…Deming, N.M.; and David Mayhue of Fayetteville, Ark. Board members selected by the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture administer the program. USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) provides oversight of the National…
API Looking to New Administration with Hopes of RFS Changes
…trail and sources close to his transition team say his pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, will also support biofuels. Pruitt, however, has been…
Dedicated Energy Crops and Competition for Agricultural Land
by Ron Sands, Scott Malcolm, Shellye Suttles, and Elizabeth Marshall, USDA Economic Research Service What Is the Issue? Dedicated energy crops, such as switchgrass in the United States, are viewed…
American Farm Bureau Strongly Endorses Pruitt for EPA
The American Farm Bureau Federation has formally endorsed the nomination of Scott Pruitt as administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. AFBF President Zippy Duvall called Pruitt, Oklahoma’s attorney general,…
Food Prices Down as Biodiesel Production Grows
…to feed the world, we naturally get more fat and carbohydrates than we can eat,” said Don Scott, NBB’s director of sustainability. “One example is a soybean. To produce the…
Monsanto Shareholders Approve Merger with Bayer
…required regulatory approvals. Bayer, with the support of Monsanto, has now submitted a number of filings, including the U.S. Hart-Scott-Rodino Act filing. Closing is expected by the end of 2017….
Lukewarm Reaction to Pruitt, EPA Chief Nominee
…rubber-stamp Scott Pruitt, the Oklahoma Attorney General Trump has nominated to take over as Chief of the Environmental Protection Agency. Pruitt isn’t a believer in climate change and isn’t a…
EPA Nominee Opposes RFS, WOTUS
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency. In the past, Pruitt has filed legal challenges against the “waters of the United…
Easy-to-Harvest Raisin Grape Reduces Production Cost
…patented by now-retired ARS horticulturalist David Ramming. So far, five nurseries have licenses for the new green raisin grape, and some are already taking orders from grape producers, according to…
AFB Duvall Re: Appointment of Pruitt EPA Chief
Pruitt “President-elect Trump’s selection of Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency is welcome news to America’s farmers and ranchers—in fact, to all who are threatened by EPA’s regulatory…
Market Rallies Lifting Farmers Spirits
…Rallies Lift Ag Producers’ Spirits by James Mintert, David Widmar, Michael Langemeier Agricultural producers’ sentiment improved markedly in November, reaching its highest level since October 2015. At 116, the Purdue…
National Honey Board Members and Alternates Named
…Dec. 31, 2019, except the additional alternate producer member, who will serve the remainder of a term expiring Dec. 31, 2018. The producer member appointed is Blake Scott Shook, of…
New Test Genetically IDs Fungal Wheat Threat
…the touch of a few buttons, a grower can get customized advice on diseases to watch out for and treatments that are appropriate to specific conditions. Photo by Scott Bauer….
Trump EPA Administrator Pick on the Horizon
President-elect Donald Trump could soon pick his choice to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Politico reports the shortlist includes Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt and Kathleen Hartnett White, director of…