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Farmers’ outlook on the economy decreased slightly in August, according to a monthly survey from Purdue University and the CME Group.

The Forest Service is providing $20 million for research into new technologies that can help restore degraded forests, grasslands, and watersheds.

The Biden administration has informed federal courts that have enjoined its “waters of the U.S.” rule that it has revised that rule to conform with the Supreme Court’s Sackett decision, allowing litigation to move forward.

The latest in a long line of rules addressing the meaning of “waters of the U.S.” should help farm producers understand which areas of their land may be subject to federal regulation, EPA's top water official said on Agri-Pulse Newsmakers.

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the Environmental Protection Agency’s work to redefine what constitutes a “water of the U.S.” should make the regulation easier to understand in farm country, an opinion that runs contrary to the opinion of many ag groups.

Senate opposition is growing against the inclusion of Sen. Roger Marshall and Rep. Ashley Hinson’s Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act in the 2023 farm bill.

The EPA and Army Corps of Engineers’ revisions to their March “waters of the U.S.” rule, which narrowed the scope of the rule based on the Supreme Court’s Sackett decision, were greeted with resignation and protest Tuesday.

The biofuel industry is growing optimistic that a broad range of agricultural feedstocks, including soybean oil, will be eligible for a valuable new tax credit that’s intended to stimulate production of sustainable aviation fuel.

Congressional ethanol advocates are planning to ramp up their efforts to secure year-round sales of E15 nationwide this fall by aiming to attach it to one of this year’s “must-pass” bills, one ethanol group CEO says.