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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, March 30, 2025
The South Dakota Supreme Court unanimously sided with landowners Thursday in ruling that CO2 pipeline developer Summit Carbon Solutions has yet to prove it's a common carrier, which limits its ability to do surveys without landowner permission.
When farmers get together to talk, there’s sure to be conversations about the weather, the markets, and how the crops are doing. Lately, here in Iowa, our conversations keep coming back to circles. No, we’re not talking in circles; we’re noticing the circles of life inherent to our farms—and critical for our future.
Truterra, a Land O’ Lakes subsidiary focused on sustainability, announced on Monday details about the second iteration of its carbon program, which will start in 2022.
In this opinion piece, Chuck Hassebrook with the National Center for Appropriate Technology makes the case for targeted federal investment in biochar - technology for removing carbon from the atmosphere while enhancing soil health and agricultural resiliency and productivity.
California’s statewide office of USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service has awarded $319,000 in conservation innovation grants that will address soil health and carbon storage on rangelands, tillage management for rice, and the economics of soil health and water management.
In this opinion piece, Secretary Karen Ross discusses the climate-smart agricultural practices California farmers and ranchers are implementing in conjunction with state programs.
In this opinion piece, Rod Snyder with Field to Market outlines key considerations for the success of voluntary carbon markets alongside traditional supply chain sustainability programs.