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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, October 03, 2024
President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden both promise to increase usage of biofuels, but Trump is focused on increasing the market for conventional ethanol while Biden is prioritizing next-generation products that have been slow to develop so far.
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler said Monday he is denying small refinery exemptions or so-called "gap waivers" for past compliance years in the Renewable Fuel Standard.
The Trump administrations carries out a major piece of its regulatory reform agenda this week, while some lawmakers hold out hope for breaking an impasse over a coronavirus relief package.
The Environmental Protection Agency is being sued for failing to require Pennsylvania and New York to meet nutrient reduction goals for the Chesapeake Bay.
Ag bankers and federal regulators should conduct stress tests to assess the financial risks of climate change, which poses a major threat to U.S. agriculture, says a new report released by a Commodity Futures Trading Commission commissioner.
President Donald Trump is instructing the Environmental Protection Agency to deny small refinery petitions in the Renewable Fuel Standard, potentially neutralizing a nagging campaign issue for Republicans, Reuters reports.
The Environmental Protection Agency can do a better job on “the way we handle pesticide regulation,” EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said in a speech at the Nixon Presidential Library last week.
Next year’s crop of meetings is in jeopardy, and organizations are taking a nervous look at their balance sheets and what they'll be able to pay their top executives.
President Donald Trump has relied on USDA's special spending authority to help farmers overcome slumping commodity prices, and Democratic nominee Joe Biden is promising a large boost in conservation spending to help producers cope with hard times.