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In New Mexico, where groundwater is the major source of water for humans as well as farms, the state’s dairy industry has been negotiating with the Environment Department to determine the specifics of new water-quality regulations.
Federal water supplies to agricultural producers in California’s lower San Joaquin Valley have been increased to 30%, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced Thursday.
A 21-million-gallon capacity dairy waste lagoon has failed, releasing an unknown quantity of manure into farm fields near the town of Snohomish, Wash.
A Cargill-built and -operated anaerobic digester on the Bettencourt Dairy B6 Farm in Jerome, Idaho, is converting manure from the farm’s 6,000 cows into 1 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a month.
The dairy industry was addressing global warming long before that was cool. We’re producing 59% more milk with 64% fewer cows than in 1944. We use 77% less feed, 65% less water, 90% less land, produce 76% less manure and have a 63% smaller carbon footprint per gallon of milk produced than we did 66 years ago.
Dairy Today’s Dollars and Sense contributors discuss their farms’ approach to reducing carbon footprints.
USDA announced today it was extending the comment period for the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) on Roundup Ready alfalfa by 15 days to March 3.
Dairy producers in California’s Central Valley who have identified deficiencies in their nutrient management infrastructure or need other improvements can apply for funds to address those issues under the Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP).
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Citizens’ Board voted unanimously yesterday to pull the permit of Excel Dairy, Thief River Falls, Minn.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Citizens’ Board voted unanimously yesterday to pull the permit of Excel Dairy, Thief River Falls, Minn. It is the first time MPCA has taken such an action against a dairy under its jurisdiction.
2015 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards Program now accepting nominations
Chief says Feb. 7 deadline makes it possible for more producers to apply.
Nominations must be postmarked by July 11, 2014 for the $10,000 environmental stewardship award.
Eligible producers are encouraged to apply for assistance by Nov. 15, 2013.
New York officials say they’re granting $4.6 million to finish projects permanently protecting 2,200 acres of farmland in five counties.
NRCS invested over $8 million in manure management plans and structural practices to help dairymen comply with increasingly stringent federal and state water quality regulations.
UC Davis’ Frank Mitloehner is clearing the air on the real amount of livestock emissions.
The dairy industry has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by 2020.
The $1.2T infrastructure bill passed through the House following months of negotiation. Farm country can expect $550 billion in new spending. AgriTalk’s Chip Flory and Pro Farmer’s Jim Wiesemeyer take a closer look.
Build Back Better heads to the Senate while Conservation Credit Corporation allocates $27 billion to conservation. Plus, when will the EPA announce RFS mandates?
The White House is considering waiving U.S. gasoline environmental rules aimed at reducing summertime smog, hoping the waiver will combat rising pump prices, Reuters reported.
The National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health released on Tuesday will cover everything from a congressional push for $15 per hour minimum wage to research in soil management impacts on human health.
Kentucky is the 27th state to put a wall up against the legislation. EPA countered Kentucky’s move, asking the court to make clear that the latest rule does not apply nationwide.
EPA has a deadline from the Eight Circuit Court of Appeals to offer a progress report on the Waters of the U.S. rule by Sept. 15.
