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Topics: Agriculture US, Environment,
Equilibrium — Record pipeline spill threatens Midwest farm culture
Equilibrium is a newsletter that tracks the growing global battle over the future of sustainability. Subscribe here or in the box below. A record spill from the Keystone pipeline system has one Kan…
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12/06/2022 SOURCE: www.euractiv.com
This EURACTIV-GIGAEurope Digital Debate examined the role that digital technologies can play in global efforts to address food security issues and make agriculture more sustainable. Addressed questions included: - What are the current attitudes and adoption rates of precision agriculture tools of Europe’s farms? - What environmental challenges do farmers face and what is the role precision agriculture can play in tackling these? - What is industry doing to address farmers’ concerns around privacy and data ownership? - What sort of regulatory assurances can policymakers provide if farmers invest in precision farming tools?
Precision Agriculture - What do EU farmers want?
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Livestock/Meat, Sustainability, Environment,
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08/16/2022 SOURCE: edairynews.com
As global warming heats up, humans will increasingly suffer from rising temperatures. But how will climate change affect cows?
Global warming and dairy cows: Why heat is bad for milk production - eDairyNews-EN
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08/16/2022 SOURCE: www.agweek.com
North Dakota’s State Conservationist Mary Podoll talks about the realities behind the rhetoric involving the Biden administration cooperation with the so-called “30 by 30” initiative, a worldwide effort to protect resources.
Will ‘30 by 30’ be a stewardship boon or a federal ‘land grab?’
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Topics: Agriculture US, Water, Environment, USDA, Government / Policies,
Supreme Court to weigh in on 'waters of the US'
The Sackett v. EPA case marks another attempt to pin down what is a waters of the U.S., or WOTUS, an issue that has been debated for years with the legal ambiguity a thorn in the side of farmers and ranchers, property developers and others seeking clarity on how not to run afoul of federal law.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Conservation/Tillage, Environment, US EPA,
Monarch butterflies now classified as endangered
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature estimates that monarch butterfly populations have declined between 22% and 72% over a decade.
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07/21/2022 SOURCE: www.nationalgeographic.com
The IUCN also announced that sturgeon are in rapid decline, while tiger populations are stabilizing.
Monarch butterflies are now an endangered species
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05/06/2022 SOURCE: bioengineer.org
Pesticides affect the health of agricultural soils and waterways. But how do the living organisms in our ecosystems react if
The effects on ecosystems of reduced pesticide use
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Nancy Kavazanjian
Topics: Cover Crops, Conservation/Tillage, Environment, USDA,
IATP Report Shows EQIP Funding for Practices that Make the Environment Worse
The report also found that programs like the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQUIP) and Conservation Reserve Program pay for practices the group claims make environmental practices worse in 12 agriculturally intensive states.
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