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The Billionaire Quietly Protecting Western Lands From Oil and Gas Drilling
Inside Philosphy | Posted onJuly 13, 2018 in Energy NewsHansjörg Wyss is one of the most influential billionaire philanthropists that nobody much talks about.
Trade war could milk US dairy profits
edairynews | Posted onJuly 13, 2018 in Agriculture News
New research could banish guilty feeling for consuming whole dairy products
Science Daily | Posted onJuly 13, 2018 in Food NewsEnjoying full-fat milk, yogurt, cheese and butter is unlikely to send people to an early grave, according to new research by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.The study, published today in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, found no significant link between dairy fats and cause of death or, more specifically, heart disease and stroke -- two of the country's biggest killers often associated with a diet high in saturated fat.
EPA 2019 RFS Proposed Rulemaking: What You See Is Not What You Get
Farm Doc Daily | Posted onJuly 13, 2018 in Energy NewsOn June 26, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its proposed rule for establishing the volume obligations under the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) (EPA Proposed Rule). If finalized, the proposed rule would set the requirements for obligated parties to comply with the RFS for calendar year 2019, as well as the requirements for biomass-based diesel for calendar year 2020. On its face, the proposed rule and its obligations appear to be non-controversial and straightforward. Buried within the proposed rule, however, is a mechanism for potentially reducing the mandate be
Washington farm groups join bid to nip city food taxes
Capital Press | Posted onJuly 13, 2018 in Food NewsSoft drink rivals Pepsi and Coke are partners in financing a ballot measure that would bar cities from taxing select foods, like Seattle has done with sweetened beverages. Initiative I-1634 has the backing of several agricultural organizations, though no Washington city has followed Seattle’s example on soda or targeted other foods, such as beef or dairy products.
EPA Docs Show Oil's Influence on RFS
DTN | Posted onJuly 13, 2018 in Energy NewsThe EPA was set to reallocate gallons lost in the Renewable Fuel Standard to small-refinery waivers, but that proposal was pulled within days after a series of meetings and phone calls that then EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt had with lawmakers from oil states and RFS stakeholders. As part of the rulemaking process on the latest proposed RFS volumes, which are slated for a public hearing on July 18, the agency on Wednesday posted a number of documents to regulations.gov showing the interagency process that took place prior to the proposal's release.
Milked by organic
The Star | Posted onJuly 12, 2018 in Food NewsWe investigated organic milk in Ontario, tracking its journey from cow to carton, and found the product is no different than cheaper conventional milk. So why are we paying more?
Dean Foods to close Illinois dairy plant
WGN TV | Posted onJuly 12, 2018 in Agriculture NewsThe milk giant Dean Foods is closing one of its Illinois facilities this year.A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act letter sent by the Texas-based corporation says 131 people will lose their jobs at the Huntley dairy plant and office. The Northwest Herald reports that the layoffs will occur Sept. 14-28.The facility is one of several Dean Foods plants to close this year. In its 2017 annual investors report, the company attributed shutting down plants to decreased dairy consumption trends and a highly competitive industry.
Iowa soybean group calls PETA's vegan billboard 'a new low'
Des Moines Register | Posted onJuly 12, 2018 in NewsPETA is putting up a billboard in Des Moines that will say: "America's Soybean Farmers Want You … to Go Vegan! Tofu: Born in China but Raised in the U.S.A." But the Iowa Soybean Association says it's not encouraging consumers to give up meat."The billboard is misleading and disingenuous," said Aaron Putze, an Iowa Soybean Association spokesman.Its efforts "to capitalize on a painful trade dispute to further its anti-meat agenda is in poor taste," he said. "It's a new low for PETA.""PETA doesn't speak for Iowa or U.S. soybean growers," Putze said.
Alliance releases report from 2018 Animal Rights National Conference
Dairy Business | Posted onJuly 12, 2018 in Agriculture, SARL Members and Alumni NewsThe Animal Agriculture Alliance released a report detailing observations from the Animal Rights National Conference, held June 28 through July 1 in Los Angeles, Ca. The event was organized by the Farm Animal Rights Movement and sponsored by Mercy for Animals, The Save Movement, Compassion Over Killing and The Humane League, along with other animal rights extremist groups.