Topics: Water, Environment, Climate Change,
Climate crisis and systemic inequities drive push to reform California water laws
‘We are in a time of crisis’: Experts launch effort to update California water laws in the face of climate change and historic injustices
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Topics: Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Environment, Government / Policies,
Iowa Representative Pushing to Ban New Factory Farms
A state legislator is standing up to Big Ag with a new bill that would immediately halt all expansion of factory farms in Iowa.
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Topics: Beef Cattle, Environment, Climate Change, Ranching, Commodity/Trade Groups,
Following is a response from US Cattlemen's organizations after the New York Times posts a long video blaming environmental issues on beef producers.
Threat to Ranchers' Livelihoods: NCBA responds to New York Times blaming ag for climate woes
Ag leaders are coming out swinging, after a New York Times editorial that blames agriculture for the world's climate woes.
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02/07/2022 SOURCE: time.com
A new study shows how eliminating animal agriculture could dramatically reduce emissions
Impossible Foods CEO on the Future of Farming
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02/07/2022 SOURCE: time.com
A new study shows how eliminating animal agriculture could dramatically reduce emissions
Impossible Foods CEO on the Future of Farming
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02/07/2022 SOURCE: news.yahoo.com
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest $1 billion in pilot projects that promote farming, ranching and forestry practices that cut greenhouse gas emissions or capture and store climate-warming carbon, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack told Reuters. The agency is due to announce the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program later on Monday. The program will tap funds from the USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation, which provides up to $30 billion annually from the U.S. Treasury to help stabilize agricultural product prices and support farm income.
USDA to spend $1 billion to promote climate-friendly agriculture
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Topics: Fertilizer, Environment, Climate Change,
If farmers spray these microbes on crops, they don’t need synthetic fertilizer
Nitrogen fertilizer requires fossil fuels to make and can damage the environment after it’s used. Kula Bio is using microbes to cleanly recreate the same process.
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02/04/2022 SOURCE: modernfarmer.com
The state is allowing Smithfield Foods plants to produce biogas from hog waste lagoons—a decision that disproportionately affects the surrounding communities of color.
EPA Launches Investigation Into North Carolina Hog Operations
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Topics: Environment, Climate Change,
Why Environmentalists Pose a Bigger Obstacle to Effective Climate Policy than Denialists
In the recent Netflix smash hit Don’t Look Up, scientists try to warn the world about a comet hurtling towards Earth that is going to wipe out human civilization and possibly life itself. Except, no-one wants to hear the bad news: the US president is too busy with the
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Topics: Soybeans, Environment, Commodity/Trade Groups,
Biodiesel Board Rebrands as Clean Fuels Alliance America
The National Biodiesel Board today unveiled its new name and new brand, Clean Fuels Alliance America, during the opening session of the 2022 National Biodiesel Conference & Expo. The transformation to Clean Fuels helps the industry represent all its industry members: biodiesel, renewable diesel and
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