…seeking funding support through the program. FARMER matches funding so that growers can purchase a new tractor, crushing the old one, and thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Isom noted that…
Conservation Reserve Program General Signup Opens February 27
…General CRP also includes a Climate-Smart Practice Incentive. The incentive helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase carbon sequestration by establishing trees and permanent grasses. An announcement for Grassland CRP…
Details of Climate-Smart Agriculture Investments from IRA
…also Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry mitigation activities, which support carbon sequestration or greenhouse gas emissions reductions. Climate-smart mitigation activities are supported by the additional investments available from the IRA….
World’s First Agriculture-Focused Satellite Launches
…will support growers with reducing carbon dioxide emissions and help them to develop sustainable agricultural methods. The company says the information will have important environmental benefits for the planet and…
EPA: New Biofuel Mandates Will Boost GHG in Short Term
…vehicles for one year. However, EPA also projects those emissions will be more than offset in the long term due to reduced tailpipe emissions and other factors. Those figures are…
American Lamb Board Sustainability Report
…address the results of the Michigan State University (MSU) environmental footprint study. The study identified the best methodology to estimate a sheep operation’s total GHG emissions and created a set…
Farmer Input Sought on Funding Priorities for the Inflation Reduction Act
…mitigation, including targeting practices and programs that provide quantifiable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Additionally, NRCS is requesting feedback to help identify strategies and provide recommendations on how to maximize,…
Cotton Trust Protocol Second Annual Report
…in water use efficiency; a 25% reduction in energy use; a 21% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions; a 78% reduction in soil loss, and positive Soil Conservation Index for 70% of growers….
New Zealand Plans to Tax Cow Methane
…for on-farm forestry and what can offset such emissions. They also worry about how the emissions will be priced and how the program will be governed. One of the protestors…
USDA Announces Climate-Smart Partnership Projects
…of commodities, tying climate-smart practice to commodity purchases and creating a scalable model for private sector investment. Lead partner: Field to Market Scaling Methane Emissions Reductions and Soil Carbon Sequestration: Through…
New Ag Coalition Focuses on Bioeconomy
…Products Council (PBPC). The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that the use of biobased products reduces greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 12.7 million metric tons of CO2 equivalents per…
SCOTUS Restricts EPA Authority to Mandate Emissions Reductions
…a challenge to the rule and the authority of EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. The ruling has raised concerns from environmental groups regarding EPA authority and…
Brewer’s Yeast to Cut Methane
…global climate change. Agriculture accounts for 11 percent of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions with ruminant animals including cows responsible for more than a quarter of that total. Studies showed…
Alarm Raised Over Potential Impact of Proposed SEC Rule
…extensive reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from publicly trade companies. Most troubling for the agricultural industry is the requirement to disclose Scope 3 emissions, which do not come from the…