Podcasts about climate smart commodities

Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the cancelation of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, and Mexico says it will begin talks with the U.S. to renew a bilateral agreement on Mexico's tomato exports.

Covering the latest in agriculture, this week's episode shares what you need to know in agriculture policy and a look into the future innovations in soybean seed development. Agriculture news this week includes updates from the USDA, which plans to cut funding across various programs and widespread office closures with a potential to close its Washington D.C. headquarters. Additionally, the USDA has officially canceled the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program, replacing it with a new initiative called Advancing Markets for Producers. The episode also highlights other ag policy developments, new economic outlook reports for the ag sector and the latest updates on tariffs affecting the industry. This week's interview takes a closer look at the science behind Bayer Crop Science's latest innovations. At this year's Commodity Classic, the company unveiled the name and future plans for its fourth-generation herbicide-tolerant soybean trait, which offers resistance to five herbicides. Joining the Ag New Daily Podcast to discuss what this means for soybean growers in the near future are Kacy Perry, North American Soybean Business Lead, and Frank Rittemann, North American Soybean Project Manager and Launch Lead. Stay connected with us for more agriculture content on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube, along with our weekly videos!

Program spurred by federal cuts Hudson Valley farmers reeling from cuts and freezes to federal funding will get some help from one of their own as the growing season gets underway. On Tuesday (April 8), the Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming in Philipstown announced it is accepting applications for private aid designed to buoy operations as the U.S. Department of Agriculture cancels grants, produce purchases for food pantries and schools and funding for other farming initiatives. Describing its Hudson Valley Farm Relief Fund as a "time-limited emergency response," Glynwood hopes to raise as much as $1.5 million to distribute to farmers in Dutchess, Putnam and nine other counties who have lost funding from nearly 20 federal programs. Applications are open through April 21 at dub.sh/HV-farm-aid. Recipients can use the funds "in the most impactful way for their business," according to Glynwood. The funding freezes and contract cancellations began after Brooke Rollins took the oath as the USDA's secretary on Feb. 13. A week later, Rollins said the agency's programs "are focused on supporting farmers and ranchers, not DEIA [Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility] programs or far-left climate programs." Some of the frozen contracts were for the USDA's Partnership for Climate Smart Commodities program, which awarded grants to the Hudson Valley and three other regions to improve the ability of farmers to adapt to drought, extreme heat and other threats from climate change. Glynwood, which oversees the program, hired Zach Wolf of EZ Farms in Columbia County to develop plans for eight farms. The practices included planting cover crops, as well as integrating more trees to act as a windbreak, improving soil, water and air quality and providing perennial crops in the form of fruit. "We have partners who received letters out of the blue telling them that their government contracts - contracts that have been signed and that they were already doing work toward - have been canceled," said Megan Larmer, the senior director of programs at Glynwood. On Wednesday (April 9), U.S. Rep. Pat Ryan, a Democrat whose district includes Beacon, lambasted cuts to The Emergency Food Assistance Program, through which the USDA purchases locally grown farm products for food banks to distribute to hospitals, pantries, schools, senior centers and soup kitchens. Some of the local beneficiaries, such as the Philipstown Food Pantry, receive TEFAP-purchased food through the Regional Food Bank in Montgomery, which said it expects the cuts to cost it 200 tractor-trailer shipments delivering an estimated 8 million pounds of food from farmers. "I had to read this five times before I believed it," said Ryan of the canceled shipments. "We're all already feeling the crunch of the affordability crisis, which is made immeasurably worse by Trump's tariffs. Now he's ripping food away from hungry children - it's absolutely disgusting." Hudson Valley farmers who benefited from the federal Local Food Purchase Assistance funding are among those eligible for Glynwood's emergency aid. Along with another program facing cuts, Local Foods for Schools, LFPA funding allows food banks, schools and childcare programs to buy food from farmers. Using LFPA funding, the state's Food for New York Families program awarded $2 million in 2023 to the Regional Food Bank and $2 million to Cornell Cooperative Extension Putnam County, which has bought and distributed 290,000 pounds of farm products via pantries and a truck whose stops include the county senior center and Chestnut Ridge in Cold Spring and the Brookside mobile home park in Philipstown.

Combatting climate change has become a top target for the fashion industry, but reaching carbon-cutting targets will require action across the entire supply chain. In September 2022, the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol was named the lead recipient of the U.S. Climate Smart Cotton Program, receiving funding and recognition as part of the USDA's Partnership for Climate Smart Commodities pilot projects to support efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help brands and retailers report against Scope 3 emissions reductions for cotton used in products. The Climate Smart Cotton Program is a five-year collaborative initiative that brings together partners from across the supply chain and provides additional benefits for growers, including technical and financial support. “The goal is really helping cotton growers improve their profitability, their operations and of course, their environmental stewardship,” said Daren Abney, executive director of the U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol. One of the participants, Louisiana-based Hardwick Planting Company, is taking a well-rounded approach to sustainability that includes returning unproductive farmland to natural and biodiverse habitats, paring back tillage and better targeting pest and weed control. Although many of these practices are longstanding, technology is enhancing these sustainability efforts. “Advances in technology…will continue to improve our ability to save inputs, be more precise; that really goes a long way,” said Mead Hardwick, partner at Hardwick Planting Company. Here, Abney, Hardwick and Sourcing Journal's sourcing and labor editor Jasmin Malik Chua discuss what the Climate Smart Cotton Program entails and how carbon-cutting measures are being rolled out at the farm level. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited Milwaukee this week to host an Investing in America Town Hall. He highlighted investments made by the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities initiative. Wisconsin has 28 climate-smart projects that are engaging hundreds of farmers across 46 major commodities in our state.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode of Voices from the Field is part of our Soil-to-Skin podcast series, in which NCAT Carbon Farm Planners Allison Agee and Danielle Duni explore the relationships between soil health, fiber production, and market solutions. It is part of NCAT's Climate Beneficial Fiber Partnership with Colorado State University, Carbon Cycle Institute, Fibershed, Seed2Shirt, and New York Textile Lab. The Climate Beneficial Fiber Partnership is funded by USDA's Partnership for Climate Smart Commodities.  Today, Allison and Danielle talk with Laura Sansone from New York Textile Lab about the intersection of fiber growers and designers.Related ATTRA Resources:Episode 356. Soil to Skin: Tameka Peoples of Seed2Shirt Shares Her JourneyEpisode 355. Soil to Skin: Rebecca Burgess of Fibershed on Building CommunityEpisode 330. Meet NCAT: Carbon Farm Planner Allison Cooley-Agee of Montana Episode 331. Meet NCAT: Danielle Duni, Carbon Farm Planner for Woolgrowers in Wyoming Other Resources:Climate Beneficial Fiber PartnershipSeed2ShirtFibershedNew York Textile LabContact Allison Cooley-Agee and Danielle Duni at allisonc@ncat.org and danielled@ncat.org.Please complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast.You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find access to our trusted, practical sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

