Articles Tagged with ''Energy Information Administration''

EPA delays 2026 biofuel usage mandates to end of next year

07/10/24 6:08 AM By Philip Brasher

The Environmental Protection Agency says it likely won’t finalize the biofuel usage mandates for 2026 until the end of next year, which is discouraging news for a sector that blames the existing renewable volume obligations for the collapse in credit prices that has hammered many producers.

Propane supplies good, and prices level - for now

10/26/22 6:13 AM By Fran Howard

A dry fall helped speed harvest and reduce the need for propane for drying this year’s crops, and that will help farmers deal with the price increases for the fuel expected this winter.

The conservation stewardship program (CSP) allows farmers and ranchers to enroll working lands, like these acres in South Dakota.

Daybreak May 20: USDA outlining goals for climate-smart ag

05/20/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Ben Nuelle, Steve Davies, and Bill Tomson

The Agriculture Department this morning is releasing the strategy it will follow in re-shaping programs and policies to help more farmers shift into “climate-smart” practices and to make money from doing so.

Daybreak April 21: Ag climate bill sets stage for climate action

04/21/21 9:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, Spencer Chase, and Ben Nuelle

The last time a Democratic administration tried to pass climate legislation, in 2009, the bill died in the Senate partly because of resistance from farm groups. This year, one of the first significant climate bills a congressional committee is going to vote on is a measure backed by farm groups – the Growing Climate Solutions Act, which is aimed at facilitating the development of ag carbon markets.

Daybreak April 7: Cabinet members trying to sell infrastructure plan

04/07/21 5:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Ben Nuelle, Bill Tomson, and Steve Davies

President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan is vague about a lot of details, including how $17 billion for waterways would be spent. But Tracy Zea of the Waterways Council tells Agri-Pulse that he expects at least $3 billion to be available for inland waterway projects. That could pay for replacing two sets of aging locks and dams on the upper Mississippi River system, he said.

Daybreak Feb 25: He’s back: Vilsack sworn in

02/25/21 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher, Steve Davies, Bill Tomson, and Ben Nuelle

Tom Vilsack is officially wearing the title “agriculture secretary” again. He was sworn in Wednesday evening and will be talking to the media today.

The big chill: Sub-zero temperatures, energy outages threaten farms, agribusinesses

02/17/21 6:40 AM By Sara Wyant, Ben Nuelle, and Spencer Chase

Farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses across the U.S. are reeling from extremely cold temperatures and power outages.

Natural gas holds position as top energy source

01/22/18 2:28 PM By Sandra Cowherd

Consistent pricing ensures that natural gas will continue to dominate as the American fuel of choice through the next two years, the Energy Information Agency says.

Record fossil fuel output expected over the next two years

01/18/18 1:00 PM By Sandra Cowherd

Natural gas leads an upward trend in fossil fuel production that will continue to break records through 2019, according to Energy Information Administration forecasts.

Ethanol reaches a two-year low in gas market share

01/10/18 2:29 PM By Sandra Cowherd

Refiner and blender input of ethanol again decreased this week, tumbling to a 162-week low, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

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11.22.2024

Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Nov. 22, 2024: Sen. Jerry Moran on disaster aid, farm bill

The race is on to pass a farm bill extension before the end of the year after Senate Ag Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow released her farm bill text this week and it was rejected by Republicans. We asked Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., about the future of the farm bill and prospects for a package of market loss relief and disaster aid in December.

Then, NASDA’s RJ Karney and NFU’s Aaron Shier discuss what agriculture can expect from the Trump administration.

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