Climate Change

The North American Meat Institute released a report Tuesday that sets transparent baselines that will allow the industry to measure progress and verify contributions to global climate goals.  With all of the Meat Institute’s large U.S. members, tho...

A new report from Farm Journal shows farmer perspectives and concerns on pathways and barriers to participating in carbon markets.  A majority of farmers surveyed revealed significant concerns about overcoming technical and financial roadblocks to having success in the carbon markets.  Produce...

New Zealand farmers recently gathered in towns and cities across the country to protest against the government’s plan to tax “agricultural emissions.”  Reuters said the government confirmed plans to price agricultural gases and biogenic methane, which it says come from cow and sheep burps.  Farmers drove tractors an...

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers, the National Milk Producers Federation, and Dairy Farmers of America unveiled a study on the benefits of modern dairy technologies.   “This study that we're talking about here was started through our connections and our group supported by AEM, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers representing us as dairy, hay, forage, and manure management equipmen

Researchers at Oregon State University recently teamed up with bioengineers to study the impact yeast has on beer, and how that potentially could change into the future.  That research has determined that genetically modified yeast strains can alter the fermentation process to create beers with significantly more pronounced hop aromas.  Charles...

The Environmental Defense Fund says extreme heat, changing rainfall, and other climate change impacts will make it harder to grow U.S. staple crops as soon as 2030.   The group said future food supplies and farmer livelihoods will be at stake without adaptation efforts getting underway immediately.  Th...

Beef purchasers are seeking a product that is affordable, high-quality and sustainably raised. To balance producer needs with consumer demands, the American Hereford Association is optimizing research projects to identify animals that improve economic and environmental sustainability and deliver superior quality beef...

Rural Investment to Protect our Environment, or RIPE, announced its 2023 Farm Bill platform last week.  Shaped by farmers and ranchers across the country who lead RIPE, the platform urges organizations to include a resolution, based on RIPE100 principles, in their farm bill platform.   ...

Last month, Dan Newhouse joined over 80 House colleagues in the introduction of the Protect Farmers from the SEC act.  The legislation is a direct response to the SEC’s Proposed climate disclosure rule.  Newhouse says the SEC’s proposal would force publicly traded companies to require small, independent, family farms to report on-farm data regarding individual operations and day-to-day activities.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association denounced Google’s decision to bias consumers against beef through their new sustainability search feature.  NCBA says that feature provides inaccurate climate information about cattle production.   “Google is u...