Navigator withdraws Illinois application for its five-state carbon pipeline
A company that wants to build a carbon pipeline stretching across the Midwest said on Tuesday it was withdrawing its application for the Illinois portion of the 1,350-mile project. In the past month, South Dakota utility regulators rejected Navigator CO2’s request for a pipeline permit in their state, and the company asked Iowa regulators to suspend action on its application there.
Gene-edited pig resists swine disease, says developer
Animal genetics company Genus said it used gene editing to develop pigs that are resistant to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, a costly viral disease affecting hogs. Colombia has approved sale of the pigs, and Genus, based in Britain, said it anticipates a decision from the FDA in the first half of 2024, “followed by phased global launch of the pigs, subject to receiving applicable regulatory approvals.”
TODAY’S QUICK HITS
Paying $100 an acre: A pilot project promoting climate-smart agriculture will pay producers $100 an acre — far above the usual rate — if they voluntarily adopt practices that deliver more than that value in public environmental benefits. (Virginia Tech)
California bans food ingredients: Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a ban on making or selling food containing Red No. 3, brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, and propylparaben beginning in 2027. He also urged the FDA to update its standards for those ingredients. (Food Business News)
Satellites track planting dates: NASA scientists analyzed 20 years of satellite images of corn and soybean plantings to identify planting dates for the crops and learned that farmers plant their best-yielding fields first and that planting could begin sooner than it does now. (NASA)
‘Golden number’ for corn: A review of weather and planting data since 1980 shows the single most important variable — the “golden number” — in determining U.S. corn yield per acre is rainfall in July, worth around 13 bushels an acre, said a University of Illinois agricultural economist. (farmdoc daily)
