…percent increase from the previous year. A recent event in the San Joaquin Valley highlighted the successes of equipment replacement incentives in helping to lower agricultural-related air quality emissions. Stay…
CDFA Accepting Proposals for New Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program
…safety, promoting traceability capacity, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Projects eligible for funding range from expanding processing capacities and acquiring specialized equipment to enhancing worker safety through technology adoption. The…
EFFECTIVE Food Procurement Act to Address USDA Food Purchases
…sustainable and worker-friendly practices. The bill establishes a pilot program to gradually transition USDA practices, incorporating values-based evaluation criteria beyond cost considerations. Additionally, the legislation requires estimating greenhouse gas emissions…
Equipment Replacement Incentives Are Working
A recent event in the San Joaquin Valley highlighted the successes of equipment replacement incentives in helping to lower agricultural-related air quality emissions. Representatives from key environmental agencies celebrated the…
“True Cost” of Food Discussed at COP28
…and nitrogen emissions and the report states they are relevant across all country income groups. The full report is available on the FAO website at https://www.fao.org/documents/card/en/c/cc7937en. Sabrina Halvorson National Correspondent…
California Awards Nearly $35 Million to Address Livestock Emissions
Several projects to address livestock emissions in the state have received funding support from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). A total of nearly $35 million has been…
Consider Composting for Holiday Leftovers
…Protection Agency (EPA), landfills contribute up to 18 percent of our methane emissions annually.” Food is the most common material sent to landfills, comprising 24.1% of municipal solid waste in…
Conservation Investments Highlighted at California Dairy
…projects. Maddox Dairy is serving as a pilot dairy for this initiative and is exploring innovative approaches to reduce methane emissions from dairy cattle through the use of feed additives….
More Than $1.77 Billion Paid Out Through Conservation Reserve Program
…that enhance carbon sequestration and diminish greenhouse gas emissions. The FSA has also introduced additional flexibility in soil rental rate adjustments, with the possibility of rate increases where appropriate. Payments…
Conservation Reserve Program Pays Over $1.77 Billion
…on more than 23 million acres of private land. “Through the addition of tools to sequester carbon, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and better quantify these efforts, we’ve made the Conservation…
Enteric Methane Reduction Research Program Accepting Applications
…involving additives and other dietary modifications that have the potential to address methane emissions from livestock. “Addressing enteric methane emissions from livestock is key to slowing the rate of climate…
Applications for Innovation Grants Due October 30
…emissions, a potent greenhouse gas,” NRCS Chief Terry Cosby said in a press release. “Science and innovation are the keys to helping farmers, ranchers and forest landowners succeed in the…
Clean Air Act Does Not Impede the Right to Repair
…Right to Repair legislation, equipment manufacturers and dealers have invoked EPA regulations and the CAA – specifically related to tampering with emissions control systems – as justification for their need…
Getting Free Assistance with AMMP Application and Implementation
…the implementation of non-digester manure management practices. The aim is to reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions in California. The University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR)…