We live in a world with a growing population where understanding the importance of vital elements has never been more necessary. Understanding all that sustains us, and keeps us healthy, is critical to our survival. At the root of it all is soil, says an article in Dirt To Dinner.

A feeding trial using 3-nitrooxypropanol (3-NOP) reduced enteric methane emissions in dairy cows 22 to 40 percent in a short-term study done at Pennsylvania State University. The average level of methane reduction was 31 percent.

The company is working with farmers in Tennessee, contracting switchgrass and biomass sorghum as inputs to create compostable, sustainable packaging when its manufacturing facility comes online later this year.

Congress is considering legislation that would make green practices eligible for a growing international carbon-trading marketplace that would also reward farmers with cash, according to an article in Wired.

The company agreed to a payment total of between $10.1 billion and $10.9 billion.