Projects to Help Prevent and Reduce GHG Emissions
US - USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) on Friday (19 March) announced more than $5 million in grants to address air quality issues, including reducing agricultural atmospheric emissions...

Report Highlights Impacts of Livestock Production
US - A new report reveals the environmental and social impacts of what its editors call the 'livestock revolution'.

Renewable Fuel Standard Increases Net Farm Income
US - Analysis by a Texas AgriLife Research economist reveals new renewable fuel standards would lead to more than a $13 billion increase in net farm income, yet cost consumers on average $10 more for food...

Plant Buffers Limit Spread of Antibiotics in Manure
US - Research by scientists at the University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry suggests that buffer strips of grasses and other plants can trap and break down veterinary antibiotics in manure f...

State Environmental Regulations Compiled
US – Environmental regulations can be confusing and challenging for poultry and livestock producers. In some cases, merely keeping track of all the different regulations can be a daunting task.

$24M Grant from NIFA for Animal Health Research
US - USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) on Tuesday (2 February) announced $24 million in grants to study animal heath, reproduction, breeding, genetics and nutrition.

AFB Comment on EPA's Climate Change Finding
US - The American Farm Bureau Federation's (AFBF) president, Bob Stallman, yesterday criticised the EPA endangerment finding related to climate change.

Tips Offered to Prevent Manure Pit Explosions
US - Recent explosions and flash fires that occurred in livestock buildings with manure pits in Iowa and Minnesota have a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension engineer and others offering advice on...

NPPC Supports New USDA Research Agency
US - The National Pork Producers Council yesterday applauded the launch of a new research and education arm within the US Department of Agriculture.

Texas Meeting Returns to Review Industry Change
TEXAS, US - Industry changes are the focus of the Animal Manure Management Conference, which started at Round Rock yesterday. Keynote speakers are addressing environmental, regulatory and public relations...

Pork Checkoff's Industry Environmental Stewards
US - The Pork Checkoff, along with its cosponsor, National Hog Farmer magazine, has selected four pork production operations to receive the industry's highest environmental honor, which is the...

New Technology Cuts Industrial Odours, Pollutants
US - A North Carolina State University researcher has devised a new technology that really does not stink. In fact, it could be the key to eliminating foul odours and air pollutants emitted by industrial...

Meat Production Not a Major Source of GHG Emissions
US - Ezra Klein's commentary "The Meat of the Problem" [Food, 29 July] was "inaccurate and not scientifically based," says AMI President and CEO J. Patrick Boyle in a recently published letter-to-the-editor...

AFBF: Climate Bill Embarks on a Fool’s Errand
US - American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman yesterday said that the House-passed climate legislation will have little to no impact on global temperatures. Testifying before the Senate Committee...

Carbon Market Opportunities for Agriculture
Carbon credits generated by agriculture are a relatively new commodity according to Dr Dave Beede and Dr Wendy Powers of Michigan State University in the latest MSU Pork Quarterly.

Farming Groups Welcome Clean Energy Bill
US - The House of Representatives has approved legislation that will allow farmers, ranchers and forest owners to fully participate in a market-based carbon offset programme, earning income for activities...

NPPC: Compromise Climate Change Legislation
US - "With US pork producers suffering record losses, the National Pork Producers Council cannot support climate change legislation even with the compromise language agreed to late Wednesday," NPPC said...

NPPC Opposes Climate Change Measure
US - In a letter sent yesterday to House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, D-Minn., and Ranking Member Frank Lucas, R-Okla., the National Pork Producers Council indicated its opposition to...

US Farm Groups Oppose Clean Water Legislation
US – Farming groups in the US are partnering to oppose legislation to significantly expand the federal jurisdiction of The Clean Water Act (CWA).

NPPC: Cap and Trade Preferable to Carbon Tax
US - A cap-and-trade programme such as the one that soon will be before the House of Representatives is preferable to a carbon tax for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but added costs associated with...

EPA Plan is Not Well Thought Out, Says NPPC
US - The Greenhouse Gas Reporting Plan from Environmental Protection Agency could increase environmental problems, accoridng to the National Pork Producers Council, NPPC.

WPE REPORT: Certification in PQA Plus Called for
US - The US National Pork Board is calling on pork producers to become certified in the in the Pork Quality Assurance Plus programme, writes ThePigSite senior editor Chris Harris.

Schering-Plough Flips Switch on 1.7MW Solar System
US - Animal health and pharmaceuticals giant, Schering-Plough Corporation, has switched on a 1.7 megawatt solar energy system on the roof of its centre in New Jersey.

There’s Money in Managing Manure if Done Right
US - New and expanding swine production facilities in North Carolina are required to use manure management systems that meet the strictest environmental performance standards in the nation.

AFBF: EPA's GHG Finding Cause for Much Concern
US - AFBF President, Bob Stallman, stated that the Farm Bureau is deeply concerned by the US Environmental Protection Agency's finding on greenhouse gas emissions released on Friday last.