PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2024

The criteria established in this technical guidance document are required to be followed by all operations applying manure or agricultural process wastewater, farms that pasture animals and farms managing an Animal Concentration Area (ACA) unless the operators obtain a permit or approval from the Department to implement alternative practices.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

If it did, the program couldn’t claim to be incentivizing new reductions––it would simply be rewarding operators for activities they have to do regardless. The absence of baseline regulation of dairy operations isn’t limited to greenhouse gas emissions. Agricultural operations are almost uniquely unregulated.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

My partner in our farm, Robbie Jaffe, and I have been very involved in trying to speak for the Cuyama Valley community, defending the science of groundwater depletion and our personal experience as farmers and community-members. Our farm is our personal example of how to do agroecology. But Big Carrot keeps pumping.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

MAY 1, 2024

The Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act framework charts a path for completing a farm bill this year. “NSAC is extremely encouraged to see a pragmatic Senate farm bill proposal that includes numerous bipartisan policies.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

MARCH 8, 2024

In remarks made on February 13 while releasing the new Census data, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack directed attention to the loss of farmland and farms since the 2017 Census saying: “ What you find is in 2017 there were 2 million farmers, today the survey report shows we have 1.9 million, 142,000 fewer farms in 5 years.”

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 18, 2024

Photo: USDA Even though California aims to decrease the emissions of methane, dairy operations are rewarded for creating, and capturing, more and more of the planet-warming super pollutant in the form of manure-derived biogas. Investing further in this industrialized model of dairying perpetuates these burdens.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Farms in Six Southeast Michigan Counties Are Major Sources of Lake Erie Toxic Blooms Water sampling finds no reduction in bloom-producing nutrients. Near its center is Riga Township, home to 1,400 residents and where Pam Taylor’s family has owned a farm for 120 years. . By Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue. Photographs by J.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

OCTOBER 25, 2023

On October 1, 2023, the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 – more commonly known as the 2018 Farm Bill – expired. While it’s true that there are new and significant impacts beginning in the new year, the consequences of allowing the 2018 Farm Bill to expire without a replacement are already beginning to mount.

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Yale E360

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Long home to industrial hog facilities, North Carolina has seen a huge increase in large-scale poultry farms, with more than 1,000 added in 2020 alone. The state scarcely regulates poultry operations, which threaten groundwater and waterways in low-wealth communities. Read more on E360 ?.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

APRIL 15, 2024

This week, farmers, consumers, and advocates across the country are making calls to Congress with a central message: pass a farm bill for all farmers that centers conservation, not consolidation. Farm bill negotiations may be heating up once again after a standstill that has left members of Congress divided about what to prioritize.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The reason a small amount of biomethane generates such a large amount of credit is that biomethane gets credit not only for reducing transportation emissions, but also for reducing methane pollution from manure lagoons at dairies and hog farms across the United States.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

NOTTAWA, MI – In early July, a breeze slipped over a treeline of tall maples and stirred shoulder-high stalks of corn on Larry Walton’s 500-acre farm. At age 60, Walton was raised on his family’s farm here in St. Indeed, on the Walton farm, and all across St. Joseph County, ample reserves of water assure farm prosperity.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 4, 2023

I’m excited to publish my first-ever blog post at UCS on the food and farm bill, and tell you a bit about myself, my background, and—most importantly—how UCS hopes to shape this important legislation to help build a better food system for everyone. So, what exactly does UCS hope the next food and farm bill will accomplish?

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Missing in action, I thought, was a frank discussion of the impact of industrial farming, the role of carbon sequestration, and agriculture’s potential to transition from being an emitter of greenhouse gases to being a mitigator. Farming, from farm to table, contributes 25% of worldwide greenhouse emissions. In the U.S.,

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 28, 2023

to integrate food and farm policy in a way that addresses climate change and helps farmers reduce their carbon emissions. During its previous introduction, the ARA was widely supported by science, farm, and climate groups and considered a landmark piece of legislation in mitigating climate emissions from agriculture.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 27, 2023

As a young queer Latine and aspiring farmer of color, I have personally struggled with farm policy and how to make use of it for my own projects. For the 2023 farm bill to adequately support farmers, the voices of farmers of color must be amplified and implemented. However, the land I am farming on is not climate-stable.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 16, 2024

The demonstration farms serve multiple purposes: to raise awareness, provide education on regenerative agriculture practices, and provide opportunities to advance research. Planting new agroforestry systems on farms is a win for farmers and our planet. Planting is expected to begin in Fall 2024.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 5, 2022

From January through September, electricity in New England cost $5 billion more than during the same time period in 2021, according to data reported by ISO New England, New England’s grid operator, in its monthly operations reports. Those wind farms should be up and running in four to six years.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 2, 2022

And it’s climate-focused at a time when climate impacts on the nation’s farms and communities—from drought in California and its Central Valley to the horrific flooding in Kentucky —are becoming dire. But Congress also needs to pass a new five-year farm bill in 2023, and those additional critical investments will be reconsidered there.

