The U.S. secretary of agriculture on Wednesday touted the importance lower-carbon biofuels will have in meeting the Biden administration’s targets for reducing carbon emissions. (Reuters)  

It’s Community Supported Agriculture Week through Feb. 26, the time of year when people start signing up in earnest to receive boxes of produce, flowers, eggs and more from local farmers during the growing season. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

A group of farming, food and environmental sector representatives believe economic and environmental sustainability don’t have to be mutually exclusive. (Hoopeston Chronicle)  

New York dairy farms are using clean gas produced by cow manure, putting it in trucks, injecting it into an interstate pipeline — and selling the environmental benefits across the country. (Politico)

The Madison County Farm Bureau is working to bridge the rural/urban divide, reaching out to mayors in more urban communities. The head of the office recently reached out to Alton Mayor David Goins as the bureau starts a concerted effort to reach out to municipal government. (Granite City News)  

With avian influenza (colloquially known as “bird flu”) recently reported in multiple states, local chicken farmers are taking initial steps to protect their flocks, and they’re warning that poultry prices could rise. (WJET