…help advance the implementation of irrigation systems that can help reduce greenhouse gases and conserve water in farming operations. Components of improved irrigation systems include pump retrofits, soil moisture monitoring,…
Clean Truck Check Deadline Quickly Approaching
…will begin implementation in 2024. It will require periodic emissions testing. Sousa said “Basically, what it is, it’s a smog check for trucks. We’re familiar with smog checks for our…
Coalition Calls on Governor Newsom to Address Supply Chain Challenges Threatening California Ag
…gas emission reductions by 2035. The letter points out that meeting immediate zero-emissions deadlines is unattainable due to utility constraints. “Respectfully, we understand that aggressive deadlines energize clean air goals…
Week in Review: Role of Organic Production in Regenerative Ag & Successes of Ag Incentive Programs
…percent increase from the previous year. A recent event in the San Joaquin Valley highlighted the successes of equipment replacement incentives in helping to lower agricultural-related air quality emissions. Stay…
CDFA Accepting Proposals for New Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program
…safety, promoting traceability capacity, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Projects eligible for funding range from expanding processing capacities and acquiring specialized equipment to enhancing worker safety through technology adoption. The…
EFFECTIVE Food Procurement Act to Address USDA Food Purchases
…sustainable and worker-friendly practices. The bill establishes a pilot program to gradually transition USDA practices, incorporating values-based evaluation criteria beyond cost considerations. Additionally, the legislation requires estimating greenhouse gas emissions…
Equipment Replacement Incentives Are Working
A recent event in the San Joaquin Valley highlighted the successes of equipment replacement incentives in helping to lower agricultural-related air quality emissions. Representatives from key environmental agencies celebrated the…
“True Cost” of Food Discussed at COP28
…not exhaustive, constitute over 20 percent of the quantified hidden costs and are equivalent to almost one-third of agricultural value added.” Those costs are primarily related to greenhouse gas (GHG)…
California Awards Nearly $35 Million to Address Livestock Emissions
…to scrape, and establishing compost bedded pack barns. In total, the 31 AMMP projects will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 207,311 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents (MTCO2e) over five…
Consider Composting for Holiday Leftovers
…Protection Agency (EPA), landfills contribute up to 18 percent of our methane emissions annually.” Food is the most common material sent to landfills, comprising 24.1% of municipal solid waste in…
Injecting Carbon into National Forests and Grasslands
…use and occupancy” of its land by outsiders, a prohibition that would apply to carbon storage because the gas would remain underground for hundreds of years. The proposed regulation would…
Conservation Investments Highlighted at California Dairy
…(RCPP) from USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service. “U.S. dairy is already very efficient from a greenhouse gas standpoint, but there are lots of opportunities to do more,” Bonnie explained. “Looking…
More Than $1.77 Billion Paid Out Through Conservation Reserve Program
…that enhance carbon sequestration and diminish greenhouse gas emissions. The FSA has also introduced additional flexibility in soil rental rate adjustments, with the possibility of rate increases where appropriate. Payments…
Conservation Reserve Program Pays Over $1.77 Billion
…on more than 23 million acres of private land. “Through the addition of tools to sequester carbon, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and better quantify these efforts, we’ve made the Conservation…