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Dairy Manure Management Incentive Program Launched

ATTRA

A new Dairy Manure Management Incentive program is launching as part of the Transforming the Farmer to Consumer Supply Chain Project that was awarded the USDA’s Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities Grant. At least 40% of the project budget id dedicated to fund small and historically underserved producers.

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Meet the Poultry Farmer Teaching Others How to Make Regenerative Farming Add Up

Modern Farmer

Industrial farming contributes around 11 percent of total US greenhouse gas emissions, not including the transportation of the food. Transportation contributes around 27 percent of the total greenhouse gas emissions. “I Trees and grass sequester 5-10 times more carbon than grass alone.

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Bringing Back Local Milk, Ice Cream, and Cheese

Civil Eats

However, critics highlight their outsized environmental impact, including excessive water use and pollution caused by concentrated waste, as well as greenhouse gas emissions. Meanwhile, the perishability of dairy’s main product exposes the industry to supply chain disruptions.

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Federal Climate Policy: Agriculture Resilience Act Re-Introduced

CalCAN

Farming is also an important contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Side by side with that loss of diversity was a long growth in greenhouse gas emissions that has only recently begun to be addressed. public, across party lines, is concerned about the impacts of climate change on agriculture and food production.

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The Fifth National Climate Assessment: Implications for Agriculture

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

However, solutions to livestock methane center on feed supplements and energy capture from liquid manure systems rather than grazing systems. As COVID-19 highlighted, its supply chains are fragile. However, the most important change will continue to be the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.

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New York is Suing One of the Country’s Largest Meat Processors for Greenwashing

Modern Farmer

A few years ago, JBS announced that it would “achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.” JBS promised to eliminate Amazon deforestation from its supply chain within a few years and cut its emissions by 30 percent by 2030. JBS USA’s parent company reported greenhouse gas emissions of 71 million tons in 2021.

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Can Milk Be Climate-Neutral?

Modern Farmer

Yet, milk, specifically cow’s milk, contributes a lot to the greenhouse emissions of our food. 6 percent of greenhouse gas emissions, the majority of which come from cows raised for meat and milk products. Livestock is responsible for anywhere from 11.1 percent to 19. Photography submitted by Organic Valley.