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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Railroads that are critical to agricultural shippers have won some permanent tax relief, while biofuel producers have received extensions of tax benefits that subsidize next-generation products and installation of blender pumps.
The Environmental Protection Agency has released final guidance listing factors to consider when deciding whether to require a permit for discharges from a point source that travel through groundwater before reaching a “water of the U.S.”
Oral arguments are set for Thursday in a case addressing the question of whether hydroponically grown fruits and vegetables should be able to receive organic certification.
The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency awarded three biofuel mandate waivers Tuesday evening before handing the keys over to the incoming Biden team.
The Food and Drug Administration is pushing back against a Memorandum of Understanding released Tuesday and designed to divide regulatory authority over genetically-engineered animals between USDA and FDA.
A pair of Environmental Protection Agency propositions on biofuels policy would have differing ramifications for the sector, industry groups argued Friday.
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to push back 2019 and 2020 compliance year deadlines for the Renewable Fuels Standard, citing uncertainty surrounding small refinery exemptions.
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is urging President Donald Trump to reject small refinery exemptions from being granted by the Environmental Protection Agency.
New faces will head key departments as the Biden administration takes office Jan. 20, and their actions on regulations affecting agriculture and rural America may differ sharply from the last four years.