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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Sunday, November 03, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency has rolled out its long-awaited response to a petition that would expand sales of higher ethanol blends, but its proposal includes a delay that has already angered the biofuels industry.
Strong commodity prices and tight grain stocks are likely to keep pressure on fertilizer prices for some time to come, a representative of the industry told the House Agriculture Committee on Tuesday.
An increase in capacity for technical assistance within the Natural Resources Conservation Service is necessary as the agency looks to integrate $18.5 billion in Inflation Reduction Act funding into its conservation programs, but the agency will likely need to look at ways to expand its roster of non-government experts as it struggles to bring in enough qualified professionals to fill its internal workforce needs.
Animal agriculture groups and USDA are concerned that EPA-proposed restrictions on rodenticides will increase costs for producers but not provide effective control of rats, mice, moles and other vermin.
If current environmental trends continue through the end of the century, the world could see corn production decline by 40 percent but wheat yields gain 30-40 percent, according to a top NASA scientist.
Elanco Animal Health’s methane reducing product for cattle could provide “blockbuster revenue potential” in excess of $200 million, according to Elanco CEO and President Jeff Simmons.
Republicans cleared out of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Committee by a vote of 30-22 a joint resolution which would void the Biden administration’s “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule which goes into effect March 20.
As is the case in the months leading up to the debate over a new farm bill, members of the House and Senate Ag Committees are dropping legislation to signal their policy priorities.
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