…followed an apparent conversation with Iowa Senator Joni Ernst. Further, the comments came the same day Ernst criticized Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt over his handling of the…
National Pork Board Elects New Officers
…operation. Serving with Rommereim on Pork Checkoff’s executive officer team are David Newman, a pork producer from Arkansas as vice president and Mike Skahill, from Virginia, as treasurer. Terry O’Neel,…
USDA and FDA Announce Key Step to Advance Collaborative Efforts to Streamline Produce Safety Requirements for Farmers
…new step is part of an ongoing effort to streamline produce safety requirements for farmers. The joint announcement was made by Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb,…
Ernst Expresses Frustration with EPA
Senator Joni Ernst R-IA) Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa expressed deep frustration Tuesday regarding the Environmental Protection Agency under President Donald Trump. Speaking of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, Ernst told…
Trump Voters in Midwest States Losing Faith in Administration’s Commitment to Renewable Fuels
…voters in those states, including 63 percent of Independents, say EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt’s efforts to lower demand for biofuels does not reflect the President’s promise to support renewable fuels…
Farm and Biofuel Coalition Demands that EPA Account for Lost Volumes
…lost volumes caused by the unprecedented number of retroactive small refinery exemptions. “EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt has had a fire sale on small refiner exemptions for anyone with a stamp…
Dairy Groups Ask for Original Oversight
…Shellfish Sanitation Conference or the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS). In a letter sent to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, NMPF and USDEC praised the commissioner’s commitment to “unlock…
USDA-EPA Discuss Year-Round E15
…Scott Pruitt is overseeing the program. The ethanol industry is pressing the EPA to finally move forward with issuing a vapor pressure waiver that will allow E15 to be sold…
Farmers Union Wants Immediate Action on E15 Waiver
…Administrator Scott Pruitt, urging the EPA to immediately institute a waiver for summertime sales of E15. Johnson says the year-round use of E15 would have significant benefits for farmers, the…
House Members Want Thailand Ban of U.S. Pork Ended
…letter was signed by 44 House members and sponsored by Republican David Young of Iowa and Wisconsin Democrat Ron Kind. The letter calls for the U.S. to suspend trade benefits…
House Members Call for End to Thailand’s Ban on U.S. Pork
…imports of U.S. farm products, including U.S. pork. The bipartisan letter – signed by 44 members and sponsored by Representatives David Young, R-IA, and Ron Kind, D-WI – calls for…
Growers Hear Update on Walnut Pruning Trial
…we establish the orchard and after the first year growing we remove all the in-season branching off the tree,” said David Doll, Cooperative Extension Pomology Advisor for Merced County. “Then…
Trump Exploring Exports Under RFS, Scaling Back Hardship Waivers, E15 Sales
…Chuck Grassley says is taking away corn demand, the Senator says he will call for Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt’s resignation if he pushes changes that “permanently cut ethanol…
Senators Want Answers on RFS Economic Hardship Waiver to CVR
…including Wisconsin’s Tammy Baldwin and Minnesota’s Amy Klobuchar, sent letters seeking information to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt and Icahn, the billionaire former adviser to President Trump and Chairman…