EPA ADVANCES 2021 BIOFUELS RULE
The agency sent the White House its regulation governing next year’s blending requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard, but the Trump administration is holding firm on its 2020 mandate, for … Read More
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The agency sent the White House its regulation governing next year’s blending requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard, but the Trump administration is holding firm on its 2020 mandate, for … Read More
In 2018, the United States exported about 1.7 billion gallons of ethanol to more than 80 countries. That amount is expected to drop this year, a troubling sign for U.S. … Read More
Some meat processing plants have become hot spots for COVID-19 infections, leading to some shutdowns and a glut of livestock that is ready for harvest. The fear is that farmers … Read More
The White House Office of Management and Budget on Friday completed its interagency review of the rule for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), which is expected to include limits … Read More
IDOT’s 12% overweight variance on State Routes for emergency supplies for relief has been extended until May 29, 2020. This waver includes those hauling agricultural loads eventually destined to produce … Read More
– U.S. live cattle futures fell on Wednesday, as cattle continue to back up, despite slaughter plants’ coming back online, traders said. (Reuters)
Outbreaks have been reported in fruit and vegetable packing facilities in California and New York. But as more farm workers hit the fields and packing facilities, the industry risks the … Read More
Farmers across the nation leaned more heavily upon the federal government last year to finance their agricultural operations amid low commodity prices and trade disputes, and more of the money … Read More
The Department of Agricultural Economics at Purdue University, in collaboration with Microsoft, has created the Purdue Food and Agricultural Vulnerability Index online dashboard to quantify the potential risk to the … Read More
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed lifting the amount of biofuels that refiners must blend into their fuel next year to 20.17 billion gallons, from 20.09 billion this year, … Read More