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Sustainability

New Sustainability Targets for Cow-Calf and Feedyard Sectors: How to Set and Meet these Goals

By KCoe Editorial | May 10, 2022

Animal Ag, Food And Beverage, Sustainability

Reading Time: 2 minutes With the recent announcement by the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (USRSB) of sustainability goals for the entire U.S. beef supply chain, cow-calf and feedyard operations have been assigned a set of sustainability targets and a deadline by which to attain them. “We think these goals will prove to be …

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Agriculture Joins Food Companies in Global Climate Solutions

By Laura Sands | March 24, 2022

Agriculture, Animal Ag, Commodity Crops, Permanent Specialty Crops, Sustainability

Reading Time: < 1 minutes Rarely has U.S. agriculture been at such a pivotal, transformative era. Globally, and here in the U.S., the world’s major governments, food companies, and the agricultural industry are focused on climate change and its impact on the food supply. Farmers themselves are trying to also mitigate the risks that are …

3 Ways Producers Can Prepare for the Future of Carbon Opportunities

By K·Coe Editorial | January 11, 2022

Agriculture, Animal Ag, Commodity Crops, Farm Program Services, Food And Beverage, Government & Public Affairs, Sustainability

Reading Time: 2 minutes There are some important lessons garnered from 2021’s exploratory year for growers considering carbon sequestration. KCoe’s Pinion Advisory team recommends three things you can do now to prepare for potential carbon market opportunities in 2022, or beyond. Lesson 1: The carbon opportunity cannot be applied to every landowner. There are …

What’s Ahead for the Carbon Market

By K·Coe Editorial | January 10, 2022

Agriculture, Animal Ag, Commodity Crops, Farm Program Services, Food And Beverage, Permanent Specialty Crops, Sustainability

Reading Time: 2 minutes What a year it’s been for carbon markets. The subject has really taken the food and agriculture industry by storm. After many months of discussion, do producers and sustainability experts think there are possibilities for growers to create and secure opportunities from it right now? Are carbon markets considered to …

How the Holidays Can Shape Your Family Legacy

By Jeanne Bernick | November 19, 2021

Agriculture, Next Gen, Sustainability, Tax & Accounting

Reading Time: 2 minutes By Jeanne Bernick, Certified Family Business Advisor For many of you the stress of harvest season is over and now you enter a new season in family business: the holidays! As if working with family isn’t challenging enough, now there are mandatory meals and celebrations and traditions to recreate, not …

Ethanol Producers Must Start Now to Support RFA’s Net-Zero Commitment

By Donna Funk | August 4, 2021

Biofuels, Sustainability

Reading Time: 3 minutes The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) has announced its commitment: Ethanol will achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 (or sooner), and 70% GHG reduction vs. gasoline by no later than 2030. With demand for affordable zero-emission and innovations like sustainable aviation fuel on the rise, this commitment creates an exciting …

How Dairies Can Claim Renewable Energy Revenue in 2021

By K·Coe Editorial | December 22, 2020

Animal Ag, Biofuels, Strategic Advisory, Sustainability, Tax & Accounting

Reading Time: 3 minutes While ethanol and biodiesel fuels are among the most common renewable energy sources accepted into the California Air Resources Board (CARB) program for Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credits, dairy producers across the U.S. are taking notice of the benefits these credit opportunities pose for biomethane suppliers as well. California …

KCoe Advisors Earn Credential to Help Food & Ag Businesses Improve Sustainability Performance and Reporting

By K·Coe Editorial | November 2, 2020

Food And Beverage, Permanent Specialty Crops, Sustainability

Reading Time: 2 minutes K·Coe Isom is excited to announce that sustainability advisors Zach Pinto and Lisa Becker have completed the training and testing required to become credentialed as The Sustainability Consortium (TSC) Trained Service Providers for THESIS. “Many of our clients are being asked to do more to report on and address their …