…or sequesters carbon dioxide, methane, or nitrous oxide emissions. “President Biden’s historic Inflation Reduction Act is enabling us to get a record amount of conservation on the ground, including through…
Rep. Duarte Doesn’t Expect 2024 Farm Bill
…income limit off qualifications for some of the conservation programs. If you want to use EQIP money to modernize the operation smog-wise or emissions-wise, if you want to use an…
Final SEC Climate Reporting Rule Considered a Win for Farmers
…have mandated greenhouse gas emissions reporting for supply chains, prompted significant opposition from agricultural organizations due to potential privacy issues and financial strain on small farms. The finalized SEC rules…
Fuel Prices See Double-Digit Increase for Gasoline
After falling last week, the nation’s average price of gasoline climbed ten cents from a week ago, according to GasBuddy. The national average is up 22 cents from a month…
Fuel Prices Trending Higher
…the most critical elements to how much gas prices will climb is how quickly and effectively refiners can finish their pre-summer maintenance, start producing EPA-mandated summer gasoline, and build up…
USDA Helping Small Farms
…the right conservation and there’s a conservation benefit and greenhouse gas reduction or carbon sequester, they’re getting paid for it. The use of the Renewable Energy for America Program to…
California Climate Laws Challenged by Ag and Business Groups
…253 and SB 261, mandate that companies, regardless of their headquarters’ location, report emissions across their supply chain and disclose climate-related financial risks and mitigation strategies. The lawsuit argues that…
AgNet News Hour, Monday, 01-29-24
…talk with one of President Biden’s climate advisors about the decision to pause exports of liquid natural gas. Tune in for these news stories, interviews, features, and more. Listen to…
AgNet Weekly: President Pauses Pending LGN Exports
The Biden administration issued a temporary pause on pending decisions on Liquefied Natural Gas exports – with the exception of unanticipated and immediate national security emergencies. During this period, they…
CDFA Accepting Applications for Healthy Soils Program
…February 9. Grants are intended to increase the adoption of conservation management practices supporting soil health, carbon sequestration, and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. “With tremendous thanks to our Governor and…
California Budget Proposal Includes Funding Reductions and Delays
…for drought relief to small farms. There is also a shift of $24 million from the General Fund to the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) intended for the Livestock Methane…
Hits to Incentive Programs Expected in the Wake of Budget Deficit
…great restrictions regarding emissions, alternatives to burning, water use and conservation, among others. It is only feasible to continue operations with support from incentive programs. Farmers have a lot of…
CDFA Puts a Pause on SWEEP Solicitation
…help advance the implementation of irrigation systems that can help reduce greenhouse gases and conserve water in farming operations. Components of improved irrigation systems include pump retrofits, soil moisture monitoring,…
Clean Truck Check Deadline Quickly Approaching
…will begin implementation in 2024. It will require periodic emissions testing. Sousa said “Basically, what it is, it’s a smog check for trucks. We’re familiar with smog checks for our…