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California Farms Lead the Nation in Renewable Energy
California Ag Today
Nationally, 11 percent of all farms and ranches in the United States with renewables are in California.
Almond Growers Diversify and Dairy Methane Capture Improves
The Agribusiness Update
As almond prices plunge, growers are focused on their bottom lines, looking for ways to diversify their crop portfolios to shore up narrowing profit margins, and Amp Americas projects reduce more than two million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions since 2012.
Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Dairy Methane Capture Improves
The Agribusiness Update
Georgia peanut producers should be making plans to attend the 48th annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show and Conference, and Amp Americas projects reduce more than two million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions since 2012.
Round of Methane Reduction Grants Opens
California Ag Today
Have aspirations of reducing methane emissions on your dairy or livestock operation? Listen up! The California Department of Food and Agriculture is now open for grant applications that’ll help in the installation of equipment and implementation of practices that do just that.
Domestic Fertilizer Production and China Blocks Certain U.S. Beef
The Agribusiness Update
The USDA announced it is investing $83 million in domestic fertilizer production, and meat processor JBS says China blocked shipments from the company’s Colorado plant because traces of ractopamine.
Hay Stocks Up from Last Year and China Blocks Certain U.S. Beef
The Agribusiness Update
USDA’s May Crop Production report shows that hay stocks in the U.S. are up 46% year-over-year, and meat processor JBS says China blocked shipments from the company’s Colorado plant because traces of ractopamine.
Cow Burp Methane and USDA's Conservation and Climate Solutions
The Agribusiness Update
California dairy farms who figured out how to reduce greenhouse gases emitted by cow manure must now figure out how to tackle methane from the cow’s burps, and USDA announces the availability of $1.5 billion for conservation and climate solutions.
Cow Burp Methane and USDA's Conservation and Climate Solutions
The Agribusiness Update
California dairy farms who figured out how to reduce greenhouse gases emitted by cow manure must now figure out how to tackle methane from the cow’s burps, and USDA announces the availability of $1.5 billion for conservation and climate solutions.
Agriculture's Rank in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Southeast Regional Ag News
According to the latest data from the USDA’s Economic Research Service, farming activities in the United States accounted for some 10.6% of greenhouse gas emissions in 2021.
New Methane Digester Technology for Cattle Feedlots
Line on Agriculture
Bighorn Renewables CEO, Mike Pardun
Measuring Methane Emissions and Animal Extremist Tactics
The Agribusiness Update
Cargill and TREES Consulting develop a new Gold Standard-methodology giving beef producers a way to measure methane emissions reductions, and Animal Ag Alliance releases reports detailing interconnectedness of the animal rights movement and their tactics.
Windfall Bio Wants to Convert Methane Into Nitrogen Fertilizer
Farm of the Future
The company is looking for pilot partners as they begin to commercialize their technology.
CSU AgNext Program Cattle Emission Research
Line on Agriculture
Dr. Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, director of the CSU Agnext Program
California Dairies Reduce Methane and Farm Credit for Americans Act
The Agribusiness Update
California dairy farmers are making progress in reducing methane emissions, and Senator Chuck Grassley to reintroduce Farm Credit for Americans Act.
California Harnesses Cow Power and Specialty Crop Insurance
The Agribusiness Update
The Golden State becomes leader in harnessing "Cow Power" to produce renewable fuels, and California farmers purchase the most Federal Crop Insurance for Specialty Crops.
California Methane Emissions Grants and Thanksgiving Turkey Prices
The Agribusiness Update
The California Department of Food and Agriculture grants will fund research to reduce methane emissions from dairy and livestock operations, and your Thanksgiving turkey is going to cost more this year.
New Zealand is the Latest Country to Tax Cow Burps
Southeast Regional Ag News
New Zealand farmers recently gathered in towns and cities across the country to protest against the government’s plan to tax “agricultural emissions.”
Reducing Cattle Methane Emissions
Farm of the Future
Blue Ocean Barns has a proprietary seaweed product that reduces cattle methane emissions.
Beano for Cows
Line on Agriculture
A novel feed ingredient, developed by Royal DSM, can be included in commercial feedlot diets to reduce methane emissions by up to 80%.
Beer for My Bovines?
Southeast Regional Ag News
Researcher say that using brewer's yeast as a feed additive may lead to a reduction in methane gas emissions from cattle.