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FDA looking at animal food ingredient approval process

08/08/24 1:10 PM By Steve Davies

The Food and Drug Administration is seeking comments on how to handle approval of animal food ingredients following last week’s announcement it will not be renewing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Association of American Feed Control Officials.

EPA bans sale, use of DCPA, citing risk to unborn children

08/07/24 4:42 PM By Steve Davies

Citing risks to the unborn, EPA has banned the sale and use of the herbicide DCPA, sold as Dacthal.

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Climate projects attract fruit, vegetable growers

08/07/24 8:24 AM By Chloe Lovejoy

The Biden administration's effort to help farmers make money from cutting their greenhouse gas emissions is drawing interest from fruit and vegetable growers.

USDA’s $3B bet on climate-smart markets relies on widely varying farmer incentives, requirements

A few projects would pay for emission reductions, not just practices

08/07/24 6:07 AM By Noah Wicks and Rebekah Alvey

An Agri-Pulse analysis of projects that account for the bulk of spending under the Biden administration’s Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities initiative shows it heavily relies on a relatively small number of practices. And most of the projects are paying farmers according to the practices they implement rather than for actual emission reductions.

Four commodities, four different approaches to climate-smart marketing

Varying rules, payment schemes define soy, dairy, cotton, rice projects

08/07/24 6:06 AM By Des Keller

Four major projects that are part of Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities initiative showcase the varied approaches farm groups, companies and non-profit sponsors are taking to prove the impact of conservation practices on ag’s environmental footprint.

What new Trump presidency may mean for ‘climate-smart’ initiative

08/07/24 6:05 AM By Rebekah Alvey

The Biden administration is banking on farm groups and agribusiness interests to ensure the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities initiative has a lasting impact, even if former President Donald Trump wins in November.

USDA scales back data requirements but privacy concerns linger

08/07/24 6:05 AM By Rebekah Alvey

Getting data from farmers is essential for evaluating the impact of climate-smart practices on greenhouse gas emissions. But getting farmers to provide that data, and keeping it private, emerged as a concern as the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities projects started being implemented.

Walz looks to lend midwestern, rural cred to Democratic ticket

08/07/24 6:04 AM By Steve Davies

Democrats are hoping the choice of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will gain them support in rural areas and in the battleground states of Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, but his spot on the ticket may owe as much to his progressive stances on issues such as climate change and school meals.

Farm groups seek tough standards for carbon verifiers

08/04/24 12:55 PM By Jake Zajkowski

Farm groups are calling for stringent requirements for third-party verifiers of carbon farming projects, including knowledge of crops grown in the U.S. and specific soil types, as USDA seeks to implement the Growing Climate Solutions Act.

EPA-backed project could boost industrial hemp, but barriers remain

07/31/24 6:07 AM By Rebekah Alvey

A project that aims to create standards and build up the hemp building and construction industry, a market advocates say holds major environmental and economic potential, was selected for federal funding. While industrial hemp has made several advancements, advocates are worried an amendment included in the House farm bill could cause havoc and limit further growth.

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09.27.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Sept. 27, 2024: Mary Kay Thatcher on elections, ESA from WIA Summit

Nearly 1,000 women gathered in Denver for the Women in Agribusiness Summit this week. We connected with Mary Kay Thatcher from Syngenta to discuss EPA's Final Herbicide Strategy and an outlook for the November election.

Then, Terryn Lawrence from Rabobank discusses her experience at Climate Week in New York City and Fidela Irigoyen with Wells Fargo Agribusiness discusses water and ag labor challenges for the Western U.S.

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