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State agriculture officials vote to promote increased production of biofuels to support American economies

NASDA

Today at the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Winter Policy Conference, NASDA members voted to amend the organizations biofuels policies to increase support for domestic and global demand for American produced biofuels. produced biofuels. territories. To learn more about NASDA, please visit www.nasda.org.

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Federal budget features expanded capital gains tax, funding for biofuels, and commitment to look at farm equipment interoperability

Real Agriculture

The federal budget introduced by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Tuesday featured changes to how capital gains are taxed, as well as federal funding to develop biofuel production and artificial intelligence, and a commitment to hold consultations on rules regarding interoperability between different brands of farm equipment.

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Food crops for biodiesel? Apparently so.

Food Politics

But I had no idea food crops were also being grown to make diesel fuels—until I saw this tweet/post: I went right to the source: Renewable Diesel Feedstock Trends over 2011-2022 The growth in renewable diesel production capacity in the U.S. We aren’t raising animals specifically to produce biofuels. The post Food crops for biodiesel?

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Food as Filler OR Food as Medicine?

UnderstandingAg

The mineral and phytonutrient content in the majority of the plant and animal foods we consume has declined by between 20% to over 50%. calories consumed come from ultra-processed foods. trillion on food & beverages, but we spend $4.1trillion on healthcare. The EPA estimates food waste in the US at about 38.5

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Canola School: Clubroot — how much is too much?

Real Agriculture

Used for cooking oil, processing foods, biofuel and protein for both animal feed and human consumption, it’s safe to say that it’s important to keep this vital crop protected from diseases such as clubroot, a. With an average of over 20 million seeded acres in Canada, canola is one of Canada’s most widely grown crops.

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Ag Policy Connection Ep. 10 — The future of trade with carbon tariffs, green subsidies, and protectionist politics

Real Agriculture

the Canadian government’s carbon taxes, and the EU’s biofuel feedstock requirements and carbon border. the Canadian government’s carbon taxes, and the EU’s biofuel feedstock requirements and carbon border. Billions of dollars of incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act in the U.S., Read More

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Sugars: the downward trend continues

Food Politics

The chart is based on data from the USDA Economic Research Service’s (ERS) Food Availability (Per Capita) Data System , Availability means total amount produced, less exports, plus imports; it is a proxy for consumption (but undoubtedly higher than actual consumption). There are still plenty of sugar calories available in the food supply.

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