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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
A bipartisan group of senators is urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to increase the proposed volumes it set for biodiesel production under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
A Senate committee is set to move a two-year extension of popular tax benefits, including wind power and biofuel credits as well as a higher Section 179 expensing allowance widely used by farmers in purchasing new equipment. The tax provisions were renewed for 2014 just before the end
Proponents of a bill that would bar states from requiring the labeling of food made with genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are attempting to clear away confusion about the intent of the legislation, which is expected on the House floor next week.
A ban on horse slaughter would be extended another year and genetically engineered salmon would have to be labeled as GMO under provisions that have been added to a Senate spending bill for the Agriculture Department and Food and Drug Administration. The Senate Appropriations Committee also a
Recent changes to an international agreement on intellectual property will undermine the U.S. dairy industry�s effort to use common food names such as parmesan and feta, say leaders of key congressional committees. In a letter to the World Intellectual Property O
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy went before a meeting of the nationÀs corn growers today in an attempt to reassure the farmers about her agencyÀs implementation of the Àwaters of the United StatesÀ rule.
A pair of Senate hearings today reviewed 11 separate bills aimed at addressing problems facing the nationÀs forests, including how to pay for the ever-increasing threat of fire.
More than 300 corn farmers and ethanol industry leaders rallied on Capitol Hill today to protest the Obama administrationPs proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) requirements.
House Republicans ignored a White House veto threat and passed a drought relief bill thatPs sure to face staunch opposition in the Senate. The vote was 245-176 with only five Democrats voting for approval.
A bipartisan group of 21 House members is warning Canada that it may not be included in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) if it continues to resist increasing access to its dairy market.
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