This episode of Voices from the Field is part of our Soil-to-Skin podcast series, in which NCAT Carbon Farm Planners Allison Agee and Danielle Duni explore the relationships between soil health, fiber production, and market solutions. It is part of NCAT's Climate Beneficial Fiber Partnership with Colorado State University, Carbon Cycle Institute, Fibershed, Seed2Shirt, and New York Textile Lab. The Climate Beneficial Fiber Partnership is funded by USDA's Partnership for Climate Smart Commodities.  Today, Allison and Danielle talk with Laura Sansone from New York Textile Lab about the intersection of fiber growers and designers.Related ATTRA Resources:Episode 356. Soil to Skin: Tameka Peoples of Seed2Shirt Shares Her JourneyEpisode 355. Soil to Skin: Rebecca Burgess of Fibershed on Building CommunityEpisode 330. Meet NCAT: Carbon Farm Planner Allison Cooley-Agee of Montana Episode 331. Meet NCAT: Danielle Duni, Carbon Farm Planner for Woolgrowers in Wyoming Other Resources:Climate Beneficial Fiber PartnershipSeed2ShirtFibershedNew York Textile LabContact Allison Cooley-Agee and Danielle Duni at allisonc@ncat.org and danielled@ncat.org.Please complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast.You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find access to our trusted, practical sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

Episode 356. Soil-to-Skin: Tameka Peoples of Seed2ShirtThis episode of Voices from the Field continues our Soil-to-Skin podcast series, in which NCAT Carbon Farm Planners Allison Agee-Cooley and Danielle Duni explore the relationships between soil health, fiber production, and market solutions. It is part of NCAT's Climate Beneficial Fiber Partnership with Colorado State University, Carbon Cycle Institute, Fibershed, Seed2Shirt, and New York Textile Lab. The Climate Beneficial Fiber Partnership is funded by USDA's Partnership for Climate Smart Commodities.  Today, Allison and Danielle talk with Tameka Peoples of Seed2Shirt as she walks us through her journey to source a T-shirt made by a black company that included cotton sourced from African or African American farmers and how that journey led her to develop a global cotton merchant company.Related ATTRA Resources:Episode 355. Soil to Skin: Rebecca Burgess of Fibershed on Building CommunityEpisode 330. Meet NCAT: Carbon Farm Planner Allison Cooley-Agee of Montana Episode 331. Meet NCAT: Danielle Duni, Carbon Farm Planner for Woolgrowers in Wyoming Other Resources:Climate Beneficial Fiber PartnershipSeed2ShirtFibershedNew York Textile Lab

Episode 356. Soil-to-Skin: Tameka Peoples of Seed2ShirtThis episode of Voices from the Field continues our Soil-to-Skin podcast series, in which NCAT Carbon Farm Planners Allison Agee-Cooley and Danielle Duni explore the relationships between soil health, fiber production, and market solutions. It is part of NCAT's Climate Beneficial Fiber Partnership with Colorado State University, Carbon Cycle Institute, Fibershed, Seed2Shirt, and New York Textile Lab. The Climate Beneficial Fiber Partnership is funded by USDA's Partnership for Climate Smart Commodities.  Today, Allison and Danielle talk with Tameka Peoples of Seed2Shirt as she walks us through her journey to source a T-shirt made by a black company that included cotton sourced from African or African American farmers and how that journey led her to develop a global cotton merchant company.Related ATTRA Resources:Episode 355. Soil to Skin: Rebecca Burgess of Fibershed on Building CommunityEpisode 330. Meet NCAT: Carbon Farm Planner Allison Cooley-Agee of Montana Episode 331. Meet NCAT: Danielle Duni, Carbon Farm Planner for Woolgrowers in Wyoming Other Resources:Climate Beneficial Fiber PartnershipSeed2ShirtFibershedNew York Textile Lab

This episode of Voices from the Field begins our “Soil to Skin” podcast series, in which NCAT Carbon Farm Planners Allison Cooley-Agee and Danielle Duni explore the relationships between soil health, fiber production, and market solutions. The series is part of NCAT's Climate Beneficial Fiber Partnership with Colorado State University, Carbon Cycle Institute, Fibershed, Seed2Shirt, and New York Textile Lab. The Climate Beneficial Fiber Partnership is funded by USDA's Partnership for Climate Smart Commodities.  Allison and Danielle talk about the project with Rebecca Burgess, the Executive Director of Fibershed, about building community around grower-to-grower networks to help producers become “economically, ecologically, and socially successful.”Related ATTRA Resources:·        Fiber·        Tips for Marketing Sheep and Goat Products: Fiber·        Climate Beneficial PracticesAdditional Resources:·        Fibershed·        Carbon Cycle Institute·        Seed2Shirt·        New York Textile Lab·        Colorado State University College of Agricultural SciencesContact Allison Cooley-Agee and Danielle Duni at allisonc@ncat.org and danielled@ncat.org.Please complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast.You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find access to our trusted, practical sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

