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AgricultureClimate ChangeCollaborationFeature HomepageForests and PlantsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWisconsin
The Northwoods is now a month into unusually early maple tapping season
-Maple sap typically runs from mid-March to mid-April in Wisconsin. This year, the tapping process started almost a month ago.
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AgricultureCollaborationFeature HomepageFish, Birds and AnimalsIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPennsylvaniaScience, Technology, Research
Pennsylvania farmers convicted of poisoning over two dozen migratory birds
-Two Pennsylvania farmers have been found guilty of poisoning over two dozen migratory birds with a restricted substance. Many species of birds are declining in North America and many are at risk of extinction, Macdonald said.
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Is the USDA’s spending on ‘climate-smart’ farming actually helping the climate?
-A new report asks whether supposedly green livestock practices have proven benefits.
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AgricultureCollaborationHistory and CultureIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeTribal Governments and First Nations
Native Farm Bill Coalition Leaders Critical of USDA Equity Commission Final Report
-In a critical response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Equity Commission Final Report, the Native Farm Bill Coalition co-chairs say the report doesn’t adequately address inequities in Indian Country.
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AgricultureCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMichiganNews
Supreme Court poop dispute could have big impact on Michigan environment
-How far can Michigan go in its quest to limit farm pollution in Michigan’s lakes and rivers? That’s the subject of a case now before the state’s highest court.
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AgricultureAlgae BloomsCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLake ErieLatest NewsMichiganNewsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
Michigan farm czar: Our fight against Lake Erie pollution isn’t working
-Ahead of a gathering to assess the health of Lake Erie, Michigan acknowledges it won’t meet a 2025 deadline to cut phosphorus runoff into the lake by 40 percent.
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AgricultureCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipCollaborationGroundwater ContaminationIndigenous CommunitiesIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsMinnesotaNews
Minnesota Tribe Sets Enforceable Rules To Safeguard Wild Rice and Water Supply
-Ineffective voluntary pollution prevention practices are set aside for mandatory regulation.
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AgricultureCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationDrinking WaterEnergy, Clean Energy, Ethanol and FrackingFeature HomepageIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsScience, Technology, ResearchWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
U.S. Counts on “Climate-Smart” Farms to Slow Global Warming
-But skeptics assert change in practices could increase risk to water and health.
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AgricultureCharles Stewart Mott Foundation PartnershipClimate ChangeCollaborationFish, Birds and AnimalsGroundwater ContaminationIndustry, Energy, Economic DevelopmentLatest NewsNewsPolicyPolitics, Policy, Environmental JusticeRefreshScience, Technology, ResearchU.S. and Canadian Federal GovernmentsWater Quality and Restoration Efforts
New U.S. Climate Law Could Make Midwest Water Contamination Worse
-Billions in clean energy incentives rely on raw materials from polluting corn and livestock.