Articles by Noah Wicks

Congress will get another week to agree on an omnibus funding bill for fiscal 2023.

Senate Ag member Roger Marshall, R-Kan., says border security concerns are going to make passage of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act an uphill battle in the Senate.

The likely next chair of the House Ag Committee says the next farm bill needs to bolster the existing programs used by farmers to manage risk and lessen the need on ad hoc assistance.

The renewable diesel boom has fueled a surge in expected soybean crushing capacity and a need for more production of the crop, though the EPA’s proposed Renewable Fuel Standard volumes and declining credit values for California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard may dampen the fledgling industry’s ambitions.

Work continues on Capitol Hill this week on a possible deal that could win Senate passage for the Farm Workforce Modernization Act.

Biogas from livestock operations and other biomass sources that are used to generate power for electric vehicles could qualify for Renewable Fuel Standard credits for the first time under regulations proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency.

It’s up to the Senate to prevent a rail strike that President Biden says would be “devastating” to the U.S. economy. Ahead of a possible vote, Democrats will discuss the issue today with Labor Secretary Marty Walsh and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.