…representatives say the process also increases yields. Plant Tape USA is a transplanting process being tested in lettuce production. A semi-automated machine and a greenhouse-grown plant plug, encased a few…
New York Moving Toward E-15 Approval
…and newer. New York state consumes over 5.5 billion gallons of gasoline annually, making it the fourth largest gasoline market in the country. POET and Growth Energy have worked extensively…
Water Use/Climate Research Fellowships for CA Students
…Productivity in a Warmer World: The Impact of Climate Change on the Global Workforce Award amount: $132,000 Project title: Characterization of Mobile and Ambient Nitrogen Dioxide Emissions in California Award…
Funding for Ag Water Use
…water use efficiency improvements and greenhouse gas reductions. The grant funding is intended to address multiple goals including: water use efficiency, conservation and reduction; greenhouse gas emission reductions; groundwater protection;…
Agrium in Merger Talks with Potash Corp.
…and the interpretation thereof, and political risks, including civil unrest, actions by armed groups or conflict, regional natural gas supply restrictions, as well as counterparty and sovereign risk; delays in…
USDA Sharply Revises Farm Income Forecasts
…vegetables, and nursery/greenhouse) is forecast to decrease 4.2 percent in 2016 (following an 11.8-percent gain in 2015). Wheat, cotton, and rice farm businesses are expected to see double-digit increases in…
State Seeks Way to Solve ‘A Big Biomass Problem’
…lawmakers continue to negotiate if and how to spend $1.4 billion worth of “cap-and-trade” funds collected as part of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions-reduction fund. Proponents of biomass, a renewable…
Schneider Electric SE Mulling Sale of DTN
…lower demand stemming from decreased oil and gas prices. Sources tell Bloomberg Schneider does not consider DTN a “core operation,” despite being a solid, profitable business. DTN would likely attract…
Pesticide Resistant Whitefly Poses Threat to U.S. Crops
…VERY FIRST TIME it has been found in a landscape or outside a greenhouse or nursery since it was found on an ornamental plant in a greenhouse many years ago…
Meeting Emissions Goals
…Industry Group Notes Improvements Over Greenhouse Gas Proposal Leaders at the American Trucking Associations said they were cautiously optimistic that the second round of the Obama administration’s greenhouse gas and…
Obama Administration Releases Carbon-Emission Standards for Big Trucks
The Obama Administration Tuesday announced new carbon-emission standards for ‘big trucks’ in the administration’s efforts to clamp down on greenhouse gas emissions. The Environmental Protection Agency and the Transportation Department…
Greenhouse Gas and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks
…change will help lessen the impacts on future generations,” said EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy. “This next phase of standards for heavy- and medium-duty vehicles will significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions…
CA Nitrogen Assessment Brings Improvement Opportunities
…the activity of anaerobic bacteria that chemically reduce the nitrate to N2, a benign gas. Irrigation water fertilizes vegetables Water quality regulations in many regions of California now require farmers…
Program Preserves Ag Land for Climate Benefits
…SALC Program is part of the California Climate Investments initiative. State agencies are investing cap-and-trade auction proceeds in projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions while providing a variety of additional…