Infrastructure
According to the Soy Transportation Coalition, the 256-mile stretch of the Mississippi River from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to the Gulf of Mexico accounts for 60% of U.S. soybean exports, as well as 59% of corn exports
Biofuel producers are seeking changes to a plan to boost production of sustainable aviation fuel in the Democrat’s $3.5 trillion spending plan, saying it will allow the farmers to join the emerging multi-billion market.
AgriTalk’s Chip Flory and Pro Farmer’s Jim Wiesemeyer discuss the price tag of the human infrastructure bill, the Senate gearing up to hold hearings on the withdrawal from Afghanistan, vaccine mandates and more.
U.S. Energy Secretary Granholm joins AgriTalk’s Chip Flory to discuss clean energy, as outlined in the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
President Biden highlighted the ravages of climate change during a visit to flood-damaged New Jersey on Tuesday, putting a focus on domestic priorities after weeks of public attention on the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
AgriTalk’s Chip Flory and Pro Farmer’s Jim Wiesemeyer discuss President Biden’s approval rating, Sec. Vilsack’s Town Hall, infrastructure and a lot more on this week’s D.C. Signal to Noise.
The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee will extend debate on energy and environmental legislation on infrastructure into next week, after Republicans proposed scores of amendments to the bill.
The administration announced an estimated $350 million to dairy farmers to offset milk prices. What does this mean for small and large dairy farmers? AgriTalk’s Chip Flory and Pro Farmer’s Jim Wiesemeyer look ahead.
In a party-line 220-212 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to advance key parts of President Joe Biden’s agenda, allowing the House to move forward on the multitrillion-dollar plans.
The Senate passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill Tuesday, and transportation could receive more than half the new funding slated in the bill, but the plan is expected to hit a major roadblock in the House.