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Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture Enrolling Farms in North Dakota and Virginia

ATTRA

Farms from two acres to 160 acres in designated areas of Virginia are eligible to apply. Over three years, the Alliance will enroll an estimated 4,400-4,800 operations across Arkansas, Minnesota, North Dakota and Virginia. The program is enrolling farmers in North Dakota and Virginia until March 20, 2024.

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USDA to Begin Issuing $1.75 Billion to Agricultural Producers Through Critical Emergency Relief Programs

ProAg

Ranchers who lost grazing acres due to drought and wildfire and received assistance through ELRP Phase One will soon receive an additional payment through ELRP Phase Two. In 2022, ranchers continued to experience significant loss of grazing acres due to drought and wildfire. ELRP Phase Two payments are estimated at $115.7

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Lawsuit Aims to Loosen CAFO Waste Restrictions in Wisconsin. Even Farmers Are Alarmed.

Daily Yonder

Lots of Animals, Little Space CAFOs, like the name concentrated animal feeding operation suggests, are livestock operations where a large number of animals are kept indoors, raised in confinement, and slaughtered. This allows the manure to serve as fertilizer for the places that need it, Raff explained.

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The Iowa Trout Stream at the Center of a Feedlot Fight

Civil Eats

According to the DNR, any open feedlot operation with 1,000 or more animal units needs to submit a plan to ensure the operation does not over-apply manure to surrounding cropland. The mistake was clearly pointed out to DNR staff during the public comment period by many reviewers but was ignored,” the complaint read.

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Virginia Tech Receives Record $80m Towards Climate-Smart Farming

World Agri-Tech

The pilot program will pay producers $100 per acre or animal unit for voluntary adoption of climate-smart practices that deliver more than that amount in public environmental benefits. According to Thompson, the credit for the pilot concept belongs to RIPE (Rural Investment to Protect our Environment).

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