Insights and Stories on Greenhouse Gas

Clean ag tech adoption fund open for applications

Jun. 17, 2021 at 4:05 am CDT

A federal program farmers can use to invest in “cleaner” on-farm equipment — including money specifically for more efficient grain dryers — is now taking applications. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on Wednesday announced the $165.7 million Agricultural Clean Technology Program is “now open to applicants.” First launched in 2018 […]

New greening programs planned for ag alongside carbon tax hike

Dec. 14, 2020 at 8:12 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Bayer launches carbon capture pilot for U.S., Brazilian farmers

Jul. 21, 2020 at 7:21 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

Beef sector sees place in UN report’s lower-emission vision

Aug. 9, 2019 at 10:37 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

U.S. government report says climate change will batter economy

Nov. 23, 2018 at 7:16 pm CST

By Reuters

McDonald’s sets greenhouse gas reduction targets

Mar. 20, 2018 at 1:25 pm CDT

Reuters — McDonald’s Corp. on Tuesday announced what it describes as an approved, science-based target to cut greenhouse gas emissions and battle climate change, saying it is the first restaurant company to do so. Under a plan several years in the making, the fast-food company — along with its franchisees […]

By Lisa Baertlein

California to limit pollutants from diesel exhaust to cow gas

Sep. 19, 2016 at 5:29 pm CDT

Reuters — California on Monday moved to restrict air pollutants from sources as diverse as diesel trucks and cow flatulence, the latest of several efforts in the most populous U.S. state to reduce emissions leading to climate change. Under a bill signed Monday by Democratic Governor Jerry Brown, the state […]

By Sharon Bernstein

Farm emissions research program renewed

Apr. 1, 2016 at 6:45 pm CDT

A federal program backing research into farm-level technologies and practices that limit farms’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has been picked up for another five-year run. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay on Wednesday announced $27 million is budgeted over the 2016-21 period for the Agricultural Greenhouse Gases Program (AGGP). More information about […]

By Staff

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