing the vision in these four outcome areas through individual and collective commitments, in development.

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Restoring Our Environment Through Agriculture That Regenerates Natural Resources

• The entire agricultural system – across sectors and diverse farming and ranching systems – is providing solutions for a changing climate.
• American production of food, fiber, and energy is resilient, within planetary boundaries, and minimizing waste.
• All the elements of climate-smart agriculture are in place: healthy soil, abundant clean water, carbon neutrality, biodiversity, and productivity.

Revitalizing Our Collective Appreciation For Agriculture

• Americans have a greater appreciation for, understanding of, and connectedness to the agricultural and food system.
• The next generation of agricultural leaders is diverse, engaged, mobilized and capable.
• Farmers and ranchers are recognized as climate heroes for their efforts to combat climate change.
• The full value chain is collaborating and working through collective action.

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Investing In The Next Generation Of Agricultural Systems

• Investment in technology, infrastructure, and innovation is ushering in a new era of food, fiber, and energy advancements to deliver climate-smart outcomes.
• We honor and seek to learn from and apply indigenous knowledge and practices to modern agriculture.
• Clear standards around data privacy, widespread traceability and transparency, open source data sharing, and interoperability – which connects the entire agricultural value chain.
• Public/private partnerships, companies, universities, extension services, and other institutions (that are appropriately funded) provide the education, science, research, and testing to deliver on the vision’s outcomes.
* Incentives (financial and other), investment, and policies are aligned with our vision and the US is achieving ag-related Sustainable Development Goals.

Strengthening The Social And Economic Fabric Of America Through Agriculture

• American agriculture is providing food security, clean energy, and nutrition to equitably support the wellbeing of all Americans.
• Agricultural communities across America are diverse, equitable, prosperous, economically resilient and vibrant.
• The bioeconomy is supporting sustained economic vibrancy.
• All people working in the food and agricultural sector are respected and protected, have a dignified livelihood and are given equitable opportunities.

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Join the Decade of Ag and commit to a resilient, sustainable future for food and agriculture

Farmers & Ranchers
Organizations
Individuals

Whether you’re a U.S. farmer, rancher, business leader, nonprofit member, or governmental stakeholder, your leadership and actions matter.