Yuba-Sutter Farm Bureau will host a free workshop provided by EnviroPro Energy LLC to demonstrate propane and natural gas powered irrigation engines on November 5. Part of the workshop will…
CDFA Grants Help Growers Upgrade Irrigation Systems
…California’s greenhouse gas cap-and-trade program, are for a maximum of $150,000 per project. “We have money to give out to save water and reduce greenhouse gases,” said Amrith Gunasekara, CDFA…
CDFA Funds $9.38 Million to Assist Farmers in Drought
…that reduce energy use resulting in greenhouse gas (GHGs) emission reductions and water savings. SWEEP arises from emergency drought legislation (SB 103) signed in early 2014 by Gov. Brown. The…
USDA Funds New Pilot Project
…and corn growers greater access to greenhouse gas markets like those under California’s cap-and-trade program. The $960,000 project is part of a $20.5 million allocation from the USDA Conservation Innovation…
Commentary: How to Comply with State Sales and Use Tax Rules
…and race horse breeding stock The law, adopted in 2001, also provides a full sales and use tax exemption for residential and agricultural uses of liquefied petroleum gas or propane….
NRCS Partners in California Receive $2.7 Million for Conservation Innovations
…help ranchers reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The University of California Regents will work to assess the effectiveness of conifer removal treatment through different processes and provide recommendations on new ways…
State Legislative Session Ends in Flurry of Votes
…affairs director. SB 32 (Pavley, D-Agoura Hills), would have mandated further greenhouse gas emissions reductions. The bill did not have enough votes to pass and will be considered next year….
California State Board of Food and Agriculture to Discuss Incentives for Greenhouse Gas Reductions
Incentive programs available to farmers and local communities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions will be the focus of the California State Board of Food and Agriculture meeting on Tuesday, August…
Almond Orchard Sustainability Lifecycle Study Highlights Greenhouse Gas Benefits, Provides Baseline for Future Goals
…industry is making progress toward becoming carbon neutral or even carbon negative with respect to greenhouse gases (GHG). https://photos.prnewswire.com/prnvar/20150722/239901 “This critical research further reinforces the importance of our longstanding commitment…
Regenis Application Wins Dairy Digester Grant in CA
…state’s aggressive push to limit greenhouse gas emissions. When completed, the digester will generate approximately six million kWh of renewable electricity annually while allowing the dairy to safely reuse liquid…
Conservation Incentives for Working Grass, Range and Pasture Lands
…runoff relative to cropland by 95 and 85 percent respectively, and even sequester 43 million tons of greenhouse gases annually, equal to taking 8 million cars off the road. “A…
CDFA Funds 5 ‘Dairy Digester’ Projects in Central Valley
…gas emissions (GHGs) from dairy manure. Financial assistance for the installation of dairy digesters comes from the state’s cap-and-trade program for combating climate change. Through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund,…
Federal Spending Bill Includes Important Provisions for Producers
…by including a provision to withhold funding to any rule that would require mandatory reporting of greenhouse gas emissions from manure management systems. The committee additionally continued to include language…
USDA Begins Accepting Applications from States for $100 Million Biofuels Infrastructure Partnership
…fossil fuels. A typical gas pump delivers fuel with 10 percent ethanol, which limits the amount of renewable energy most consumers can purchase at the pump. Through BIP, USDA will…