…dollars, provides financial assistance for the installation of dairy digesters in California to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. “Reducing methane emissions is a critical component in the state’s efforts to combat…
CDFA Healthy Soils Program Awards $5.23 Million in Grants
…protects agricultural land from development and also helps reduce harmful emissions. Both programs are funded from the California Climate Investments Fund. “California continues to the lead the nation in supporting…
Ontario Proposes 10 Percent Ethanol Mandate
…way to reduce greenhouse gas and other harmful emissions is to increase ethanol blended gasoline at a minimum of ten percent. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Cattlemen Applaud Court-Ordered Stay in Farm Emissions Reporting
A Washington, D.C., Circuit Court decision will stay a mandate regarding farm emissions reporting required under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Emergency Planning and…
Exploring a World without Food Animals
…food animals from U.S. production would reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but not by the full 49 percent of agricultural emissions that animals currently contribute. Rather, greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture…
Monsanto On Track for Carbon Neutrality in 2021
…modern ag practices can reduce emissions and enable crops to be grown in a way that absorbs and stores greenhouse gases in the soil. From the National Association of Farm…
Growth Energy Applauds House Support for Advanced Biofuels
…day. Starch-based ethanol reduces greenhouse gas emissions by 43 percent when compared to regular gasoline. Advanced biofuels, including cellulosic ethanol, could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 100 percent or more….
Study Says Ethanol Production Creates More Carbon Emissions
A study by the University of Wisconsin says carbon emissions increase when land is converted into crops for ethanol. The study released this week says the carbon emissions increase since…
Delay Sought for Reporting Farm Air Emissions
…to delay a mandate that farmers report certain air emissions from manure on their farms. In April, a federal court, ruling on a lawsuit brought by environmental activist groups against…
Advancing from Sustainable to Regenerative Agriculture
…and reduce overall emissions. LaSalle describes the two biggest challenges that farmers are facing are the loss of soils and how changes in weather patterns are affecting yields. Through new…
EPA Releases Guidance on Air Emissions
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released guidance to help farmers report the release of hazardous air emissions from animal waste at their farms. Pork Business Dot Com says the EPA…
CDFA and DWR Award Grant to Improve Water Efficiency
…and the reduction of GHG emissions on farming operations. Other funding comes from money generated by Proposition 1 that was approved in 2014. Award amounts ranged from $43,000 to just…
Spot Fumigation Could Cut Costs and More
…cut our emissions in half and we save farmers money in the process, I mean, it’s a win all the way around,” Doll stated. Doll noted that data collected from…
Cap and Trade Funding for Agriculture
…to receive $300 million under the plan. Historically agriculture has not been the recipient of climate funding, while still being expected to conform to new legislation dictating emissions levels. Various…