Ambassador Blanchard visited @hacienda_retes, a diversified family farm participating in @FAO's RECSOIL initiative and Costa Rica's innovative Payment for Environmental Services pilot. Accompanied by Minister of Agriculture Juan Ramirez, she saw cattle and sheep production, pasture management, composting, bio-inputs, and watershed conservation - all in one place! Healthy soil means stronger animals and resilient farms. #RECSOIL# #FoodSecurity#

🚜 Everything’s bigger in Texas, including agricultural innovation. 📚🫱🏼‍🫲🏻 Ambassador Blanchard visited @TAMU @AgriLife on Friday to explore how Texas A&M’s expertise in research, extension, and public service puts farmers first and can strengthen U.S. leadership and implement President Trump’s vision at international food and agriculture organizations. Gig ‘em Aggies! 💪🏻🇺🇸 #TexasAM# #FoodSecurity# #USUNRome# #BacktoBasics#

🚨 Prime farmland should grow food—not disappear. Today, alongside @epaleezeldin and @johnrich , I sent a formal letter to @GovKathyHochul demanding answers about New York’s decision to fast-track industrial solar projects on some of America’s most productive farmland. When prime farmland is lost, it’s gone forever. That’s land our farmers depend on, land that feeds our families, and land that strengthens our nation’s food security. Governor Hochul has 30 days to explain why New York is moving away from USDA’s prime farmland standards and what it’s doing to protect these irreplaceable agricultural resources. Under President Trump, we’re putting America’s farmers first, protecting our food supply, and preserving the land that feeds our nation.

From the Sunshine State to the global stage. Ambassador Blanchard visited @UF's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences to explore how Florida's world-class agricultural research can help American farmers and fulfill President Trump's vision at UN food and agriculture institutions. 🌽 Land grant universities know that food security is national security, and that less wars start when people are well fed. UF's work on drought-resilient crops, water management, and food systems innovation is central to U.S. priorities at @FAO, @IFAD, and @WFP. 🐊🇺🇸 The Gator Nation is Everywhere. Go Gators!

I hearby propose the following amendment to The Constitution of the United States… Being necessary to the food security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Chickens, shall not be infringed!

This week, Ambassador Blanchard is heading to Costa Rica and Guatemala, where she will engage on humanitarian logistics, agricultural innovation, and food security across the Western Hemisphere. Follow along for updates! 🇨🇷🇬🇹 @usembassysjo @usembassyguate

Acute malnutrition in Gaza has declined, but thousands of children remain at risk. @FAO, @UNICEF and @WFP warn that without sustained humanitarian aid, recent gains in food security could quickly be lost

Ambassador Blanchard: So good to see @USDA Undersecretary Hoskins to discuss U.S. agricultural priorities at the UN’s food and agriculture agencies - from science-based standards at CODEX, to biotech and innovation, to protecting plant and animal health from pests and disease. Close coordination between @StateDept and @USDA keeps American farmers and food security interests at the center of our global engagement.” - Ambassador Blanchard #FarmersFirst#

Today we introduce a new vectorized dataset for mapping fine-scale ecological features, such as hedgerows, that often go undetected by standard satellites. This precision provides a new roadmap for addressing climate & biodiversity challenges without compromising food security. More:

We're partnering with @CGIAR to develop an AI model for crop breeding! 🌾 By analyzing data from drones and smartphones, this model helps identify high-performing crops faster to strengthen food security in the Global South. 🌍 Better data. Faster decisions. Improved crops. Read more: