Senators heard from representatives of U.S. peanut growers, dairy producers and wheat farmers Thursday during a hearing on “Agricultural Trade: Priorities and Issues Facing America’s Farmers.” Representing the U.S. Peanut Federation before the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management, and Trade, was Karla Baker Thompson with JET Farms Georgia and Integrity Farms of Camilla, Georgia. Thompson highlighted the decline …
Agoro Carbon Alliance Distributed More Than $9 Million to Farmers and Ranchers Across the U.S.
One-year post launch, the company reflects on its success Agoro Carbon Alliance has distributed more than $9 million in payments to U.S. farmers and ranchers in its first year, carving a unique position in the carbon farming market. “We are extremely proud of the company’s success in the first year,” said Agoro Carbon interim CEO, Elliot Formal. “We have connected …
Traction Announces Connectivity with Climate FieldView Platform to Provide Farmers Complete Analysis of Field Profitability
Traction™, a comprehensive farm accounting solution, is now connected to the Climate FieldView™ platform, providing farmers the option to share field records seamlessly from their FieldView account. With this new capability, Traction delivers accurate field profitability analysis and up-to-date inventory tracking for farmers across the U.S. This new connection is unique to the industry due to the integration of Traction’s …
Daugherty Water for Food Podcast Episode 12
Managed aquifer recharge can be an innovative way to both satisfy endangered species’ habitat restoration and benefit crop irrigators in the area. This is exactly how it was used in Nebraska’s Central Platte Valley when river canals were already in need of repair after more than 100 years of use. The process consists of recharging an aquifer using either surface …
RFA CEO Comments on EPA Final RFS Rules
The Environmental Protection Agency finalized a package of actions Friday setting biofuel volumes for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program for years 2020, 2021, and 2022, and introducing regulatory changes intended to enhance the program’s objectives. According to the Renewable Fuels Association, the final regulatory actions taken by EPA “bring certainty back to the Renewable Fuel Standard and pave the …
Minnesota Soybean Farmers “Stepping Up” for Health Care Frontline Workers
From farm to frontline, Minnesota farmers showcasing versatility, benefits of soy through statewide campaign Health care heroes in our communities do more than their fair share to help keep us safe and healthy. This summer, Minnesota soybean farmers, with the help of the soybean checkoff, are Stepping Up and saluting these frontline workers throughout the state by donating sets of …
TRUTERRA’S 2022 CARBON PROGRAM OPEN FOR SECOND ROUND OF FARMER ENROLLMENT THROUGH JUNE 30
Qualifying farmers can earn up to $25 per ton of carbon stored in soil (Arden Hills, Minn.) – Truterra, LLC, the sustainability business of Land O’Lakes, Inc., one of America’s largest farmer-owned cooperatives, today announced the opening of an additional one-month sign-up period for its 2022 carbon program. Truterra enrolled an initial cohort of farmers beginning in December 2021 and …
USDA Announces Framework to Transform the Food System
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced details of a “framework to transform the food system to benefit consumers, producers and rural communities by providing more options, increasing access, and creating new, more, and better markets for small and mid-size producers.” Vilsack said the framework “builds on lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and supply chain disruptions caused by Russia’s war …
2022 Alltech ONE Conference
It has been three years since the Alltech ONE Conference was an in-person event but this year it is back in Lexington live, with a virtual option for those unable to make it. The Alltech ONE Conference (ONE) will feature tracks that will uncover the challenges and opportunities in agriculture, business, health and wellness, and professional development. Now in its …
USDA Announces Meat Supply Chain Actions
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack used an appearance before the Senate Agriculture Committee on Thursday to make a few announcements, including issuing a new Packers & Stockyards Act rulemaking, making available $200 Million to expand competition in meat processing, and investing $25 million in workforce training. Vilsack said the actions build on President Biden’s whole-of-government effort to promote competition in …
ZimmCast 692 – Alltech Planet of Plenty Awards
This edition of the ZimmCast comes from Lexington, Kentucky and the 2022 Alltech ONE Conference, which was the first live and in-person since 2019 and included a lot of award-giving. Alltech has been focused on promoting a Planet of Plenty over the past three years so, for this week’s ZimmCast we share two interviews. First will be the 2021 Alltech …
Turn up the Intensity for The ACE
Turn down the intensity for carbon, turn it up for “The ACE.” Intensity is the theme for the American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) 35th annual conference coming up August 10-12 in Omaha. Katie Muckenhirn, ACE Vice President of Public Affairs, says they are branding the 35-year-old conference as The ACE. “It also stands for the American Conference on Ethanol,” she …
MyLand Expands Leadership Team with Vice President of Operations, Environmental Health & Safety
Matt Kessel brings 15 years of experience in operations and engineering to MyLand (Phoenix, AZ) – MyLand Company, LLC (“MyLand”), a soil health company, announced today that Matt Kessel has joined the company as Vice President of Operations, Environmental Health, and Safety. Matt will oversee MyLand’s in-field service operations in our current locations in Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas and …
Ethanol Report on Travel and Transportation
The summer driving season gets underway this weekend and as drivers are planning to hit the road for the holiday despite the highest gas prices in history ethanol is making it a little less painful at the pump. In this edition of the Ethanol Report podcast, Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) president and CEO Geoff Cooper discusses Memorial Day gas prices …
Iowa Governor Signs Biofuels Access Bill
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed the Biofuels Access Bill into law on Tuesday morning surrounded by farmers and biofuels supporters on a family farm outside of Prairie City. The bill makes Iowa the first state in the nation to adopt an E15 standard and expands access to higher blends of ethanol and biodiesel across the state, lowering fuel prices for …