USDA Announces Building Blocks for Climate-Smart Agriculture

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…develop renewable energy, and use biomass both as a liquid fuel and to contribute to heating, cooling, and electric needs. USDA’s strategy will be based on the following principles: Voluntary…

Water for Farms – a Briefing by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)

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…for rural communities where groundwater is contaminated by nitrate from fertilizer and manure applied to fields. Many of these communities are also losing jobs as farm technology becomes more mechanized—for…

Tannins Take on Manure Odor

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Could tannins in trees, like those found in wine, be useful in reducing the odors caused by livestock manure? Rod Bain reports. Tannins Take on Manure Oder…

USDA Announces Support for Producers of Advanced Biofuel

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…and Europe. AgPower Jerome of Shoshone, Idaho, is receiving $3,027 for the conversion of nearly 137 million gallons of dairy cattle manure into 25.5 million kWh of electricity that is…

NRCS Seeks Input on 2015 Conservation Priorities for California

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…manage manure on dairies and other confined animal facilities, enhance wildlife habitat and improve the health of rangeland. The meeting’s agenda includes the following: Brief review of 2014 priorities, initiatives,…