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Watson Brought On To Help Dairy West Focus On Sustainability
Watson Brought On To Help Dairy West Focus On Sustainability
Watson Brought On To Help Dairy West Focus On Sustainability
Dairy West recently took a big step in the industry’s effort to become carbon neutral by 2050 by adding Marissa Watson as the first vice president of sustainability. Watson said days into her new role, she’s trying to understand what dairy farmers across Idaho are already doing and the support they need. “Be ...
How Does Ag Become Carbon Neutral?
How Does Ag Become Carbon Neutral?
How Does Ag Become Carbon Neutral?
Can U.S. agriculture become carbon neutral by the year, 2050? And if so, how will it be accomplished? "The answer is, we don't know but we're gonna try, and we're goonna find out," said University of Arkansas's Marty Matlock. "There are many sectors of society that actually really need to go net zero because they are fossil fuel based, agriculture is not," added Frank Mitloe
Farmers Bracing for More Scrutiny Under Biden?
Farmers Bracing for More Scrutiny Under Biden?
Farmers Bracing for More Scrutiny Under Biden?
Bloomberg says American agriculture is likely bracing for more scrutiny of its practices under a Joe Biden administration. Agriculture would potentially see more regulation of everything from environmental protections to workplace safety, a stark contrast from the anti-regulatory Trump administration ...
Farm Groups Support Carbon Market Bill
Farm Groups Support Carbon Market Bill
Farm Groups Support Carbon Market Bill
Farm groups offered their support this week for a climate bill that would give farmers access to carbon offset markets during a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing Wednesday. The Growing Climate Solutions Act would create a certification program at the Department of Agriculture to help solve technical barriers to participation in carbon credit markets for farmers and forest landowners ... Read
Monsanto On Track for Carbon Neutrality in 2021
Monsanto On Track for Carbon Neutrality in 2021
Monsanto On Track for Carbon Neutrality in 2021
Monsanto announced that it’s on track to reach its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2021.  The company expects to meet the commitment it first made in December of 2015.  Operational improvements have already reduced Monsanto’s carbon footprint by more than 200,000 metric tons.  That’s a reduction about equa...