A law recently signed by Texas Governor Greg Abbott prohibits the siting of commercial composting facilities in any county that does not have a commercial organics diversion ordinance

President Donald Trump signed into law the “One Big Beautiful Bill” on July 4. The bill included several agricultural aspects, such as the extension of the Clean Fuel Production Credit (45Z)

A proposed bill in New York would prohibit the Department of Environmental Conservation from issuing permits for new or expanding concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). New York is currently home

North Carolina Governor Josh Stein vetoed legislation that aimed to eliminate an interim greenhouse gas reduction mandate set in a 2021 law

A bill regulating anaerobic digesters advanced from the Iowa House of Representatives and moved on the Senate

The New Jersey Department of Agriculture announced funding to support the purchase and maintenance of manure spreaders and the establishment of a community use program for manure spreaders

The Washington State Pollution Control Hearings Board ordered the Department of Ecology to rewrite pollution discharge permits for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) to better protect water

Changes have been finalized by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for two of its general permits for feedlots

Farmers are still waiting on a new farm bill. Late last year, the American Relief Act of 2025 was signed into law, which extended the 2018 Farm Bill for one more year

Proposed legislation in South Dakota would strengthen existing laws that make it a crime to steal farm animals, release animals, trespass on farms, or interfere with farm operations

Changes have been finalized by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for two of its general permits for feedlots

Following the confirmation of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on a poultry farm, the Delaware Department of Agriculture issued a control order requiring specific handling, transport, and storage

Congress passed and President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act on August 7, 2022. This legislation is basically the U.S. Senate’s version of the Build Back Better Act the House passed earlie

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last month that it will gather information and conduct a detailed study to determine whether it needs to strengthen regulations for concentrated ani

Lactanet, the leading organization for milk recording, genetic services, and dairy farm management in Canada, will publish Methane Efficiency breeding values with the April 2023 genetic evaluations. A

The Delaware Nutrient Management Commission voted to proceed with rare changes to the state’s nutrient management rules, which are typically only updated once every 10 years. The most notable change

A request by the state of Ohio to transfer certain regulatory responsibilities regarding concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency to the Ohio Depart

Included in the Inflation Reduction Act is $40 billion over the next 10 years directed toward existing voluntary programs promoting climate-smart agriculture, rural energy efficiency and reliability

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) awarded $37.65 million in grant funding to 41 methane reduction projects across the state. In total, these projects are estimated to cut annual

The Dutch agriculture minister resigned unexpectedly following a turbulent summer of protests by farmers in opposition to a court ruling that required farms to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions