The National Pork Board, United Soybean Board, and National Corn Growers Association announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on a sustainability research platform that will benefit all three organizations and their producers last week. This research program will include the sharing of completed research, coordination on current and planned research and define ways to share and communicate results with each organization’s members. Leadership from the three commodity groups agree that it is prudent to consider specific ways in which they might work together more effectively to ensure alignment and collaboration in sustainability research and how the results can and will be communicated and shared. An overarching goal of proactive, continuous improvement is a shared focus among pork, soybean and corn producers. Through combined communications efforts and outreach, the organizations can increase the education, capacity and motivation of pig and grain farmers to adopt conservation measures that deliver benefits to the environment and to farm resilience and profitability. A task force of farmer representatives from NPB, USB and NCGA will be formed and, with support from each organization, will be responsible for managing and evaluating the activities outlined in the MOU. Additionally, the task force will track progress and evaluate the value and impact of the MOU upon completion of all activities.