This episode of Voices from the Field begins our “Soil to Skin” podcast series, in which NCAT Carbon Farm Planners Allison Cooley-Agee and Danielle Duni explore the relationships between soil health, fiber production, and market solutions. The series is part of NCAT's Climate Beneficial Fiber Partnership with Colorado State University, Carbon Cycle Institute, Fibershed, Seed2Shirt, and New York Textile Lab. The Climate Beneficial Fiber Partnership is funded by USDA's Partnership for Climate Smart Commodities.  Allison and Danielle talk about the project with Rebecca Burgess, the Executive Director of Fibershed, about building community around grower-to-grower networks to help producers become “economically, ecologically, and socially successful.”Related ATTRA Resources:·        Fiber·        Tips for Marketing Sheep and Goat Products: Fiber·        Climate Beneficial PracticesAdditional Resources:·        Fibershed·        Carbon Cycle Institute·        Seed2Shirt·        New York Textile Lab·        Colorado State University College of Agricultural SciencesContact Allison Cooley-Agee and Danielle Duni at allisonc@ncat.org and danielled@ncat.org.Please complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast.You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find access to our trusted, practical sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

In 2000, Steve Brazeel founded SunTerra Produce, which has grown from a one-person produce brokerage firm into an industry-leading, full-service platform handling sales, marketing, farming, food safety, harvesting, storage, and distribution activities for specialty crop producers on over 5,000 acres throughout the US and Mexico. Born out of SunTerra‘s participation in the USDA's ground-breaking Farmers to Families Food Box program, Project FoodBox was launched in 2020. Since the program's inception, the SunTerra/Project FoodBox teams have delivered over 55 Million pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables to families in need through its network of food banks and other non-profits. Steve is also the Founder and CEO of Elevated Foods. Elevated Foods was founded with a vision to invigorate great brands and position them for sustainable long-term growth. In an industry facing increasing disruption, we see the opportunity to build a fresh produce company for a new age, one that brings together differentiated yet complementary brands and aims to make them stronger than they would be on their own. We've identified a common thread between our farms –the capacity to Elevate our food system. From land stewardship and nutritional quality to career development and community well-being, Elevated aims to increase the health of our planet and its people. In 2022, Elevated was awarded a $20,000,000 grant as part of USDA's Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities program. — This episode is presented by American AgCredit. Learn more HERE. Check out Matt Woolf's episode on the California ag market HERE. — Links SunTerra - https://sunterraproduce.com Project Food Box - https://projectfoodbox.org Elevated Foods - https://www.elevatedfoods.com Steve on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevebrazeel/ Join the Co-op - https://themodernacre.supercast.com Subscribe to the Newsletter - https://themodernacre.substack.com

Today we're joined by Peter Wells, Chief Strategy Director at Elevated Foods, who shares insights into the company's innovative approach to agriculture. Discover how Elevated Foods measures success with new sustainability practices and how the USDA's Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities grant has impacted them. Listen in as Peter delves into the challenges faced by family farms and the importance of data gathering in market development. You will learn how Elevated Foods navigates enrollment processes and provides technical assistance to growers, fostering collaboration and partnerships in climate-smart agriculture.Key TakeawaysHow Elevated Foods was born.Who Elevated Foods serves.How the grant has impacted their business.The benefit of this program being grower-led.How Elevated Foods is measuring success with these new practices.Peter's advice for those starting in climate-smart agriculture.Why data gathering is essential for market development.How big of a role technology will play in sustainability.The power of collaboration and partnerships. Guest ResourcesPeter Wells: Elevated Foods Show LinksInternational Fresh Produce Association - https://www.freshproduce.com/Fresh Takes on Tech - https://www.freshproduce.com/resources/technology/takes-on-tech-podcast/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/InternationalFreshProduceAssociation/Twitter - https://twitter.com/IntFreshProduce/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/international-fresh-produce-association/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/intlfreshproduceassn/

In 2022, U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the investment of $3.1 billion for 141 projects through the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities. With billions of dollars being invested in climate-smart, are farmers participating and how can a farm identify which on-farm project is the best fit? Drew Kessler, senior scientist at Houston Engineering, shares what farmers should consider when engaging with a climate-smart program, time commitment, benefits, tools and unique ways farmers engage their communities on conservation efforts. Dairy Stream host Joanna Guza dives into the topics below with Drew: 1:45: Increased conservation efforts 2:45: What commodities Drew works with 3:22: What should farmers look for when engaging with a climate smart program 7:37: Time commitment to participate 10:15 What happens after 2028 11:26: Example of a farm's involvement 13:11: What benefits do farmers receive from data collection 15:39: Tools and platforms 20:52: How to understand the data 25:12: Could a farm be penalize for sharing their data, data security 28:47: Watch-outs with joining groups 30:11: How farms share information with their communities 31:33: Future of on-farm sustainability programs Special thanks to The Nature Conservancy of Wisconsin for sponsoring this episode. About the guest: Drew Kessler is the Senior Scientist at Houston Engineering. He leads Houston Engineering's Environmental Service Sector. He has been working at Houston Engineering for over 10 years during which he's grown the company's connections to the food and dairy industry. Prior to joining Houston, Drew spent 10 years in academia focused on environmental research. The Farmers for Sustainable Food (FSF) Climate-Smart Project is the culmination of years of proven on-farm, farmer-led sustainability work. We bring extensive experience with farm-level sustainability projects to facilitate locally focused initiatives that support targeted environmental concerns. Our project stands out among the rest in three important ways: Farmer-driven: No requirement for farmers to implement any specific practices, individual farm groups determine the area of focus. Incentives: Stipends available up to $9,000 a year based on level of participation Hands-on support: Technical support at the farm level to help participants understand their scores and how to leverage their data into management decisions for positive environmental and financial outcomes. Learn more here: farmersforsustainablefood.com/climate-smart/

