BOSTON — Vermont Creamery and Vanguard Renewables recently announced that Vermont Creamery has joined the Farm Powered Strategic Alliance, a collaborative movement to boost food waste recycling and expand renewable energy production across America. The Alliance was founded in 2020 by Vanguard Renewables, Unilever, Starbucks, and Dairy Farmers of America and now has grown to […]

DENMARK & ST. PAUL, Minn. — Nature Energy, a global leader in biomethane and renewable energy, has announced the appointment of Alexis Glick, a seasoned finance executive and Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) thought leader, as CEO of its North America business, effective immediately. Glick will help drive the company’s United States and Canada expansion and […]

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced the release of its 2020-2021 statewide waste characterization study. The study provides valuable insight into what is going into Wisconsin landfills, and is a powerful planning tool for waste reduction and minimization efforts. The DNR contracted with SCS Engineers, an environmental consulting and contracting firm, to complete […]

LANCASTER, Wis. — The Wisconsin Pork Association recognizes an outstanding individual who has demonstrated a long-time commitment to the Wisconsin State Fair in the open and junior shows, and to developing a quality breeding program, by inducting him into the Hall of Fame. Todd Brewer raises around 30 sows mostly Chester Whites on his farm […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A streamlined permitting process for hog farmers who also want to convert methane from waste ponds into energy will begin after Gov. Roy Cooper signed the legislature’s annual agriculture bill into law Friday. The Democratic governor decided the measure will be enacted, despite dozens of environmental, civil rights and community groups […]