…sources tell Reuters the refiners argued that the agency had wrongly denied them waivers from the country’s biofuels law as far back as 2014. It’s likely to add fuel to…
Rural Mainstreet Index at Highest Point in Five Years
…to 56.3, its highest reading since July of 2013, also up from 53.5 in April. The index ranges from to 100, with 50 being growth neutral. Ernie Goss, Chair in…
USDA Resumes Continuous Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment
…Enhancement Program (CREP) and CRP grasslands). This pause allowed USDA to review available acres and avoid exceeding the 24 million-acre CRP cap set by the 2014 Farm Bill. New limited…
Whole Foods Delays Mandatory GMO Labeling
…that was scheduled to be put into effect on September 1 would be delayed until further notice. The labeling mandate was originally announced in 2013 and would have required foods…
Rickert Ranch Irrigation
…leveling in 2014 (looking south at left and looking west at right). Conveyance ditch used for irrigation before the project in 2014. Land leveling and piped irrigation improved both water…
Secretary Perdue Names FSA Administrator
…by the Trump Administration, Fordyce served as the director of the Missouri Department of Agriculture from 2013 to 2017. In 2015, Fordyce was awarded the Missouri Farm Bureau Distinguished Service…
Biodiesel Ranks First Among Fleets for Alt Fuel Use
…operate alternative-fueled trucks in their fleets, up four percent from 2017, and interest is at the highest recorded level since 2014. From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
EPA Waivers Lower Ethanol Production Six Percent
…greater than the collective losses from 2013-2015. Despite receiving numerous requests for information from ethanol industry stakeholders on the exact number of waivers, the EPA hasn’t disclosed the number of…
Conaway Hopeful House Will Consider Farm Bill in May
…says the House version of the bill is “impossible to pass.” She alleges that House Agriculture Committee leadership has “abandoned” the broad, partisan coalition that passed the 2014 Farm Bill….
Perdue Statement on House Committee Passage of 2018 Farm Bill
…the 2014 Farm Bill, as I learned in my conversations with farmers, ranchers, foresters, and producers in 35 states in the last twelve months. As the bill heads to the…
Groups on House Agriculture Committee Approving 2018 Farm Bill
…specialty crop programs included in the 2014 Farm Bill. However, the Alliance urges the House to enhance the bill by increasing the investment in specialty crop priorities — such as…
Food Waste Resonates Beyond the Trash Bin
…like pesticide and fertilizer, as well as irrigation water. For example, using a powerful computing tool known as the U.S. Foodprint Model, the team determined that from 2007 to 2014,…
House Members from Across the Country Praise 2018 Farm Bill
…provide the most cost effective, plentiful, and safest food supply in the world. This legislation builds off the strengths of the 2014 Farm Bill and represents the best safety net…
States Among Most Vulnerable from Proposed Tariffs
…income in the state from 2014 to 2016. The report notes that some states with large agricultural industries, such as Illinois, have small shares of farm income as a percent…