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The plan is now called “America the Beautiful,” and is a 10 year, locally-led and voluntary nationwide effort to conserve, connect and restore 30% of the nation’s lands and waters by the year 2030.
The EPA asked a court to invalidate three small refinery exemptions (SREs) given to Sinclair Oil. The agency is petitioning the Tenth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals over the issue.
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) says China’s buying increased to 48.3 million gallons in March, which is the second largest monthly export total ever on record, just missing the high set in April 2016.
This week Chip Flory and Jim Wiesemeyer discuss President Biden’s first 100 days in office, additional details of the 30x30 Plan, a discussion of CRP and more.
The federal government is facing another lawsuit over The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. A group of farmers from five states claim they’re ineligible for loan forgiveness program because they’re white.
Texas Ag Commissioner Sid Miller has filed a personal lawsuit against the federal government claiming COVID relief plan discriminates against some white farmers and ranchers.
Brazil was looking at $10 soybeans at the start of their planting last fall. What if prices are $13 this fall?
This week AgriTalk’s Chip Flory joins Signal to Noise as the new co-host. He and Pro Farmer’s Jim Wiesemeyer discuss the 30x30 plan, the bipartisan outlook ahead of Biden’s 100th day in office and more.
Ryan Yates, managing director of public policy for the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), says while the plan sounds simple, there are still a lot more questions than answers regarding what the plan truly means.
USDA will open CRP enrollment with higher payment rates, new incentives and a more targeted focus on the program’s role in climate change mitigation.