…is produced using practices which sequester carbon or reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Applicable practices include cover cropping, manure management, enhanced efficiency fertilizers, soil amendments such as biochar, and nutrient management….
EPA Announces Stricter Pollution Enforcement
…to install fenceline monitors to identify sources of emissions onsite, allowing the EPA and communities to better understand air pollutants in a quick, reliable way. This month, Denka complied with…
Farm City Newsday Monday, 11-08-21
Get the latest agriculture news in today’s Farm City Newsday, hosted by Brian German. Today’s show features dairy industry progress on addressing emissions, an overview of drought conditions, and information…
Launching Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate
…to climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The National Association of Farm Broadcasting and the American Farm Bureau Federation contributed to this report. Launching Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate…
Build Back Better Framework Announced by President Joe Biden
…for rural America. “Agriculture can lead the way in the fight on climate with climate smart agriculture and forestry practices that sequester carbon, reduce emissions and create new and better…
Lawmakers Encourage Ag Research Funding in Budget Legislation
…crucial for the United States to achieve net zero emissions and address long-standing barriers to entry for socially disadvantaged producers.” The lawmakers point to a recent report which demonstrates the…
House Ag Committee Dems Want Ag Spending Preserved
…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…