Panels at the North Dakota Farmers Union Evolution Ag Summit largely came back to what practices to reduce carbon emissions cost to farmers and what their implementation should be worth.
The Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture will pay producers to adopt or maintain practices that curb greenhouse gas emissions, like no till, minimum till, prescribed grazing or cover crops.
Environmental groups in North Carolina are demanding changes to the Southgate extension of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Ridge Graham, North Carolina program manager for Appalachian Voices, said while the original plan was to transport gas to the homes of North Carolina residents served by the Public Service of North Carolina, the project's future is uncertain since the pipeline's operator submitted a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requesting changes. "They're trying to bring in way more gas on it, using a bigger pipe, which is going to have different impacts and concerns. " ...
It's been just over one year since tornadoes ravaged communities in areas such as Dallas, Coosa and Tallapoosa counties in Alabama. While the new year brings hope, many residents are still grappling with the aftermath, raising important discussions about climate resilience and future recovery efforts. Collins Pettaway III is a Selma resident and vice basileus of the Omega Chi Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. ...
North Dakota is one of four states chosen for a federally funded pilot program to spur more interest in farmers to reduce their carbon footprint. Through a USDA grant, the Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture will offer farmers and ranchers in the selected states $100 an acre or animal unit to implement conservation practices, such as cover crops and no-till farming. The federal government has longstanding cost-sharing programs for these efforts, but it's not easy for all producers to get approved. ...
Research shows that farmers die from suicide at a rate twice as high as the rest of the population, and Illinois officials are taking steps to help reverse that trend. The Illinois Department of Agriculture, in coordination with the Illinois FFA Foundation and the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, will expand the state's Farm Family Resource Initiative to all 102 counties. Illinois Ag Department Director Jerry Costello said the program will bring much-needed mental-health services to rural parts of the state. ...
Students in eight rural Nebraska schools will soon be getting hands-on experience in "specialty crop" production thanks to a two-year U.S. Department of Agriculture grant awarded to the Center for Rural Affairs. Kirstin Bailey is senior project associate at the center and lead staff on the Nebraska Young Farmer Program: Introducing Specialty Crop Production. ...