Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) introduced a crop insurance reform bill aimed at reducing costs and better targeting support toward small and mid-sized farmers.
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack discussed the issue of foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land and businesses during a White House briefing in anticipation of an upcoming Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on the topic.
As carbon capture pipeline projects gain momentum, questions are emerging regarding how the associated tax credits will impact farmers and conservation efforts.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been called upon to enhance its oversight of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program to prevent fraudulent activities and circumvention of program rules...
Some of the key provisions within the proposal encompass the introduction of whistleblower protections and the strengthening of penalties for employers charging prohibited fees to visa workers.
The National Corn Growers Assoc. expressed criticism of a draft report from EPA’s Science Advisory Board, which questions whether increasing ethanol usage can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions...
The latest ENSO forecast from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Climate Prediction Center today implied El Niño may be peaking already.
