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In March, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) finalized rules requiring companies to disclose to regulators their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and transition plans for lowering them. The new rules, set to go into effect in 2026, are currently in legal limbo amid numerous challenges, including whether the SEC even has the authority to set such requirements. However, other ...
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Farmers have very different needs than the average suburban homeowner, but the truck options they have to choose from are basically the same. While there are lots of aftermarket kits and accessories that truck owners can add themselves, farmers now have a new option - purpose-built trucks for farmers and ranchers from Certified Ag Dealership and FOX Factory Vehicles. Named ...
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Sustainable jet fuel could be made from corn stover and other plant waste, according to new research from Washington State University. The team used a continuous process that directly converts lignin polymers, one of the chief components of plant cells, into a type of jet fuel that has the potential to make sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) cleaner and more compatible ...
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October is here, and with Fall officially underway, the weather will be turning increasingly colder across the nation, leaving many wondering when we will experience our first snow. How early it snows obviously depends on your specific location and elevation as well as weather patterns from year-to-year. For some, the earliest snow could actually happen in September, while others do ...
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Researchers at Cornell University and University of Florence have created some very strange robots. The robots, which look sort of like a plastic starfish on wheels, are novel in that they are not controlled by microchips. Instead, they are controlled by electrical impulses and an edible type of mushroom “grown” into their electronics. And these weird little machines might someday ...
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It was on this day back in 1962 that Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring was published, starting what many call the modern environmental movement and the creation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The book became highly controversial as it pointed fingers at poor agricultural practices being used, specifically the widespread spraying of DDT and identified some of the horrific ...
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Over 90 million acres of US land is covered in corn for a good part of the year, and much of that is located in the Midwest. At any given moment, a portion of those fields may be flattened to the ground by damaging high winds that are an inescapable feature of the landscape. But how do you wind-proof a ...
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A low-emissions ammonia project set to break ground in Indiana just received a whopping +$1.56 billion conditional loan guarantee from the US Department of Energy. According to the DOE, the Wabash Valley Resources project will be the first to domestically produce low-emissions ammonia for local farmers in the Corn Belt. The funding is part of the US government’s plans to ...
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Of the 15 billion or so baby chicks that the egg industry hatches every year, around half of those are a complete loss. That’s because the males have no useful role in America’s food supply. Those 7.5 billion or more unfortunate males are culled, resulting in a loss for the hatchery, as well as the added expense of disposal. Not ...
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Football and farming may not seem like a natural pairing but there are some NFL players that would strongly disagree. In fact, there are a surprising number of NFL players that have connections to farms and ranches. Some still help out with family farms they grew up on while others started new careers as farmers after their stints in the ...
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