…and reused 25 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, a savings equivalent to taking nearly two million cars off the road for an entire year, along with investing $4.3 billion to…
How Dairy Farmers Are Helping Us Meet Our Climate Goals
…to taking 107,921 passenger vehicles off the road. In total, the 24 projects supported by the DDRDP will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 5.7 million metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent….
Food Apps to Cut Down on Food Waste
…ends up landfills, which in turn produces methane gas. Not a good thing for our Mother Earth and what could be a huge factor in contributing to climate change. But…
Fish in the Fields May Reduce Methane Emissions
…global population, which continues to grow. According to RRI, methane emissions from rice cultivation around the world is responsible for nearly two percent of all greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers with…
Register for Rice Technical Working Group Conference
…feature a rice irrigation symposium focused on water use and greenhouse gas management. There is also a panel chair and moderator meeting scheduled at Noon. The opening reception will begin…
New ARS Food and Nutrition Research Briefs Issued
The invention of a new small plastic pouch that releases chlorine dioxide gas to eliminate E. coliand other pathogens from the surfaces of fruits and vegetables is among the new…
Curbing Food Waste Helps Our Planet
…throws out roughly 20 pounds of food per month. What happens after that? Food waste decays in landfills, and methane gas is released in the process. Curbing food waste should…
Almond Board: 2018 Research Funding
…research project will explore utilizing almond shells to create different formulations of biochar, a soil amendment, evaluating their quality in a greenhouse setting. Should these products prove beneficial to soil…
Grain Sorghum Is Now an Advanced Biofuel
The Environmental Protection Agency recently released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding sorghum and advanced biofuels. Growth Energy says the release had to do with the life-cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions…
USDA’s Agricultural Research Service Pays It Forward with Research Achievements
…to the southwestern United States. Guayule plants in an ARS research greenhouse As the USDA’s chief in-house scientific research agency, ARS employs 2,000 scientists at 90-plus research locations across the…
USDA Highlights $40 Million in Infrastructure Investments in Rural Communities
…average household approximately $1,729 annually by switching from electric heating to natural gas, and $953 annually by switching from propane to natural gas. USDA Rural Development provides loans and grants…
CDFA Announces Funding for Dairy Digester Development Program
…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
…of its kind in the nation, and encourages farmers and ranchers to implement practices that reduce atmospheric greenhouse gases and improve soil health. The Healthy Soils Program stems from the…
Greenhouse Veggies to Grow in Winter
Cathy’ Isom has some tips about the best veggies to grow in the greenhouse during the colder winter months. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Greenhouse Veggies to…