The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation are recognizing the benefits of high octane fuels, such as a mid-level ethanol blend, in their SAFE Vehicles rule. That is…
One Year ELD Delay Passed by Senate
…under Department of Transportation regulations. The current extension for the ELD mandate runs through September 30 of this year. Extending the delay further gives regulators from the Federal Motor Carrier…
Senate Approves Ag Appropriations Bill
…pass a bill that funds the Agriculture Department and related agencies, and other federal agencies such as Transportation, Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency. Senate leadership is hopeful to pass…
USDA Invites Comments on the Implementation of the e-Connectivity Pilot Program
…speeds of broadband service provided to rural households. Best leading indicators of the potential project benefits for rural industries such as agriculture, manufacturing, e-commerce, transportation, health care and education, using…
House Moves to Send Farm Bill to Conference Committee
…Westerman (AR-04) House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Conferees: 1. Ralph Abraham (LA-05) 2. Neal Dunn (FL-02) House Transportation and Infrastructure Conferees: 1. Jeff Denham (CA-10) 2. Bob Gibbs (OH-07)…
California Achieves First Emissions Goal Early
…to greenhouse gas levels was the transportation sector, accounting for 41 percent of all emissions. The industrial sector which includes refineries, cement plants, and oil and gas extraction, was the…
Trump Reorganization Plan Offers Big Changes to USDA
…would also merge the education and labor departments of the federal government, move the Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works from the Department of Defense to the Department of Transportation…
Senate Bill Creates Group to Study Trucking Regulations
…The “Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act” would establish a working group at the Department of Transportation to examine the federal Hours of Service rules and the Electronic Logging Device regulations. The…
Bill Sets Up Group To Study Trucking Regulations
…hauling livestock. The “Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act” would establish a working group at the Department of Transportation (DOT) to examine the federal Hours of Service (HOS) rules and the Electronic…
Farm and Biofuel Coalition Demands that EPA Account for Lost Volumes
…be blended into transportation fuel does not provide a means to “true up” the annual standards for any retroactive small refinery exemptions, i.e., exemptions granted after the renewable volume obligations…
Cattle Groups Applaud Introduction of Livestock Hauling Bill
…livestock is much different than hauling products like paper towels or bottles of water,” he says. “Live cattle can’t simply be left unattended in a trailer.” USCA Transportation Committee Chair…
John Deere Raising Prices to Cover Steel Costs
…transportation costs, as it begins to take orders on 2019 models. The company predicts overall sales of farm and construction equipment will increase by 33 percent this year to $33.7…
RFA to CARB: Ethanol Plays a Key Role in LCFS Success Story
…help facilitate achievement of future LCFS goals by accelerating and maximizing the decarbonization of remaining liquid transportation fuels,” RFA wrote in comments. CARB data show that ethanol is responsible for…
Farmers’ Share of the Food Dollar at a Record Low
…tied to the food dollar expenditure. Non-farm related marketing associated with the food dollar rose to a record-high of 85.2 cents. Those expenses include things like transportation, processing, and marketing….