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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, November 09, 2024
The indictments of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez and Wael Hana are raising concern over an arrangement that gives control over millions of dollars in U.S. beef and poultry trade to one entity at the heart of the scandal.
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.
Legislation is being introduced in the House and Senate to create a task force composed of officials with USDA and the U.S. Trade Representative's Office to identify agricultural trade barriers such as India’s farm subsidies that should be challenged at the World Trade Organization.
Call it a dry run, and a very successful one: House Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., got to warm up for the coming farm bill debate this week by working to bury some key amendments to the fiscal 2024 Agriculture spending bill.
Mississippi River water levels are at historic lows – dropping even below where they were last year when barge transport came to a complete halt – and that means increased costs and slower delivery for farmers that need to get their crops to the Gulf.
Day one of the mission was loaded with information and experiences that gave the delegation a good idea of what kind of market Chile can be for U.S. ag products.
Fertilizer prices may yet experience more volatility in Europe and South America, but the situation has mostly stabilized in the U.S., where fall applications will be relatively normal, says Ken Seitz, president and CEO of Nutrien, a major producer of potash, nitrogen and phosphate products.
