…is wasted ends up costing the economy roughly $144 billion a year through contributing to landfills and generating greenhouse gasses. A multitude of factors has contributed to the current level…
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…
NIFA Biotechnology Grants Put Science at Center of Food Safety Policy
…antibiotics – may spread from an animal’s microbiome into their environment. Oregon State University researchers will conduct greenhouse and field tests of CRISPR gene-edited poplar and eucalyptus trees to evaluate…
CDFA and DWR Award Grant to Improve Water Efficiency
…Karen Ross stated in a press release. Award recipients submitted applications that met the specific requirements of the grant, including feasibility, cost, greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions and water savings. The…
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
…reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Another $6 million will go towards renewable energy research and development in the agricultural sector. The remaining $135 million will go towards funding grants, rebates, and…
U.S. Cotton Sets Goals to Further Reduce Environmental Footprint
…efficiency (more fiber per gallon) by 18 percent; 4) reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 39 percent; 5) increasing soil carbon in fields by 30 percent; and 6) reducing energy to…
Study: Organic Farming Reduces Carbon Emissions
A study by the Organic Center says organic farming lowers carbon emissions. The study, according to the organization, provides a new significant proof point that organic agricultural practices build healthy…
Agri View: Energy to Produce Food
…of all energy produced in the United States. Farmers use a portion of that. Natural gas is used to produce most fertilizer. Diesel fuel keeps tractors and other motorized equipment…
Apply for Alternative Manure Management Program Grants
…to either a scrape system or pasture system. Over 1,300 dairy farm families in California are voluntarily working to reduce manure methane emissions by 40% by 2030. Dairy farmers have…
Apply for Grants Offered Through Healthy Soils Program
…farmers who implement management practices that sequester soil carbon and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The maximum grant amount available for this type of program is $50,000 dollars. There is…
RFA Asking EPA to Expand Hurricane Harvey Fuel Waiver
…12 percent of U.S. refining capacity, driving gas prices up as much as eight percent. RFA President Bob Dinneen says ethanol is readily available nationwide, to fill the missing supply….
Disease Resistant Strawberry Research Gets Funding Boost
Professor Steve Knapp, director of the UC Davis Public Strawberry Breeding Program, in a breeding greenhouse. The US Department of Agriculture has awarded a grant of $4.5 million to the…