A group of U.S. Senators are calling for a national security review of the Brazilian acquisition of a U.S. beef company. Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, along with Ranking Senate…
Farm Co-ops Applaud the American Food for American Schools Act
…provisions of the National School Lunch and Breakfast programs, if approved. Chuck Conner, president and CEO of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, says the last several years has seen…
Exxon, Chevron Ask EPA for Biofuel Blending Exemptions
…in blending credits earned or purchased in 2017, which are coming due this year. Five Republican senators, including Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst from Iowa, wrote in a joint statement…
Trump Announces E15 Waiver Support to Farm State Lawmakers
…on RIN prices, according to attendee, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley. Ethanol groups have argued that allowing year-round sales of 15 percent ethanol blended fuels would be a “win-win” for agriculture…
Easter Eggs for Your Basket Will be a Bit Higher This Year
…$4.20 per pound ground chuck, up 2 percent to $4.01 per pound bacon, up 2 percent to $4.75 per pound sirloin tip roast, up 2 percent to $5.12 per pound…
Partisan Farm Bill a No-Go in the Senate
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says the Senate Ag Committee is on track to release a bipartisan farm bill after the Easter recess. Politico says Grassley is warning lawmakers that a…
Study: RFS Impact on Refinery Profitability Minimal
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley’s energy policy staff analyzed recent claims by opponents of the Renewable Fuels Standard, specifically as it relates to the bankruptcy of Philadelphia Energy Solutions. The company…
Agri View: Meat Prices Increasing
Everett Griner talks about the reasons for meat prices increasing in the grocery store in today’s Agri View. Now the cost you pay for a T-Bone steak, or a chuck…
EPA Unresponsive to Letter on RIN Prices
…last year. Grassley, along with a handful of other Senators, sent a letter to the EPA in January asking about the agency’s previous findings that RIN prices don’t affect the…
Ag Committee Members Press USDA on Payments to Deceased Farmers
Senate Ag Committee members Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Debbie Stabenow of Michigan raised concerns with the USDA’s Farm Service Agency about farm program payments to deceased farmers. The Senators…
No Deal After White House Biofuels Meeting
…However, a refining company in the key electoral state of Pennsylvania blamed the RFS as the cause for it having to recently file for bankruptcy. Iowa Republican Charles Grassley took…
Confirmation of Northey for USDA Applauded
…the right man for the job and will be an enormous asset to USDA Secretary Perdue. “We would also like to express our gratitude to Senators Grassley, Ernst, Stabenow, Klobuchar…
Trump to Meet with Cabinet, Senators of Biofuels
…is scheduled for next Tuesday. It will include several officials, such as oil-patch senator Ted Cruz of Texas, as well as corn-state senators Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst of Iowa….
Section 199A Fix Is Coming
…cooperatives rather than private companies. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says a possible fix would give farmer cooperatives the same tax benefits they had under the old Section 199A, known as…