The Dairy Streamlet is a condensed version of a long Dairy Stream episode and covers just the high-level points of the conversation. If this topic interest you, then listen to the full episode on April 24. With billions of dollars being invested in climate-smart, are farmers participating and how can a farm identify which on-farm project is the best fit? Join Dairy Stream host Joanna Guza and guest Drew Kessler, senior scientist at Houston Engineering, as they discuss farmers involvement in Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, choosing the best program, examples of outcomes, watch outs and tools farms can use. Special thanks to The Nature Conservancy of Wisconsin for sponsoring this episode. About the guest: Drew Kessler is the Senior Scientist at Houston Engineering. He leads Houston Engineering's Environmental Service Sector. He has been working at Houston Engineering for over 10 years during which he's grown the company's connections to the food and dairy industry. Prior to joining Houston, Drew spent 10 years in academia focused on environmental research. The Farmers for Sustainable Food (FSF) Climate-Smart Project is the culmination of years of proven on-farm, farmer-led sustainability work. We bring extensive experience with farm-level sustainability projects to facilitate locally focused initiatives that support targeted environmental concerns. Our project stands out among the rest in three important ways: Farmer-driven: No requirement for farmers to implement any specific practices, individual farm groups determine the area of focus. Incentives: Stipends available up to $9,000 a year based on level of participation Hands-on support: Technical support at the farm level to help participants understand their scores and how to leverage their data into management decisions for positive environmental and financial outcomes. Learn more here: farmersforsustainablefood.com/climate-smart/ This podcast is co-produced by the Dairy Business Association and Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, sister organizations that fight for effective dairy policy in Wisconsin and Washington, D.C.  Become a sponsor, share an idea or feedback by emailing podcast@dairyforward.com. 

USDA's use of Inflation Reduction Act conservation funds is a hot topic on Capitol Hill as lawmakers prepare for the next farm bill. Undersecretary Robert Bonnie heads up the department's Farm Production and Conservation mission area and joins Agri-Pulse Newsmakers to discuss the status of those investments and other key issues like the status of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program.Then, Ken Barbic with Invariant and Laura Wood with LWP Consulting share their thoughts on the politics of conservation spending, the government funding debate, the farm bill and more.Want to receive Newsmakers in your inbox every week? Sign up! http://eepurl.com/hTgSAD

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Courtenay takes a trip to Capitol Hill in Tennessee and joins a real patriot, Senator Frank Niceley, to brief the Senate Agricultural Committee on the dangers of Natural Asset Companies and Carbon Credits. While in the midst of research to propose new bills, Courtenay discovers a grave new threat in the form of Government funded "Climate-SMART Commodities". ***** Listen weekly as Courtenay broadcasts deeper dives into truth, globally via the WWCR airwaves. Catch the Courtenay Turner Show, LIVE every Monday at 3pm CST. Tune in LIVE via Shortwave Radio on 9.350mHz, or via MP3 stream at: https://bit.ly/CourtenayTurnerShow **************************************
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“The USDA's Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities program represents an investment of over $3.1 billion into U.S. agriculture,” writes Todd Janzen, ag attorney at Janzen Schroeder Ag Law, “but what I am most interested in is USDA's collection of production data from U.S. farms and fields through Climate-Smart Commodities grants.” In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast, brought to you by Yetter Farm Equipment, Janzen explains what no-tillers need to know about the USDA's data collection through these grants, potential legal liabilities for artificial intelligence in agriculture and more.

Funding a farm is no small feat and taking out a farm loan is a big deal. Sometimes collateral needs are overbearing, and interest rates are unfairly burdensome. If you applied for a farm loan prior to 2021 you may be eligible for funding now. Jacqueline Keene joins us from Windsor Group LLC to discuss a new federal program to help. We also discuss several amazing opportunities for farm funding through the Climate Smart Commodities program. Lisa Jones and Brian Wickline from WVU Extension join us to talk about one example, the year GRazing for Appalachian SuStainability (GRASS) grant project. If you would like more information on the USDA Discrimination Financial Assistance Program program, please visit the National DFAP website at 22007apply.gov or by calling 1-800-721-0970. You can also reach out to Jacqueline Keene at jacqueline.keene@windsorgroup-llc.com To learn more about the Climate Smart Commodities programs across the country visit: www.usda.gov/climate-solutions/climate-smart-commodities To learn more about the five-year GRazing for Appalachian SuStainability (GRASS) grant project and to improve your knowledge and management practices visit: https://extension.wvu.edu/agriculture/pasture-hay-forage/grazing-for-appalachian-sustainability or contact Lisa Jones at lisa.lagana@mail.wvu.edu or 304-293-2715 Don't forget to fill out our survey at www.Bit/ly/ExtensionCallingEvaluation!

Farm boy and entrepreneur Jim Kleinschmit started a company called Other Half Processing to ensure that the hides and other byproducts from cattle and bison production are fully utilized. When USDA began its funding campaign to promote regenerative agriculture, he hatched an idea that has bloomed into a $35 million project to build lucrative markets in Europe and beyond for hides and more livestock byproducts.

