Late harvest partly behind regional anhydrous shortages
An agronomist says last fall’s late harvest is partly to blame for the regional shortages of anhydrous ammonia. Joel Steiber with Corteva AgriScience tells Brownfield, “I’ve got a couple of friends that farm in Iowa and...
Loanpal Rockets to Second-Largest Solar Loan Provider in the US
Rooftop solar enjoys strong public support across the United States. So why aren’t solar panels blanketing communities across the country? The reason there aren’t millions more homes with rooftop solar isn’t due to a lack...
Utilities, charger vendors find interconnection best practices to propel EV growth
Collaboration and transparency pioneered in solar interconnections can fast-start delayed transportation electrification ambitions....
Solar News
Dominion Energy acquiring and developing 350 MW of solar for Facebook
Dominion Energy and Facebook continue the joint effort to substantially increase renewable energy generation by planning the addition of six new solar facilities that will be dedicated to social networking company. This partnership will support Dominion...
Duke Energy Renewables acquires 150-MW North Rosamond solar project
Duke Energy Renewables, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, announced it has acquired the 150-MW North Rosamond solar project in Kern County, California from Clearway Energy Group. The North Rosamond solar project is Duke Energy Renewables’ sixth...
Indiana coal miner hires ex-EPA head Scott Pruitt to lobby against plant closures
Utilities plan to move from coal to natural gas and renewables, but Hallador Energy wants a pause written into the state budget after lawmakers defeated a similar proposal this month....
Nevada passes bill for 50% renewables by 2030, 100% carbon free by 2050
The legislation unanimously passed the state Senate and Assembly last week and will include all electricity providers in the state....
Verizon Hints at Big Renewables Purchases as It Pledges to Go Carbon-Neutral
Verizon announced Monday it will go carbon neutral by 2035 for scope 1 and scope 2 emissions, encompassing direct emissions and those from the purchase of energy. The commitment is the third in a “trifecta”...
Agriculture News
Motorcade for Trade stops in Indiana
The Motorcade for Trade by Farmers for Free Trade rolled into Indiana this morning. The RV wrapped with information about the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement and its trading partners has already stopped in Ohio and Michigan....
EU’s exclusion of ag disappoints ASA
The American Soybean Association (ASA) says it’s disappointed with a European Union (EU) decision to exclude agriculture from negotiations over an EU-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Minnesota farmer and ASA vice president Bill Gordon says the...
USDA waits for data on cell-cultured food products
Mindy Brashears, USDA Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety, spoke Monday at the UNL Food Innovation Center. The Deputy Under Secretary for Food Safety at the USDA, Mindy Brashears, says there is still a lot to...
US and Japan to begin trade talks today
Preliminary trade negotiations between the US and Japan are scheduled to begin today. Japan is the largest value market for US beef and pork and US Meat Export Federation president and CEO Dan Halstrom says rapid progress on these...
The aftermath of major Midwest storm
Farmers impacted by this week’s major storm face a long road to recovery. A combination of snow, sleet and rain has lingered over the Midwest, burying livestock and further saturating fields. Mike Landuyt in southwest Minnesota says just...
