“In the beef industry, we are taking grass and byproducts and converting them into something that has a lot of nutritional value.”
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MANHATTAN, Kan. — Beef cattle is big business in Kansas.
The state holds the United States’ third largest number of cattle on ranches and feedyards — 6.5 million head, behind only Texas and Nebraska — and generates nearly $9 billion in cash receipts annually. In 2019, the Kansas Department of Agriculture noted that Kansas’ beef sector accounted for 55% of the state’s agricultural cash receipts that year.
The Nebraska Corn Board has long provided infrastructure grants to fuel retailers and supported local ethanol expansion within the state. To c…
Ahead of Earth Day, we visit with Bel Brands, which has a new sustainability program. Three dairies who deliver milk to the Brookings plant that makes Baby Bel snack cheese will start tracking sustainable farming practices used in growing feed for their milk cows.
There is an ongoing conversation in consumer spaces about beef’s contribution to climate change. In many circles, beef is being painted as a v…
"Beef producers around the country have always been huge advocates for caring for the environment. Since the 1970s, U.S. beef producers have decreased their greenhouse gas emissions by 9% per pound of beef."
The Nebraska Corn Board and the Nebraska Corn Growers Association said legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives will boost …
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – With over 500,000 acres of farmland enrolled in the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality Certification Program (MAWQCP), f…
For more than five decades the WPS Farm Show has provided an opportunity for the agricultural community to see the latest farming equipment, m…
During his Feb. 5 state of the union address, the President issued a clarion call to resist socialism. Two days later, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez unve…
Editor’s note: this opinion piece is written regarding a petition filed by environmental and conservation groups regarding land use.
A gallon of milk produced in the United States has a carbon footprint of 17.6 pounds of carbon-dioxide equivalent, according to University of …
A new study on biodiesel’s lifecycle energy and greenhouse-gas emission effects updates and reaffirms the benefits of using the renewable fuel. The report recently was published by Argonne National Laboratory, Purdue University and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Compared to petroleum diesel, biodiesel reduces greenhouse-gas emissions by 72 percent and fossil-fuel use by 80 percent, according to the report.
The Wisconsin Corn Growers Association answers frequently asked questions about ethanol.
Agriculture is at the intersection of three major challenges in the context of climate change.
Research to convert sugars from various non-edible biomass sources into biodiesel has been advancing in a program being co-conducted by ExxonMobil and the Renewable Energy Group.
Mark Rasmussen knows convincing farmers to convert crop ground into pasture may be a tough sell.
Mark Rasmussen knows convincing farmers to convert crop ground into pasture may be a tough sell.
Mark Rasmussen knows convincing farmers to convert crop ground into pasture may be a tough sell.
Mark Rasmussen knows convincing farmers to convert crop ground into pasture may be a tough sell.
As finalized, total renewable fuel volumes would grow by nearly 1.2 billion gallons between 2016 and 2017. Advanced renewable fuel — which req…
As finalized, total renewable fuel volumes would grow by nearly 1.2 billion gallons between 2016 and 2017. Advanced renewable fuel — which req…
As finalized, total renewable fuel volumes would grow by nearly 1.2 billion gallons between 2016 and 2017. Advanced renewable fuel — which req…
As we found in our November report, it is unlikely that the goals of the RFS — reduce greenhouse gas emissions and expand the nation’s renewab…
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