Articles tagged under: climate smart
Canola Minute
Published January 18, 2025
Northern Canola Growers Association Executive Director Barry Coleman is featured in this week's Canola Minute. Canola is missing from the USDA's list of approved biofuel feedstock crops in the climate-smart program interim rule and Coleman offers his reaction. Click here…MN Awarded Climate-Smart Ag Grant
Published July 24, 2024
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and EPA Region 5 Administrator Debra Shore announced a $200 million grant for climate-smart food systems in the state. This grant expands Minnesota’s Agricultural Water Quality Certification and Soil Health Financial Assistance programs. It also calls…Vilsack Advocates for a Different Approach to Farm Policy
Published May 15, 2024
In a speech at a rural communities event at the White House, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack delivered a farm policy history lesson. The USDA leader said the United States moved away from supply management in the 1970s to a model…Climate Smart Program Pays Eco-Friendly Farmers
Published March 19, 2024
USDA is rewarding farmers for adopting climate-smart agricultural practices. At the Central Plains Dairy Expo in Sioux Falls, Minnesota Milk CEO Lucas Sjostrom said Midwest dairy farms are eligible for these funds. "We have $50 million available for farmers in…FBN Announces Sustainability Solutions
Published February 9, 2024
Farmers Business Network is offering new programs that reward climate-smart farm practices. These programs include its partnership with ADM. “Farmers can earn up to $25 per acre for things like cover cropping, conservation tillage and improve carbon intensity scores,” explains…ND Farmers Eligible for Climate Smart Practices Compensation
Published January 22, 2024
The North Dakota Farmers Union is the state lead for a national pilot program that will compensate farmers for their conservation practices. Government Relations Director Matt Perdue said this is part of the Alliance to Advance Climate Smart Agriculture. "We…Vilsack: Farmers Need New Revenue Streams
Published March 12, 2023
The last two years were the best farm income years in the history of the United States. Despite those records, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack told the Commodity Classic audience nearly 50 percent of farmers lost money. Another nearly 40 percent…