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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, USDA, Government / Policies, AgriBusiness,
TOPIC(S): Economics, USDA, Climate Change,

07/17/2023 SOURCE: www.msn.com

U.S. Department of Agriculture to invest $300 million in monitoring agricultural emissions

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Wednesday that his department will invest $300 million to improve the measurement and reporting of planet-warming emissions by the country's agriculture and forestry sectors. The investment — which comes from the Inflation Reduction Act, the U.S.'s climate law — will create a research network to monitor carbon levels in soil, which is crucial for understanding how much of the greenhouse gas is stored...

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TOPIC(S): Soybeans, Cotton, Commodities, USDA,

07/05/2023 SOURCE: www.ers.usda.gov

USDA ERS - Oil Crops Sector at a Glance

The major U.S. oilseed crops are soybeans, cottonseed, sunflowerseed, canola, rapeseed, and peanuts. Soybeans are the dominant oilseed in the United States, accounting for about 90 percent of U.S. oilseed production. Most U.S. soybeans are planted in May and early June and harvested in late September and October.

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TOPIC(S): Corn/Maize, Agriculture US, Ethanol/Biofuel, USDA,
TOPIC(S): Soybeans, USDA,
TOPIC(S): Soil Health, USDA, Carbon Farming,

06/26/2023 SOURCE: www.climatehubs.usda.gov

Soil Health, Soil Amendments, and Carbon Farming | USDA Climate Hubs

Natural and working lands play a vital role in helping California meet its goal of carbon neutrality by 2045. There is huge potential to store carbon in soils on croplands and rangelands in California using soil amendments. In addition to enhancing soil carbon sequestration, soil amendments may provide co-benefits to growers such as increased crop and forage yields and improved soil health.

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TOPIC(S): Rice, USDA, Weather,
TOPIC(S): Wheat, Education U.S. MidWest, USDA,
TOPIC(S): Soybeans, Agriculture Global, USDA,

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