Civil Eats

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Songbird Farm (Photo credit: Jenny McNulty) Maine had been spreading what is called sludge on its farmland and fields since the 1980s. Testing, however, is only the first step towards regaining use of PFAS contaminated farmland. The spreading of sludge as fertilizer remains legal in all U.S.

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Farming Farming Farmland Crop 145

DTN

MARCH 21, 2024

Cover crop acres increased to 18 million total acres, a 17% increase, but when compared to total farmland, this represents only 6% of 300 million acres. The 45Z Clean Fuel Credit, which takes effect in 2025, incentivizes biofuel and ethanol producers to increase production of renewable fuels using low carbon-intensive grains.

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Acre Biofuel Ranching Crop 103

Sustainable Food Trust

OCTOBER 15, 2024

He then went on to assert that the consequences of taking one percent of farmland for solar panels would not be significant for food security. By this time I was thinking ‘Okay, he definitely doesn’t get agriculture!’

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Agriculture Agriculture Biofuel Food 69

Modern Farmer

JULY 14, 2023

The shells are used in cosmetics, as bedding for livestock and in biofuels. There’s also the loss of farmland due to a confluence of factors. Some studies show California’s farmland acreage will be reduced by about 20 percent by 2040. California will lose farmland, and there will be further restrictions on water usage.

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Orchard Crop Family Farming Farming 93

DTN

JUNE 14, 2023

For farmers and agribusinesses, the idea of sustaining farmland for future use is not new. The phrase sustainable agriculture has gone from buzzword to mainstream terminology as many food, pet food, and biofuel businesses aim for low emission or zero net carbon targets. The emerging market for sustainably grown grain is a good example.

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Grain Agriculture Agriculture Marketing 52

Agwired

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Head of Sustainability and Government Affairs was unanimously elected to the American Farmland Trust Board of Directors by its members and will support their efforts to promote sound farming practices while protecting and keeping farmers on the land. Woolf was first elected to the Western Growers Board in 2015.

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Biofuel Agriculture Agriculture Farmland 45

Wisconsin Farmers Union

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

There was also discussion of biofuels in general and using a crop source other than corn for ethanol production. Although all the speakers agreed it was likely that farmland is of higher value due to the higher value of corn, there was no known research on the implications of that.

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