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Maggie Monast with the Environmental Defense Fund and Dan Yeoman of the Soil and Water Outcomes Fund

Opinion: Why climate-smart agriculture needs a green bank

04/10/23 1:35 PM By Maggie Monast and Dan Yeoman

In this opinion piece, Maggie Monast with the Environmental Defense Fund and Dan Yeoman of the Soil and Water Outcomes Fund discuss the need for new funding options for climate-smart agriculture.

New loan fund incentivizes farmers to adopt regenerative practices

01/12/22 6:14 AM By Steve Davies

A new farm operating loan will come with a lower interest rate to producers who achieve certain climate change and water quality benchmarks.

Ag lenders need to take conservation into account, report says

09/02/20 3:44 PM By Steve Davies

Agricultural lenders should design their loan programs to encourage farmers' adoption of farming practices resilient to the impacts of climate change, the Environmental Defense Fund says in a new report.

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December 15, 2024

Open Mic: Duane Highley, CEO, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association

This week’s Open Mic guest is Duane Highley, CEO of Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association. This western cooperative is embracing the growing need for electric power among its one million customers and 200,000 square miles of challenging terrain with an “all of the above” approach to power generation. Highley says the cooperative is utilizing advanced battery technology to add wind and solar generation to the base load capacity of the system. At the state and federal level, Highley says rural cooperatives need faster permitting, less regulatory red tape, and better access to funds to assist in generating and delivering power to rural America.

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12.20.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Dec. 20, 2024: Todd Van Hoose on Farm Credit System, farm economy

The Farm Credit System has experienced many changes in recent decades to better support rural America. Todd Van Hoose, retiring president and CEO of the Farm Credit Council, discussed the viability of lenders in 2025 and looked back at a historic farm bill advocacy push. Christy Seyfert will succeed Van Hoose in January.

Then, The Russell Group’s Jessica Schulken and John Weber from Monument Advocacy discuss the potential impacts of DOGE and what influence RFK Jr. may have on the food and agriculture industries.

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