Ag Policy
Farm Bill Directs USDA to Boost Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Study Solar Impacts
WASHINGTON (DTN) — USDA would be required to develop a plan to incentivize production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel while also banning funds for most solar...
New Farm Bill Expands Disaster Programs, Increases Guaranteed Operating Loan Limits, Tweaks Dairy Policy
OMAHA (DTN) — They say the third time is a charm, so perhaps that will be the case with the latest effort to pass a...
Texas Prepares for Growing Disasters as EPA Ignores the Risk
OMAHA (DTN) — Two announcements landed within hours of each other on Thursday that together say more about the country’s direction than either one did...
While Seeking Changes, Senators and Farm Groups Defend USMCA’s Benefits
OMAHA (DTN) — While pressing for improvements and changes, U.S. senators and representatives of farm and business groups defended the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on...
Environmentalists Sue Over Delayed Monarch Butterfly Protections as Extinction Risk Grows
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) — Two conservation groups argue in a new lawsuit that a continued delay in implementing federal protections for the monarch butterfly is...
Trump Announces Plan to Boost Imports of Beef Trimmings from Argentina
OMAHA (DTN) — President Donald Trump on Friday announced the United States will lower tariff barriers to allow 80,000 metric tons (mt) of beef trimmings...
Iowa Ethanol Leaders Keep Pressure on Congress Over E15
ALTOONA, Iowa (DTN) — The clock is ticking on plans in Congress to craft year-round E15 legislation as biofuel advocates in Iowa stress higher ethanol...
Ag Leaders Issue a Dire Warning: Agriculture Could Face Widespread Collapse
OMAHA (DTN) — A bipartisan group of former leaders of America’s major agricultural commodity associations and biofuels organizations, farmer leaders, and former senior USDA officials...
USDA Announces Commodity Purchases After Taking Over Food for Peace
OMAHA (DTN) — Farm groups on Tuesday called for Congress to ensure the Food for Peace program remains at USDA after the department made its...
Treasury’s 45Z Credit Guidance Brings Clarity, Questions for Biofuels Producers
LINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) — The U.S. Department of Treasury is set to publish guidance on the 45Z Clean Fuel Production tax credit, including key details...