This episode of Voices from the Field introduces one of NCAT's newest staff members. Danielle Duni recently joined NCAT as a Carbon Farm Planner who will aid Wyoming shepherds as they build profitable businesses and healthy landscapes.   Danielle shares her winding career path working with livestock across the western U.S. and her vision for ranchers “finding that interface where we can all work together to build resilient communities.” Also, Danielle and NCAT Grazing Specialist Linda Poole sketch the shape of the Climate Beneficial Fiber Partnership, a five-year program to provide technical assistance and cost-sharing to ranchers and farmers growing wool or cotton using climate-beneficial practices. With support from USDA's Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities, Danielle will lead NCAT's work to build a better future for Wyoming woolgrowers and working lands. Related ATTRA Resources: ·        Climate Beneficial Practices ·        Growing Hope: Practical Tools for Changing Climate and Soils ·        Episode330. Meet NCAT: Carbon Farm Planner Allison Cooley-Agee of Montana Other Resources: ·        Foraging Behavior of Raramuri Criollo vs. Angus Cattle Grazing California Chaparral and Colorado Plateau Shrublands ·        Collegiate Woolgrowers at Montana State University ·        International Society for Range Management, Young Professionals Conclave  Contact Linda Poole and Danielle Duni at lindap@ncat.organd Danielled@ncat.org.Please complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast.  You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find access to our trusted, practical sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.  

This episode of Voices from the Field introduces one of NCAT's newest staff members. Danielle Duni recently joined NCAT as a Carbon Farm Planner who will aid Wyoming shepherds as they build profitable businesses and healthy landscapes.   Danielle shares her winding career path working with livestock across the western U.S. and her vision for ranchers “finding that interface where we can all work together to build resilient communities.” Also, Danielle and NCAT Grazing Specialist Linda Poole sketch the shape of the Climate Beneficial Fiber Partnership, a five-year program to provide technical assistance and cost-sharing to ranchers and farmers growing wool or cotton using climate-beneficial practices. With support from USDA's Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities, Danielle will lead NCAT's work to build a better future for Wyoming woolgrowers and working lands. Related ATTRA Resources: ·        Climate Beneficial Practices ·        Growing Hope: Practical Tools for Changing Climate and Soils ·        Episode330. Meet NCAT: Carbon Farm Planner Allison Cooley-Agee of Montana Other Resources: ·        Foraging Behavior of Raramuri Criollo vs. Angus Cattle Grazing California Chaparral and Colorado Plateau Shrublands ·        Collegiate Woolgrowers at Montana State University ·        International Society for Range Management, Young Professionals Conclave  Contact Linda Poole and Danielle Duni at lindap@ncat.organd Danielled@ncat.org.Please complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast.  You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find access to our trusted, practical sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.  

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative will get up to $50 million from the USDA for the initiative through USDA's new Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program. The initiative aims to help farmers implement sustainability projects that reduce their carbon footprint, document the improvements and demonstrate value in the supply chain. Edge is spearheading the project ― Farmer-led Climate Smart Commodities Initiative: Building Success from the Ground Up ― involving 14 partners and dozens of supporting entities. The initiative goes beyond dairy to involve other commodities. The initiative will build off a first-of-its-kind framework for farm-level sustainability projects, which helps farmers determine what climate-smart production practices are most effective for their farms and provides tools to document the environmental and financial effects, explains Lauren Brey, director of sustainability at Edge.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Prairie Prophets Podcast, Brandon sits down with Will Higgins, Development Manager for Roeslein Alternative Energy and Manager of the "Horizon II" Climate Smart Commodities Grant.  Will was instrumental in the negotiation phase for getting the grant signed and green-lighted. Brandon and Will dive in on the specific components of the Horizon II grant - contracting with producers, measurement & verification of these outcomes, and outreach and education. The two also discuss the importance of expanding the grant access to historically underserved groups in agriculture. More information about the Horizon II Climate Smart Commodities Grant can be found at: Partnership Led by Roeslein Alternative Energy Wins $80 Million Grant to Develop New Climate-Smart Agriculture Value Chain – Roeslein Alternative EnergyWill Higgins on LinkedIn: (24) Will Higgins | LinkedIn

U.S. Ag Secretary, Tom Vilsack, visited Wisconsin to celebrate the government's investment in "Climate Smart Commodities".  Stephanie Hoff poses the question of why agriculture is getting so much attention, and responsibility, for such a big issue.  Vilsack says it's all about the resources that agriculture has available to manage.Foreign land ownership in Wisconsin is getting a closer look by the State Agriculture Committee.  Rep. Travis Tranel, who chairs the committee, says several bills have been proposed but he wants to slow it down, and pay attention to details.  Stephanie Hoff brings the update.Consumers are already sensitive at the grocery store, and certain areas of agriculture are feeling it.  John Hineberg, market advisor with Total Farm Marketing in West Bend, says dairy's the first commodity to feel it in prices.  Hineberg also notes that the beef industry continues to be in a tough spot.  Cattle numbers remain low, and that's not a trend that can be rectified quickly.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of Prairie Prophets Podcast, Brandon sits down with Chris McLeland, Director of Agriculture Programs for Ducks Unlimited. Ducks Unlimited has partnered with the USDA, National Pork Board, Nestle and others for a Climate-Smart Commodities grant that will impact 240,000 acres in Missouri, Iowa, and Minnesota. Brandon and Chris talk about the importance of restoring, protecting, and enhancing wetland habitat for the waterfowl population to thrive. Diverse grasslands are also a crucial component of nesting waterfowl habitat. With the Climate-Smart Commodities grant, Ducks Unlimited will be providing on-site technical support by assisting producers with the planting of cover crops, no-till seed planting, livestock integration, grass buffers, and wetland buffers.More information about Ducks Unlimited role in the Climate-Smart Commodities Grant can be found here: USDA's $35 Million Conservation Grant Will Impact 240,000 Acres | Ducks Unlimited