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A Greener Life

JANUARY 17, 2024

Those wells helped the ranch survive years when drought dried up income from the ranching operations. So, by pure dumb luck, my great-grandfather chose the perfect site for a wind farm. Ferrell: In 1994-95 a company approached me and proposed building a wind farm on this ranch. And it was there that I met with other ranchers.

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Yale E360

MAY 9, 2022

Europe's largest floating solar farm, an array the size of four soccer fields, is set to begin operating in Portugal's Alqueva reservoir in July. Read more on E360 ?.

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JUNE 9, 2023

Precision agriculture goes by several other names including, “smart farming,” “agriculture 4.0,” and “digital agriculture.” Precision agriculture originated on large farms in the Midwestern United States in the 1990s, where the focus was on staple crops like corn, soy, and wheat.

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Legal Planet

JUNE 15, 2021

Thus, the regulatory process might be favoring large operations – even though legalization specifically sought to protect small growers, including with caps on the size of permits that could be issued. This provides some real evidence that the regulatory program is encouraging larger farm size.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 6, 2023

In the Center for Dairy Excellence’s latest episode of the “ Cow-Side Conversations” podcast , Neil Hertzler of Rock Hollow Dairy LLC in Perry County, Pennsylvania shares how his family transitioned their dairy operation to a rotational grazing model years ago. All together, they farm approximately 600 acres.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

“It is important for farmers to have access to real-world examples of soil health practices at work so they can make informed decisions for their own unique operations,” said Jeremy Peters, NACD Chief Executive Officer. Net farm income increased $22.13/acre Net farm income increased $34.37/acre Net farm income increased $34.37/acre

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 4, 2024

Railways and natural resources were diverted away from Allensworth to white-owned interests and farm holdings. But maybe the most famous sabotage occurred in March of 2023, after heavy rains flooded Dear Creek and someone artificially diverted the water flow toward Allensworth to protect industrial farmland operations elsewhere.

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Energy & the Law

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Farms , and Agri-South. Farms and $14.1 Farms ] settlement between non-indemnity consideration and indemnified losses.” Farms settlement “should be considered applicable to the indemnified claims.” Farms litigation likely fell within the scope of the Wagners’ indemnity obligations. Farms settlement.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This blog post outlines the funding guidelines, application deadlines, and program requirements for a range of food and farm system grants funded through USDA that are currently accepting applications. For more detailed information on these and other USDA grant programs, see NSAC’s Grassroots Guide to Federal Food and Farm Programs.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2024

The notice included some suggested topics of research-- -- Quantify the impact of Manure Treatment Technologies (MTT) on water quality, -- Quantify the impact of precision feeding and review implications for nutrient reductions -- Quantify the climate benefits of best management practices -- Design a method in which to quantify the climate impacts (..)

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The latest Penn State Extension Energy Essentials newsletter includes articles on unraveling the hydrogen rainbow; renewable energy options on the farm, carbon markets and climate-smart forestry and much more! Click Here to read more. Click Here to read more.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 9, 2023

Photo courtesy of Flickr/Creative Commons user Michael Rael By Brett Walton, Circle of Blue – March 9, 2023 The San Luis Valley, a high desert farming region in southern Colorado, is a land of daunting natural constraints, especially its scarce water reserves. The Peachwood Farms easement is no half measure either.

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PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The honorees in 2024 are-- -- Business Leadership Award - Masa Cooperativa: Masa Cooperativa is a worker-owned and majority immigrant-operated cooperative based in Philadelphia that mills corn grown in partnership with local organic farms to produce masa.

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Legal Planet

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Bureau of Reclamation, operator of the Central Valley Project (CVP) and California’s State Water Project. Beginning in the early 20th century, Congress attempted to limit deliveries of heavily-subsidized federal water to “family” farms no larger than 160 acres.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The letter highlights the growing importance of agroforestry, which is a group of land management practices that incorporate trees and shrubs into agricultural operations and are implemented to diversify income and build resilience. PA Statewide Watershed Conference Oct.

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 25, 2023

DEP is proposing changes to these major parts of the guidance-- -- Manure Management Plan Short Form -- Manure Management Plan Workbook -- Animals on the Operation -- Environmentally Sensitive Areas -- Agricultural Process Wastewater -- Manure Spreader Calibration Click Here for a copy of the draft Supplement.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

MARCH 28, 2024

Advocates and grazing educators know that peer-to-peer education and grazing technical assistance helps producers develop and implement grazing plans that are essential to maximizing successes and opportunities in their operations. Grazing-based farm and ranch operations improve the profitability for producers across the nation.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 24, 2024

Holdings LLC, a real estate property company, has been operating in Lancaster County since 2010. This project is expected to save the farm approximately $26,700 per year and will replace 145,661 kilowatt hours (kWh) per year, which is enough energy to power 13 homes. Click Here for the complete announcement.

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