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It could take years for sustainable aviation fuels to take off despite significant, but temporary, new tax credits included in a newly enacted package of financial incentives intended to jump-start progress on the Biden administration’s climate goals.

Field to Market plans to bolster its reporting on private sector climate commitments with a new annual report that will detail progress on the existing pledges by its member entities.

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack told a supporter of e-RINs for electricity produced from biomass and biogas to look for action this summer, emails obtained by Agri-Pulse show.

House Republicans are preparing to take on the Securities and Exchange Commission over its sweeping plan to require companies to track and disclose the greenhouse gas emissions in their supply chains.

The Senate Agriculture Committee holds a long-awaited hearing this week on two more USDA nominees, including department’s undersecretary for trade, as Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack struggles to fill out his team 21 months into the administration.

USDA has provided lawmakers with some estimates of what producers need in disaster assistance this year.

A proposed climate disclosure rule is not targeted at farmers, the chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission told senators Thursday.

Worries of a possible rail strike have been growing in Washington amid ongoing concerns about the health of the U.S. economy.

USDA’s decision to allow a standalone text message option on food packaging does not comply with a 2016 GMO labeling law requiring an accessible alternative to QR codes, a federal judge has ruled. The judge let stand other key parts of the disclosure rules.

The Biden administration is taking a major step today in its efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.