There are some skilled professionals that agriculture depends on who are thinning in population.  One such group - sheep/goat shearers.  Joe Huber has been shearing sheep and goats for years.  He visits with Nate Zimdars about the state of the industry currently, and what he sees for the near future.U.S. Ag Secretary, Tom Vilsack, made a stop in Wisconsin yesterday to celebrate the first anniversary of "The Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program".  Vilsack tells Stephanie Hoff about agriculture's unique opportunity and advantage in helping save the planet by working toward being the first carbon neutral industry.Bryce Windecker from EverAg steps in with Pam Jahnke to focus on all things dairy.  He's keeping an eye on cheese prices and world demand overall of dairy.  Windecker says as long as that Asian export market remains soft, product could start stacking up even with the holiday buying pattern coming up.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Climate Smart. Have you heard of it? It's is a key theme for this administration's U.S. Department of Agriculture. And the money for climate smart is starting to roll in. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was in Wisconsin today to celebrate one year of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program. These are 141 projects that got $3 billion in funding. Almost all of those projects are starting now – the ink is on the contracts and checks are getting sent out. Several groups in Wisconsin are recipients. The requirements for this money are that it has to be used in production agriculture or forestry. The projects have to A) fight against climate change and B) promote rural prosperity. In Waukesha, Vilsack commemorates the progress made so far.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode we come at Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities from all angles, including which food and ag companies are teaming up, how innovation is making partnerships easier and one partnership that's saving the rice supply, featuring special guest Jay McEntire, CEO of Arva Intelligence.

National Sorghum Producers Association Executive Director, Tim Lust

Climate Smart – it's a phrase that the U.S. Department of Agriculture put out there when it introduced the Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities program in September of 2022. Eight months later and these dollars are now hitting the ground. Through this program, the USDA is investing more than $3 billion for 141 different conservation projects. A handful of these are in Wisconsin. Former NRCS Chief Bruce Knight, who is now the principal and founder of Strategic Conservation Solutions, offers perspective on how these projects will influence American agriculture in the crops, dairy and livestock sectors. These Climate Smart agreements range from $250,000 to $100 million. And projects have from two partners to dozens. As changes happen within these diverse farms, cooperatives and companies, Knight expects to see a market impact across several areas.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the Progressive Dairy Podcast, host Jenn Coyne visits with Mike Haddad, the former chair of the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, as well as dairy producer Suzanne Vold of Minnesota. Last year, Haddad spoke at the Dairy Sustainability Alliance fall meeting where he reminded the audience of the industry's unity and alignment on sustainability goals for the future of the industry. This episode dives further into those efforts and leans on Vold. She and her family's experiences in implementing sustainable practices on their farm showcase how efforts are being accomplished and the impact they have for the dairy community. Here is the episode breakdown: What are the industry's goals for sustainability in the future? [~2:19]Why is this so important for farmer's social right to farm? [~6:08]Why is it important for the Volds to keep sustainability top of mind? [~8:26]What key ways has the industry been supported to reach these goals? [~11:37]How is the industry as a whole supporting farmers reaching these goals on their individual farms or regions across the U.S.? [~19:06]Vold: How has your family's farm kept sustainability at the forefront of your operation? [~24:21]Which partnerships created through the USDA Partnership for Climate Smart Commodities stand out? [~29:14]Haddad: In your career, how did you see the industry progress in sustainability? [~35:32]What excites you about the industry's current position and its path for the future? [~38:23]Rapid-fire questions [~39:56] Contact: Scott Wallin, Dairy Management Inc.  scott.wallin@dairy.org

Today’s episode looks at Mexico’s ban on GMO corn, the Climate Smart Commodities program, the importance of healthy bulls for spring breeding, WOTUS, and the economics of agronomy http://www.ParamountBroadcasting.com/audio/podcasts/20230324.mp3

America's pig farmers have long had a commitment to do what's right for people, pigs, and the planet. With that in mind, the National Pork Board – alongside the National Pork Producers Council – has established new industry-wide sustainability goals and metrics to drive the industry forward. These commitments are rooted in the We Care® Ethical Principles established more than 15 years ago and represent the industry's collective commitment to food safety, animal well-being, our people, public health, the environment, and local communities.In September 2022, the Advancing U.S. Pork Sustainability grant submitted by National Pork Board (NPB) and six collaborating organizations was awarded $20 million through USDA's Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities program. The grant program is designed to increase the sustainability of U.S. pork products by advancing climate-smart agriculture practices in Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri.In this episode, we take a look at the efforts that are underway in the pig industry as it strives to be a leader in sustainability. Joining our own Ann Hess for that update is Ashley McDonald, assistant vice president of sustainability with the National Pork Board.For more information, on this and other topics, including additional coverage from the AASV meeting, we invite you to visit our websites - www.Feedstuffs.com and www.NationalHogFarmer.com. While you are there be sure to check out our digital editions and our new Feedstuffs 365 platform.

Today’s episode looks at the next farm bill, the Climate Smart Commodities program, trade with China, and changes within USDA. http://www.ParamountBroadcasting.com/audio/podcasts/20230316.mp3

Vilsack also joined the Iowa Soybean Association to sign the Midwest Climate Smart Commodities Project, which also includes other partners such as PepsiCo, Cargill, Renewable Energy Group, Ingredion, Target, JBS, Coca-Cola, Mano y Ola, FarmRaise, Rural Community Assistance Partnership.

