PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 9, 2025

PASA is now accepting registrations for the 2025 Sustainable Agriculture Conference to be held February 5-7 in Lancaster. For more information on programs, initiatives, research, educational opportunities and how you can get involved, visit the PASA Sustainable Agriculture website or follow them on Facebook and Twitter.

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PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 25, 2025

PASA Sustainable Agriculture has again honored farmers, community and business leaders who serve as examples for advancing sustainable agriculture through innovation and collaboration with this year's Pasabilities Awards. PASA recognized-- -- Business Leadership Award: The Wilson Family, Wilson Land & Cattle Co.:

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Yale E360

JUNE 14, 2022

Farmers and scientists are increasingly observing that unusually high springtime temperatures can kill pollen and interfere with the fertilization of crops. Researchers are now searching for ways to help pollen beat the heat, including developing more heat-tolerant varieties. Read more on E360 ?.

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JANUARY 23, 2025

If you have canceled, suspended, or unwanted pesticides, you can schedule disposal through the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture CHEMSWEEP Program. Visit the Department of Agricultures CHEMSWEEP Program webpage for more information. Click Here for the Penn State Extension announcement.

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Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

by Nell Green Nylen and Molly Bruce Water scarcity is a growing problem for agriculture and ecosystems across the U.S. What happens to water after someone diverts (withdraws) it from a natural surface water or groundwater source, such as a stream or aquifer, to irrigate an agricultural field?

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Photo credit: USDA The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has promoted the sale of foods locally for over two decades via business and community investments made by Value-Added Producer Grants , Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Grants , and most recently Regional Food System Partnership grants.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 3, 2025

On April 3, the Penn State Extensions Center for Agricultural Assistance Training recognized Sen. The annual award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated significant initiative and leadership on agricultural conservation issues in Pennsylvania. Scott Martin (R-Lancaster) and State Sen. Photo: Sen. Yaw and Sen. Martin, Sen.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 27, 2024

On December 26, the Department of Agriculture announced the investment of $10,215,541 to purchase development rights for 2,842 acres on 31 farms in 13 counties, protecting them from future residential or commercial development. Visit Agricultures Farmland Preservation webpage to learn more about this program.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

MAY 13, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition press@sustainableagriculture.net Tel. 347.563.6408 Release: Budget Bill Steamrolls Farm Bill Future, Slashing Billions Washington, DC, May 13, 2025 Yesterday evening, the House Agriculture Committee released its budget reconciliation bill text.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 4, 2024

In some cases, PFAS contamination in agriculture has been linked to the use of biosolids from wastewater treatment plants as fertilizer. The EPA is also conducting a risk assessment of pollutants in biosolids, which may lead to future regulations aimed at reducing the spread of these chemicals on agricultural lands.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 5, 2025

On March 5, Hanna Smith-Brubaker, Executive Director of PASA Sustainable Agriculture , notified supporters and stakeholders the organization is being forced to institute a phased furlough of most of its employees due to the federal funding freeze. Click Here to make an emergency donation to PASA.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 29, 2024

It would be comprehensive in its scope, including the climate, environmental, and radiological effects of nuclear war and how these would impact public health, global social and economic systems, agriculture, and ecosystems over periods of days, weeks, and decades.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 20, 2025

On March 20, PASA Sustainable Agriculture announced it has signed on to a lawsuit filed yesterday by the Southern Environmental Law Center and Public Rights Project. PASA Sustainable Agriculture cultivates environmentally sound, economically viable, and community-focused farms and food systems.

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 28, 2025

To help agriculture professionals just beginning their journey in agricultural conservation, the Center for Agricultural Conservation Assistance Training , administered by Penn State Extension, is holding a June 24 webinar-- Conservation Cornerstone: Pennsylvania Right to Farm Laws -- from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 3, 2025

On April 3, Pasa Sustainable Agriculture shared an update on the continuing federal funding freeze affecting farmers and their organization. I have been running my own farm business for 16 years, and Pasa's programmatic offerings and research studies have been the most valuable of any agricultural service provider that I've worked with."

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Legal Planet

JANUARY 9, 2025

The evidence shows that hydroclimate whiplash has already increased due to global warming, and further warming will bring about even larger increases, says Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with UCLA and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources who led the study.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The world is increasingly recognizing the value of sustainable food systems, and organic agriculture plays a vital role in this movement. Organic practices enhance soil health and biodiversity, foster resource regeneration, and help mitigate and build resilience to climate change. For the FY25 budget, NIFA is suggested a $3.5

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 26, 2024

On October 25, US Senator Bob Casey announced $40 million in funding to the Department of Agriculture and Land O'Lakes Farmer Cooperative -- $21.2 This program reimburses farmers for the costs to produce, harvest, process, and transport agricultural products that are donated to food banks. 6 Hearing, Dec.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 17, 2025

Youth aged 8 to 12 are invited to join Penn State Extension to Soak up Science and Be a Stream Doctor at Penn States Southeast Agricultural Research Farm in Millheim, Centre County from July 29 to August 1 where they will learn how they can be Stream Doctors. 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Noon to 1:00 p.m.

