Forage association presents 2023 Leadership Award

The Canadian Forage and Grassland Association (CFGA) presented its Leadership Award at its 14th Annual Conference on Nov. 29, in Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia, to Dr. Dan Undersander of Wisconsin – the first non-Canadian to win this award. As well as being the keynote speaker at the conference, Undersander has worked as a forage[...]

Saudi dairy firm buying California land for fodder

Reuters -- Saudi Arabia's Almarai, the largest dairy company in the Gulf, has spent C$45 million to buy land in California to supply its business with alfalfa hay, it said Sunday. The 1,790 acres of land at Blythe -- in the state's southeast corner, about 200 km east of Palm Springs -- was acquired through[...]


U.S. EPA finalizes 2016 renewables target at 18.1B gallons

New York | Reuters -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants energy companies to blend 18.1 billion gallons (68.5 billion litres) of biofuels into the nation's fuel supply next year, more than in a proposal laid out in May, it said in announcing final rules on renewables use for 2014-16 on Monday. The EPA's long-awaited[...]