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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Thursday, August 15, 2024
The renewable diesel boom driven by a slate of federal and state policies has brought with it a surge in demand for imports of animal fats and vegetable oils to be used as feedstocks that could continue growing in 2025 as tax credits shift to incentivize in-country production of the fuel.
While farm bill negotiations continue, advocates for greater agriculture research investments are cautiously optimistic a final product could deliver some much-needed wins to bolster U.S. innovation.
With gene editing widely touted as the future of biotechnology, seed trait developers are looking for ways to show they are using the technology responsibly.
The Supreme Court is sending three Rio Grande states back to the drawing board after determining the federal government's interests are not being met in their proposed water-sharing deal.
A resolution has been introduced in Congress to block a USDA rule mandating electronic identification (EID) ear tags for bison and cattle moving between states.
World agricultural production will need to increase 47% to 61% by 2050 from a 2011 baseline, depending on the rate of global population growth, USDA economists say.