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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, October 19, 2024
California’s agricultural industry is struggling to determine the full implications of a state law requiring that large companies publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions, including those from suppliers such as farms.
The chaos among House Republicans isn’t the only hurdle facing a new farm bill. Senate Republican Whip John Thune, R-S.D., says the Senate Ag Committee remains divided over key issues, including what to do about the major commodity programs.
Two leading Republicans have jumped into the race for House speaker, Steve Scalise of Louisiana, the current House majority leader, and Jim Jordan of Ohio, the House Judiciary Committee chairman.
The biofuel and airline industries continue to wait on the Treasury Department to issue some critical guidance that will determine which feedstocks can qualify for a new tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel.
The Justice Department is seeking to shut down the operations of Agri Stats, alleging it has violated antitrust law by aggregating and sharing a wide range of pricing and other information with major chicken, pork and turkey companies.