Agriculture

Agriculture

USDA to give specialty crop growers $2B to expand markets, combat natural disasters

Dive Brief: The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Tuesday announced more than $2 billion for…

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Agriculture

California opts to preserve credits for dairy digesters in major regulatory update

The California Air Resources Board voted to amend the Low Carbon Fuel Standard on Nov.…

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Agriculture

Senate releases long-awaited farm bill draft. Here’s what’s in it.

The Senate Agriculture Committee unveiled its full draft text of the five-year farm bill on…

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Agriculture

Corteva unveils ‘breakthrough’ in drought-resistant wheat

Dive Brief: Corteva on Tuesday unveiled a drought-resistant wheat seed that could be “revolutionary” in advancing more climate-resilient hybrids for…

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Agriculture

Climate-smart agriculture investments at COP29 nearly double

Dive Brief: Investments and partnerships related to climate-smart agriculture and food systems have nearly doubled at COP29 over last year’s…

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Agriculture

Eliminating pesticides in farming? Trump’s pick of RFK Jr for health secretary raises concerns in agriculture

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, giving the…

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Agriculture

Berkeley passes first ‘factory farm’ ban in US

The city of Berkeley, California, voted to pass a “factory farm” ban that prohibits large livestock operations within city limits,…

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