carbon footprint

Bayer Rolls Out Program Focused On Carbon Smart Farming Practices
Bayer Rolls Out Program Focused On Carbon Smart Farming Practices
Last week, Bayer launched a new carbon initiative enabling growers to be rewarded for adopting certain carbon smart farming practices, helping farmers generate additional revenue. Company officials said the initiative makes Bayer the first to develop a transparent, science-based and collaborative approach to a carbon market in agriculture ...
Farmers Already Working To Lower Carbon Footprint
Farmers Already Working To Lower Carbon Footprint
How can the farm community lower its collective carbon footprint? But as Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue recently pointed out farmers have been working on that goal for some time. "Using techniques like cover crops, and no-till types of things that can capture that" Perdue noted during a webinar last week that farmers are not yet fully implementing some of these techniques ...
DeVaney: Ag Community Needs To Watch Carbon Issue Very Closely
DeVaney: Ag Community Needs To Watch Carbon Issue Very Closely
The 2020 Washington legislative session will be here before you know it.  And while much of the Ag community is watching taxes, H2-A and labor issues very carefully, Jon DeVaney with the Washington state Tree Fruit Association says the environment will be a key issue as well.  He...