Secretary Vilsack and USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie joined the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and farmer-leaders with Farmers for Soil Health (FSH) to sign a $95 million USDA Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities grant, officially launching the Farmers for Soil Health initiative.

Today's DriveTime features Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack's comments regarding the Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities program. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, also joined to talk about Mexico's GM corn ban.

Today's DriveTime features Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack's comments regarding the Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities program. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, also joined to talk about Mexico's GM corn ban.

In our latest podcast episode we visit with Adam York, Sustainability Director for the National Sorghum Producers, about their new climate smart commodities initiative with USDA and how grain sorghum can be part of how producers deal with extreme weather challenges.

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The USDA is committed to supporting a diverse range of farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners. That includes Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, conservation, and disaster assistance.  Robert Bonnie is the under secretary for the USDA Farm Production and Conservation. He helps farmers and forest landowners by implementing programs to mitigate risks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

California farmers planted 17% more cotton acres this year, and Western Congressional Caucus demands information on oversight of Climate-Smart Commodities pilot program.

The 2023 Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees are named, and the Congressional Western Caucus demands information on on oversight of Climate-Smart Commodities pilot program.

20 California projects receive Partnership for Climate Smart Commodities grants from USDA, and protests in New Zealand where government announces plan to tax cow burps.

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack discusses more on the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities and Dana Brooks with the Pet Food Institute highlights how supply chain issues and domestic sourcing has made it difficult for her members to get products on the market.

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack discusses more on the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities and Dana Brooks with the Pet Food Institute highlights how supply chain issues and domestic sourcing has made it difficult for her members to get products on the market.

On this week's hemp podcast, Lancaster Farming talks to Kevin Schultz, co-founder and president of 357 Hemp Logistics, a company that specializes in transportation and supply chain management solutions for companies in the hemp industry. According to Schultz, there's a whole lot more to logistics and supply chain management than most people realize. “Logistics is sometimes a thankless job, you know, because everyone assumes it should go perfect,” Shultz said. “And when it does, a lot of times behind the scenes, there was a lot going on to make that go smooth.” He compared logistics to a referee in sports. “If you don't know the ref is there, they probably did a pretty good job. But if all you're talking about is the referee the next day, they probably blew a call.” Since the founding of the company in 2019, one of the challenges with the logistics of shipping hemp, Shultz said, has been unreliable paperwork and a lack of transparency. Hemp companies are required to provide certificates of analysis, commonly called COAs, when shipping hemp products. “We do a lot of work trying to make sure that the COAs we're getting are not tampered with,” Schultz said. “There's a lot of COAs I feel that when we see them have been edited, so we have to verify with the labs that that product is what the lab says it is.” Shultz said he has seen fewer of these doctored certificates as the industry has matured, but it still happens. A solution to this problem, he said, would be a tracking and tracing system similar to the cannabis industry with full seed-to-sale transparency. “And boy, that would make our life so much easier,” he said. 357 Hemp Logistics was also recently named as a partner in a USDA-funded Climate Smart Commodities project, spearheaded by Iconoclast Industries, that will receive a $15 million grant to provide open-access industrial fiber and grain supply chain data in a digital marketplace. 357 Hemp Logistics https://357company.com/ News Nuggets Hemp Feed Workshop, October 26-27 https://blogs.oregonstate.edu/hempfeedworkshop/registration/ Rodale Institute Celebrates 75th Anniversary https://www.lancasterfarming.com/farming-news/news/rodale-institute-celebrates-75-years-of-organic-education-and-research/article_7404139c-442c-11ed-8c63-f3df53c016df.html Register for the PA Hemp Summithttps://pahempsummit.com/register Apply for a Hemp Summit Scholarship https://pasa.tfaforms.net/1173 Thanks to our generous sponsors Mpactful Ventures https://www.mpactfulventures.org/ IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/

S3E36: Climate Smart Commodities Grant - Come and Get It! This week, Allison Tristao hosts Denise Mullinax of the California Dairies Research Foundation. 00:00 - Introduction 01:27 - Market Update by Tiffany LaMendola; EverAG 05:30 - Allison Tristao interviews Denise Mullinax of the California Research Dairy Foundation about how the Climate Smart Commodities Grant will change the Dairy Industry for years to come. To learn more about Western United Dairies, visit wudairies.com. Click Here to become a member!

The podcast co-hosts discuss the issues associated with USDA's Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities funded projects and whether they really address greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector or whether they are FARTsOne can find the project summaries for the funded proposals here: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/partnerships-climate-smart-commodities-project-summaries.pdf 

Dairy processor Organic Valley Cooperative received funds from the partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities.

USDA has announced a total of $3.5 Billion for the new Climate Smart Commodities program; $2 Billion in new funds for Domestic Food Purchasing programs; and $300 Million for the Organic Transition Initiative. We break down what's contained in each program and the significance of these investments.   Hosted by Ethan Durand, Research Assistant—With Brook Duer, Staff Attorney—Produced & Written by Ethan Durand Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law https://aglaw.psu.edu/ Follow us on Twitter: @AgShaleLaw Like us on Facebook: Penn State Center for Agricultural and Shale Law This material is based upon work supported by the National Agricultural Library, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 

