…landowners who are willing to undertake efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and rebuild soil carbon. Additionally, the letter states, “We encourage you to keep these crucial investments in place,…
Governor Newsom Signs $15 Billion Climate Package
…to improve soil health, address livestock methane emissions, and promote equipment replacement. Funding will also be used to provide technical assistance and incentivize the development of conservation management plans on…
USDA Investing $75 million in Projects with Focus on Climate-Smart Ag
…projects that support smart strategies on working lands to help sequester carbon, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate the impacts of climate change. Several projects also had concrete plans for…
Climate Neutral: Getting Beef and Dairy There by 2050
…and Director of the CLEAR Center at UC Davis, points out that California farmers have already made significant progress. As California law requires a 40 percent reduction of emissions from…
Biomass Collaborative to Flesh Out Ag Burning Alternatives
…that stuff that would have been burned and put it in a much cleaner, controlled environment, and minimize or hopefully eliminate emissions.” About the Author Brian German Facebook Twitter Ag…
CDFA Still Accepting Comments on Proposed Updates to Healthy Soils Program
…Natural Resources Conservation Service. The HSP Incentives Program provides financial assistance for the implementation of ag management practices to improve soil health, sequester carbon, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. HSP…
Research Grant of $10 Million Will Support Dairy Industry’s Net Zero Initiative
…project looking at building soil health to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while also improving water quality. Agronomy and Nutrient Management Farm Advisor, Nick Clark said that part of the…
Cost of Regulatory Compliance More Than Triples in Six-Year Period
…air quality emissions. The cost of that had also increased,” Hamilton explained. “There would be another step up if we went back and redid that study even now, even just…
Almond Update: Grower Incentives to Advance Almond Orchard 2025 Goals
…greenhouse gas emissions. Carlos Suarez and RaeAnn Dubay from the Natural Resources Conservation Service also provided information about the new pilot program being offered, the Conservation Incentive Contracts (CIC). The…
Producers Have Until July 23 to Apply for CRP General
…Climate-Smart Practice Incentives have been added by FSA for practices to sequester carbon and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A one-time “inflationary” adjustment for payment rates is being added by FSA….
CDFA Set to Update SWEEP, Public Comment Being Accepted on Draft Report
…Science Advisory Panel convened an ad hoc advisory group charged with developing potential changes to the program. SWEEP is aimed at improving water conservation and reducing greenhouse gas emissions through…
Sustainability Challenge Looks to Startups and Scaleups for Ag Solutions
…new technologies and sustainability approaches. Companies with viable solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce the environmental impact of agriculture, or support smallholder farmers are all encouraged to submit an…
Reintroduction of Growing Climate Solutions Act Praised By Ag Groups
…implementation of climate-smart practices, family farmers and ranchers can not only reduce their operations’ climate impact, but they can also offset other sectors’ emissions by sequestering atmospheric carbon in their…
Global Beef Industry Has Potential to Reduce Emission Levels by Half
A recent study shows that the global beef industry has the potential to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by up to 50 percent. The United States and Brazil appear…