We’re proud to be a founding member of Field to Market, an initiative of the Keystone Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture.

This partnership brings together representatives from all parts of the food chain—producers, agribusinesses, food and retail companies, conservation organizations, university and agency partners—to create sustainable outcomes for agriculture.

From the beginning, it was important to our team that we have a presence on the executive committee.  And that commitment continues to this day, with Monsanto’s Michael Doane serving as a co-chair of the committee that looks closely at new ways to create shared value for each member of the value chain by measuring sustainability performance.

The 2012 Field to Market report evaluates sustainability trends over time on a national scale for U.S. corn, cotton, soybean and wheat production. The trends found in this report can provide a broad context, enable informed discussions and create a baseline against which we can measure future change.

The work of Field to Market on commodity crops is considered a best-in-class practice for measuring sustainability at the farm level. Report findings were used to develop the Fieldprint Calculator, which helps farmers analyze how their management practices affect natural resource outcomes on their farms. In 2012, this calculator became available for potato and rice producers.

Additionally, Field to Market holds Grower Meetings all over the U.S. In October, we held a plenary session at our headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri.