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Joe Glauber, senior research fellow with the International Food Policy Research Institute, says the trade imbalance may not be as concerning as it looks on the surface.
EPA has released a proposal to void it’s 2009 endangerment finding that declares greenhouse gas emissions no longer be a threat to the environment. Under the Trump administration, the move signals EPA is going to de-emphasize carbon in energy and environmental policies.
President Trump is poised to impose some of the highest tariffs among trading partners on Brazil.
If tariffs prove inefficient, a positive EPA result — or even an executive order — will do.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin proposes rescinding the 2009 Greenhouse Gas Endangerment Finding. If the proposal goes into effect, it could potentially lead to DEF systems no longer being required in tractors, trucks and other equipment using diesel-powered engines — a decision many farmers and others in the ag community would applaud.
The European Union has been a major importer of U.S. ethanol in recent years.
Find out how one leader in Congress is advocating a grounded approach to the Make American Healthy Again agenda.
The Trump administration announces trade breakthroughs giving U.S. beef producers greater access to Australia, Japan and South Korea.
With the public comment period, the agency stated it’s particularly interested in hearing how the proposed mitigation measures would be implemented by farmer stakeholders.
Veronia Nigh, economist at The Fertilizer Institute, says there are three key drivers in fertilizer right now.