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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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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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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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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04/25/2022 SOURCE: www.aol.com
The key to helping curb greenhouse gas emissions from the agriculture industry may be hidden just beneath the surface. While in the past century farming has transformed to be faster and on a larger scale, the newfound efficiency came at a cost to the environment. Farmers extracted more nutrients from the soil than what was being replaced, and the fertilizers used to aid crop growth are responsible for one of the largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions from global agriculture industry, accord
How experts say farmers can reduce greenhouse gases from agriculture
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04/25/2022 SOURCE: ukragroconsult.com
US farmers' and ranchers' world-leading sustainability efforts, including the US beef community's commitment to reach carbon neutrality by 2040, the US pork community's goal to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 40% by 2030, and the US dairy community's commitment to achieve GHG neutrality by 2050, are among the significant contributions highlighted in the most […]
US farmers and ranchers lead on sustainability – report 25.04.2022 - UkrAgroConsult
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04/22/2022 SOURCE: southeastagnet.com
Earth Day is Friday, April 22nd. And the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) notes the dairy industry has reasons to celebrate this ....
Important Facts about Dairy for Earth Day - Southeast AgNET
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