What do HempWood in Murray, Kentucky, and Cedar Meadow Farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, have in common? Both are hemp businesses involved in projects selected by USDA to receive funding in the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program. Does this mean that Cedar Meadow Farm and HempWood each get a big bag of money from the government? Nope, that's not how it works, but on this week's podcast we dig in and try to find out what it all means. First, Greg Wilson, founder of HempWood, talks about his connection to the Lincoln University project that was awarded $5 million in the program to scale the hemp supply chain as a carbon negative feedstock for fiber and fuel. Wilson said he is especially enthusiastic about the educational aspects of the project. “If more people know how to grow hemp and it de-risks the situation, it will help our supply chain for making building materials,” he said. HempWood produces flooring made from hemp stalks held together by a soy-based glue in a carbon-negative facility in Murray, Kentucky. “It's the only carbon negative flooring that's made in America that is certified by the USDA as well as three nonpartisan certifying bodies for our lifecycle analysis and environmental product declaration that have just been formally published by ASTM last month,” Wilson said. Then, we check in with Lancaster County hemp farmer and cover crop expert Steve Groff, whose Cedar Meadow Farm is a partner in a project awarded $15 million to develop the fiber and grain sectors of the industry. Groff said he is excited about the project because its goals match what he's doing on his farm. “Growing all kinds of hemp — CBD, fiber and grain — and to do that in a way that's, well, climate-smart,” he said. HempWood https://hempwood.com/ Cedar Meadow Farm https://cedarmeadow.farm/ Check out Lancaster Farming's Hemp Special Section https://lancasterfarming-pa.newsmemory.com/?special=Hemp Lancaster Farming Visits HempWood in Murray, KY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uua964Y6BbA What is HempWood in 60 Seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqIZZqZx43Q Thanks to our Sponsors: IND HEMP https://indhemp.com/ Mpactful Ventures https://www.mpactfulventures.org/

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Agriculture is getting some serious attention from the Biden administration with significant investments via the Inflation Recovery Act, and even more from Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities. Tom Philpott from Mother Jones deconstructs.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support What Doesn't Kill You by becoming a member!What Doesn't Kill You is Powered by Simplecast.

Agriculture is getting some serious attention from the Biden administration with significant investments via the Inflation Recovery Act, and even more from Partnerships for Climate Smart Commodities. Tom Philpott from Mother Jones deconstructs.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support What Doesn't Kill You by becoming a member!What Doesn't Kill You is Powered by Simplecast.

USDA is investing billions for Climate-Smart Commodities projects, and lawmakers ask USTR Katherine Tai to investigate flood of surplus ag products from Mexico.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack explains how producer input led to the shaping of the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Program and its project funding structure.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert Bonnie grew up on a Kentucky farm. Today, he's one of the most powerful people in agriculture, serving as a top USDA official in the Biden administration. One of the initiatives he's working on is the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities, a $1 billion program aimed at reducing the ag sector's carbon footprint. Disclaimer: Hosts Mitchell Hora and Tara Vander Dussen have applied for funding from the USDA's Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program.

Dairy has long been an agricultural leader in efforts to enhance sustainability and combat climate change, said Robert Bonnie, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation.Even during times when farmers had questions about how climate policy was evolving, “Dairy stayed engaged, and continued to look for ways to, advance opportunities for, for producers,” Bonnie said. “That is notable and really important.”Bonnie in the podcast explains USDA's Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities initiative that it rolled out last month, as well as how climate-smart agriculture programs may evolve and expand. He also notes that the farmer signup deadline for the Dairy Margin Coverage Program ends March 25, encouraging dairy producers to participate.  “One of the things USDA is really interested in, is making sure we have better data to make that case, to drive a narrative that demonstrates that agriculture can be part of a solution that it already is, that has already done things, and that there's more to do and that agriculture is engaged,” he said. “I think driving that narrative to the broader public is really important.”  

On this week's podcast, we talk to Tim Almond, founder and chairman of Heartland Industries, a Detroit-based biotech company that was awarded funding through USDA's Conservation Innovation Grant program for their Hemp4Soil project that studies hemp's effect on soil health when in a rotation with corn and soy. We also talk to farmer and ag educator Aaron de Long about his upcoming adventure as a Nuffield Farming Scholar. He will be traveling abroad to study developing local supply chains around the world. He is also an educational programming manager at PASA Sustainable Agriculture, and runs a hyper-local grocery store called Red Dog Market. We also talk to James Gaspard from Biochar Now, a Colorado-based company making biochar at scale. James explains what biochar is, how it's made, and how it can be a very powerful tool for soil health and carbon sequestration. Learn more: Heartland Industries https://www.heartland.io/ Biochar Now! https://biocharnow.com/ Nuffield farming Scholars https://www.nuffieldscholar.org Red Dog Market https://www.reddogmarketpa.com/ Pasa Sustainable Agriculture https://pasafarming.org/ Kneehigh Farm https://www.kneehighfarm.com/biocharnow Something to Think About USDA's Partnership for Climate-Smart Commodities https://www.usda.gov/climate-solutions/climate-smart-commodities News Nuggets NY will let hemp farmers grow pot to prepare for legal sales https://apnews.com/article/kathy-hochul-business-new-york-marijuana-recreational-marijuana-dad75750e125993a6347471390f7ab09 Russia invades Ukraine on many fronts in ‘brutal act of war' https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-attack-a05e7c4563ac94b963134bba83187d46 Thanks to our sponsor IND HEMP in Montana https://www.indhemp.com/

USDA to Invest $1 Billion in Climate Smart Commodities

2-8-22 AJ DailyThe Link: Sire Registration Paper Opens New Doors for Your CalvesAdapted from an article by Ginette Gottswiller, American Angus Association USDA to Invest $1 Billion in Climate-smart Commodities, Expanding Markets, Strengthening Rural America Adapted from a release by the USDA FACA Applauds USDA Investment in Climate-Smart Pilot Projects Adapted from a release by the American Farm Bureau Federation NFU Offers Support For New USDA “Partnerships For Climate-Smart Commodities” Adapted from a release by Lyndsey Medsker, National Farmers Union Compiled by Paige Nelson, field editor, Angus Journal. For more Angus news, visit angusjournal.net.