POLICY
Lobbying group president says he brokered deal on biofuel law.
Tariffs could make Argentine kernels cheaper than American.
Amid new tensions with China, the Obama administration on Thursday launched its 15th challenge against Beijing at the Word Trade Organization, escalating a long-simmering debate over practices that U.S. officials say limit American farmers’ ability to export rice, wheat and corn to the Asian powerhouse.
Bernie Sanders’ admiration for corn-based fuel is winning him some praise in unusual places.
Controversial ballot measure passes with margin of 2,528 votes out of nearly 1 million cast.
Input availability has also been relatively uninterrupted.
But the pace of expansion has lowed the past two years.
Learn about yesterday’s EPA hearing and Farm Journal Forum commentary on this topic.
The report says farmers have been plowing under conservation land to plant more corn for ethanol, harming the environment.