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The Applied Ecologist

MAY 2, 2025

In our ‘Field Diaries’ series, The Applied Ecologist is sharing stories from a range of different fieldwork experiences. In this post, Mohammad Javad Soltani shares their story visiting wetlands in Iran and studying them with remote sensing. Overview of fieldwork project I am a M.Sc.

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Environmental News Bits

JUNE 6, 2025

Nestlé and ingredients processor Ofi announced last week they will invest in a regenerative agriculture partnership that will help reforest land in cocoa-growing regions devastated by clear-cutting and deforestation. The efforts are estimated to cut 1.5

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 11, 2025

On March 11, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition lamented the termination of previously announced funding for the Local Food for Schools and Child Care Cooperative Agreement and Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement program. Pennsylvania farmers received $6.8 million a year from this program.] "On

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In early 2023, I had the opportunity to serve as the reviewer of Chapter 11 (Agriculture, Food Systems, and Rural Communities) of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA 5 ). As extreme weather events increase in frequency, the agricultural supply chain is more vulnerable to disruption.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

AUGUST 2, 2022

Here I’ll expand a bit on the provisions of the bill aimed at agriculture. $20 If passed, the current Senate proposal would inject many of those new dollars into proven US Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs over the next four years—most notably, $3.25 20 billion for farmers and resilient farmland.

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 27, 2025

As social scientists, weve been investigating how farmers … Continue reading When farmers and scientists collaborate, biodiversity and agriculture can thrive heres how Several hundred farmers also manage livestock on this land.

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The Applied Ecologist

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Víctor Martín and Joan Navarro talk us through how gulls tagged with GPS and tested for pathogens can be used as tools to detect early pathogen circulation and pollution sources in the environment. This is explored further in their new research article.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 13, 2025

For many reasons, Californias agricultural regions are in a state of flux. A fundamental land use transition is underway, motivated in part by the passage of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act more than a decade ago and market forces, such as changing crop prices and tariffs, which are currently hitting the agricultural sector hard.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

APRIL 1, 2025

The bill helps secure our domestic food system by establishing a pilot program within the US Department of Agricultures (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA). The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition applauds the introduction of the New Producer Economic Security Act.

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Yale E360

APRIL 25, 2025

Researchers are starting to pay closer attention to the widespread damage wrought by agricultural herbicides. Drifting sprays may not kill trees, shrubs, and other nontarget plants outright, but experts believe they are making them vulnerable to insects, fungi, and disease. Read more on E360

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Enviromental Defense

MARCH 13, 2025

Lets examine the evidence: Overly restricting ground-mounted solar in prime agricultural areas. While the previous solar program (the Feed-in-Tariff) excluded ground-mount solar from the best agricultural areas, the current power purchase is excluding solar projects on all farmland.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 24, 2024

One key component of a transformational food and farm bill would be a strong focus on how we address the impacts of climate change on our food system and the agricultural sector. And that’s where the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) climate hubs play a critical role. It’s time for Congress to take action to ensure their future.

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Yale E360

JANUARY 30, 2025

Farmers have long drained peatlands for agriculture, but the dried-out soils release vast quantities of CO2. To halt this process, new initiatives in Germany are not only rewetting peatlands but also creating markets for the native grasses, reeds, and sedges they support. Read more on E360

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Agricultural operations are almost uniquely unregulated. At the federal level, agricultural operations are exempt from laws intended to prevent pollution to water and to the air. Agricultural employees are excluded from the protections of the National Labor Relations Act. But CARB has the opportunity to change course now.

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National Law Center

MAY 28, 2025

By Drew Viguet National Agricultural Law Center U of A System Division of Agriculture May 28, 2025 Fast facts: 2024 Supreme.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The Inflation Reduction Act is directing $20B toward climate-resilient agriculture Reducing heat-trapping carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions through policies that drive renewable energy and clean transportation has well known benefits. It is agriculture’s responsibility to be part of that action.

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Inside Climate News

JANUARY 7, 2025

New research found that the crop used to feed dairy and beef cows uses the vast majority of agricultural water that would otherwise replenish the largest saline lake in the nation.

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Enviromental Defense

APRIL 3, 2025

The Greenbelt Review should be explicitly mandated to recommend measures that increase the certainty that both natural heritage features and agricultural land will continue to be used for those purposes. access roads, stormwater retention ponds) that destroy the environmental or agricultural values of Greenbelt lands.

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