…trials have indicated a reduction of water use by up to 30 percent and an increase in yields of up to 15 percent. Using water more efficiently can also reduce…
Baldwin, Ernst, Introduce Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network Bill
…access to stress reduction strategies and suicide prevention programs.” Ersnt of Iowa says “we must do more” to ensure farmers and ranchers “have access to the mental health resources and…
Ethanol Organizations Applaud Japan Policy Shift To Allow Use Of U.S. Ethanol
…ethanol.” The new policy calls for an increase in the carbon intensity reduction requirements of ethanol used as a feedstock to make ETBE meet a 55 percent reduction, up from…
Grower Input Needed for Vole Management Tool
…than a 90 percent reduction in girdling damage. “When we tested it, it was highly repellent and not only that, but it lasted for the entire duration of the project,…
Loss Of Foreign Workers Would Hurt Agriculture
…Pork Producers Council. Economists with Iowa State University (ISU), using a study from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, determined that a reduction in the foreign-born workforce –…
Trade Issues Pose Farm Bill Challenges
…to add payments for farmers to reduce the impact of any trade retaliation, he says that would be another “dust-up” as lawmakers try to write a farm bill in the…
Nuts for Calories!
…calories, but only 153.8 calories are bioavailable. That may not sound like a lot, but a calorie reduction of 5 percent can be quite significant on a daily basis. Providing…
Colombia Increases Ethanol Mandate to 10 Percent
…terms of the U.S.–Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, but the government’s current low-carbon fuel standard discriminates against corn-based ethanol. Still, some U.S. refineries can meet the greenhouse gas emission reductions required…
Trump Wants China to Cut Trade Deficit by $100 Billion
…says that would be a reduction of more than 25 percent from last year’s trade gap with China. Bloomberg says the U.S. trade shortfall in goods traded with China surged…
Barrasso Introduces Catch-all Farm Regulation Reduction Bill
Barrasso Senator John Barrasso introduced a bill Tuesday that incorporates several measures designed to ease the regulatory burden on farmers and ranchers. Barrasso, a Wyoming Republican who chairs the Senate…
Cap on Conventional Ethanol RINs Will Reduce Biodiesel Market
…that capping the price of conventional ethanol RINs would lead to: A reduction of up to 300 million gallons in biomass-based diesel volumes each year—in part, because these volumes would…
Farm Groups Ask President Trump to Support Renewable Fuels Standard
…decline $4.3 billion, a 6.7 percent reduction from 2017 levels. This represents the lowest net farm income, in nominal dollars, since 2006 and is a 50-percent decline in net farm…
UCCE to be a Leader in Climate Change Awareness and Education
…tillage reduction, practices that sequester carbon in the soil, reduce fertilizer needs, improve soil quality and increase yield. Greg Ira, coordinator of the UC California Naturalist program, said a new…
How Dairy Farmers Are Helping Us Meet Our Climate Goals
…Achieving our ambitious greenhouse gas reduction goals will require cooperation between industry, government agencies and the public. To quote Governor Jerry Brown, “Taking significant amounts of carbon out of our…