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An EDF analysis of carbon credits for rice growers shows great climate and cost-savings potential, but is that enough for farmers to participate? In 2015, rice became the first crop for which agricultural carbon credits were valid for compliance in the California cap-and-trade system. Unfortunately, as of September 2020, no compliance credits have been generated.

A case study of MFA Inc. shows how conservation can support the bottom line. The post “Success first.” How one ag retailer is helping farmers adopt conservation practices, profitably. first appeared on Growing Returns.

Statement from EDF President Fred Krupp

Dr. Bronaugh has what it takes to tackle the serious challenges facing agriculture and food security. In doing so, she will help build a more climate-resilient future for all Americans.

Ben Thomas, former director of the Montana Department of Agriculture and deputy undersecretary at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has joined Environmental Defense Fund as senior policy director for agriculture.

Nation’s largest historically Black university formalizes internship program with global environmental nonprofit organization focused on sustainable agriculture and environmental policy.

New EDF guide will help measure and grow the financial value of conservation practices on America’s farms.

Expanding on-farm conservation practices requires closing the information gap on the financial impact these practices have.

EDF's agricultural priorities for the incoming Biden-Harris administration.

EDF and agriculture and environmental groups find ways that farmers, ranchers, forest owners and food sector can benefit from climate solutions.

EDF and Climate and Forest Capital identify barriers to investment in climate-smart agriculture and gives case studies on how catalytic capital can help.

Business leaders are recognizing the need to set sustainability targets and invest in practices that support agricultural resilience.

Water supplies are becoming scarcer as a result of more severe droughts supercharged by climate change. New technology from EDF, NASA, and other partners aims to build resilient water supplies and ensure a more secure food supply.

Surveys show that women own or co-own nearly half the farmland in the Midwest but are often under-represented in leadership positions, including in policymaking bodies, financial institutions, and other agricultural agencies and institutions.

EDF director of working lands, Maggie Monast, will testify on the financial risks that climate change poses to America’s agriculture sector.

EDF and partners will develop OpenET to enable U.S. farmers and water managers to track water consumption using data from satellites and weather stations.

EDF report details how lending institutions can finance resilient agriculture to support long-term productivity and profitability.

New report from EDF details climate risks to the farm lending sector and provides a path for lenders to support a more resilient agricultural system.

The Growing Climate Solutions Act would enable farmers to generate revenue from delivering verifiable climate benefits.

The Growing Climate Solutions Act makes it easier for farmers to pull up a seat at the table and be part of the climate solution.

The bill would allow farmers to recoup economic losses in devastating weather years and increase their climate resilience for future planting seasons.

This network will bring farmers and agricultural organizations together to continue making conservation commonplace.

Farmers are the original environmentalists. For generations, they’ve tended the land, kept track of its health and put their hearts, backs and livelihoods into keeping it productive. But in an era of climate change and extreme weather events, it’s going to take new allies and new tactics to help farmers in that mission, and the National Corn Growers Association has found an important partner in an unexpected place. In this episode, NCGA CEO Jon Doggett and Environmental Defense Fund Senior VP of Ecosystems David Festa discuss the common ground they’ve discovered in helping growers weather storms, grow their profits and reduce their impact on the environment. They’re joined as well by NCGA VP of Production and Sustainability Nathan Fields.

This is an opportunity for USDA to double down on investments in conservation practices.

Conservation can improve the financial health of dairy farms, according to a new report from EDF and K·Coe Isom AgKnowledge.