…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…
Syngenta Acquires Satellite Imagery Innovator
…as its “Dealer’s Choice for Innovation”, noting the system is “realizing for users the reduction in time and effort to target field scouting activities, better manage (and many times reduce)…
USDA Partners with Dairy Innovation Center
…resources and a variety of programs that have advanced sustainability within the dairy community, including anaerobic digesters on farms, food waste reduction and the development of nutrient recovery technologies through…
President’s Infrastructure Plan Paves Way for Boosting Rural Economy, Farm Bureau Says
…country roads, bridges and broader infrastructure that farmers and ranchers depend on to reach customers at home and abroad. While past infrastructure plans have left rural America in the dust,…
Plant Biostimulants Looking for Federal Definition
…soil, and provide a host of different benefits including improved yield and the reduction of nutrient runoff. “What encompasses biostimulants can range from certain amino acids to beneficial microbes, to…
Sunpreme Raisins Show Quality Yields with Less Labor
…best production method for the variety, which illustrates significant promise for a substantial reduction in labor. “The vines can be pruned by machine and then the dried raisins can be…
Latest WASDE Report from USDA
…bushels, up 26 million from last month as an increase in yield to a record 176.6 bushels per acre is partially offset by a 0.4-million acre reduction in harvested area….
USDA Investing Millions in Wildfire Mitigation and Water Quality Projects Through Joint Chiefs’ Partnership
…more than 30,000 residents of Helena and East Helena, Montana. The Capital 360 effort continues to build on the successful implementation of smaller-scale fuels reduction projects by various entities in…