Environmental Protection Agency
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins says a multi-agency Trump administration effort will target fertilizer costs and boost U.S. production, with a major announcement expected yet this week.
EPA is removing DEF sensor requirements to end costly equipment shutdowns and save farmers an estimated $4.4 billion annually.
Following Monday’s right-to-repair announcement, EPA is demanding DEF failure data from engine makers, targeting shutdowns and derates that cause costly downtime, with more DEF changes expected.
In an exclusive interview, EPA Deputy Administrator David Fotouhi says EPA’s new WOTUS definition fully reflects the Sackett ruling, simplifies compliance and delivers the certainty farmers have been demanding for years.
EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers unveiled a revised rule on Monday aimed at clearer permitting and fewer regulatory surprises, such as narrowing which water features fall under federal oversight and confirming exclusions.
Although CAFOs can get a bad rap due to their ability to house many animals in one location, Joel DeRouchey explains why CAFOs are good for surrounding land and water quality.
Throughout the hearing, Lee Zeldin underscored the importance of protecting the environment without hindering economic development. He stated, “We can, and we must, protect our precious environment without suffocating the economy.”
Trump stated that Zeldin would “ensure fair and swift deregulatory decisions” to “unleash the power of American businesses.” The administration aims to maintain “the highest environmental standards, including the cleanest air and water on the planet” while pursuing deregulation.
Some farming operations have been ruined by PFAS, but there’s still things the industry doesn’t know, including how PFAS enters the food chain. John Phipps thinks the debate over PFAS may just be getting started.
Waters of the U.S. rules have evolved many times in the past 50 years. EPA announced another round of changes on Tuesday, following a May Supreme Court ruling that required EPA to revise the definition.
Dairy Today has covered numerous U.S. dairy digester and cap-and-trade projects in recent years. These producers tell what they’ve learned since we first featured them.
The dairy industry was addressing global warming long before that was cool. We’re producing 59% more milk with 64% fewer cows than in 1944. We use 77% less feed, 65% less water, 90% less land, produce 76% less manure and have a 63% smaller carbon footprint per gallon of milk produced than we did 66 years ago.
After three years of well-publicized drought, California has received near-normal precipitation this year.
Solution Is Higher Producing, Longer-Living Cows, According to New Journal of Dairy Science Study
Profits jump $1.20 to $1.75/cwt.
Large dairy operations tend to have lower green house gas footprints because of more efficient feed conversion.
UC Davis’ Frank Mitloehner is clearing the air on the real amount of livestock emissions.
USDA is making investments of more than $21 million in energy projects nationwide.
Cattlemen express concerns as EPA Administrator nominee goes before Senate in confirmation hearing.
The House voted 268-150 in favor of the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011; now it heads to the Senate.
EPA Region 7 announced today that it has issued administrative compliance orders to six concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska, directing those operations to correct a range of violations of the federal Clean Water Act.
They say the Environmental Protection Agency’s numeric nutrient criteria is flawed.
My wife and I spent a weekend with friends in Taos, N.M., last month, and among the sights to see was the local fad food store. I don’t go into those much, so it is always interesting to see what the people inside look like—dour and hungry, mostly—and what stuff costs. Which is bunches.
A farmer and a farm worker are on probation after applying liquid manure onto a field that resulted in runoff into a nearby stream. The farm was fined $50,000.
Some Jerome County residents are worried that plans for a big new University of Idaho-operated dairy could befoul the local air.
New manure regulations have been released in Washington affecting dairy and beef producers.
California officials have there finger pointed at dairy cows for emissions they say cause global warming.