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CDFA seeking proposals for manure management, digester research

08/16/23 7:14 AM By Spencer Chase

The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation is giving interested parties until mid-September to submit proposals for manure management practices that might be considered in an upcoming calculation tool for two state programs.

EPA rejects CAFO petition, will evaluate current regulations

08/15/23 5:58 PM By Steve Davies

The Environmental Protection Agency has rejected a petition calling for stricter regulation of animal feeding operations, deciding instead to establish a federal advisory committee to examine the matter.

Compensation conundrum: It’s more than just a salary

Good company culture critical to keeping employees, and perks becoming important, too

08/14/23 11:56 AM By Jacqui Fatka

Agriculture companies are becoming creative in getting new employees in the door, then keeping them by establishing a culture that values the input of employees and helps them buy into the overall mission of feeding and fueling the world.

Daybreak Aug. 9: Report: Corporate climate goals to boost ag carbon demand

08/09/23 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Noah Wicks, Steve Davies, and Jacqui Fatka

A new report being released today says the federal government and private sector have key roles to play in getting more farmers to participate in agricultural carbon markets.

Industry groups oppose narrow interpretation of SCOTUS wetlands ruling

08/09/23 6:25 AM By Steve Davies

Farm groups are among the dozens of industry trade associations expressing concern that the Environmental Protection Agency will try to retain broad authority to regulate discharges into non-navigable waters despite the Supreme Court’s ruling in Sackett.

Advocates of agrivoltaics see solution to land use conflict, push for farm bill funds

08/09/23 6:18 AM By Jana Rose Schleis

Interest in agrivoltaics is increasing as the practice is seen as a potential solution to competing land use, and a bipartisan pair of senators is pushing for new research funding in the next farm bill.

Regenerative agriculture company Truterra announces four new programs

08/09/23 6:09 AM By Jana Rose Schleis

In line with their goals to help farmers adopt regenerative agriculture, Truterra has made four new data-driven regional and crop-specific programs available.

Daybreak Aug. 7: Cropland values up 33% since 2020

08/07/23 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, and Jacqui Fatka

We have some fresh evidence of the continued strength of the U.S. farm economy. The average value of U.S. cropland jumped more than 8% this year.

North Dakota nixes route for Summit Carbon pipeline

08/04/23 2:54 PM By Steve Davies

The North Dakota Public Service Commission dealt a blow Friday to Summit Carbon Solutions’ effort to build a 2,000-mile pipeline to transport liquid carbon dioxide through five states, rejecting the company’s proposed route through the state.

Daybreak Aug. 2: Mandatory base update could hit some states hard

08/02/23 10:00 AM By Bill Tomson, Philip Brasher, Noah Wicks, Jacqui Fatka, and Steve Davies

Lawmakers continue to struggle with what to do about commodity programs in a new farm bill, including how to pay for increases in reference prices. One idea is to require farmers to update their base acreage to reflect current plantings.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Kip Eideberg, Association of Equipment Manufacturers

This week’s Open Mic guest is Kip Eideberg, Senior Vice-President Government and Industry Relations for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers. Like the industries they serve, equipment manufacturers are familiar with the cyclical turns in farming, forestry, construction and mining. Eideberg says higher interest rates, a lack of trade agreements and sluggish economies around the globe and in the U.S. are proving challenging for the customers to make capital purchases. Eideberg is hopeful Congress will bring a new farm bill in the Lame Duck session or at least early next year. He says tax policy will also be critical next year as both industry and customers need amended policy on deductions for research as well as depreciation.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 1, 2024: WFP Laureate Cary Fowler at Borlaug Dialogue

2024 World Food Prize laureates Cary Fowler and Geoffrey Hawtin were honored for their life work protecting crop biodiversity at the Borlaug International Dialogue. We asked Fowler about the creation of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

Then, Jim Snee, CEO of Hormel, and his wife Tammy discuss Hormel’s Hometown Food Security Project, and Manuel Otero, IICA director general, spoke on farmers’ challenges to adopt new technology.

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