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Washington Week Ahead: GOP looks to tax bill, moving nominees

10/22/17 10:00 AM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22, 2017 - Congressional Republicans will set the stage this week to begin work on a $1.5 trillion tax-cut bill, while the Senate is poised to approve two more undersecretaries for the Agriculture Department.

Pruitt offers assurances on RFS

10/20/17 10:12 AM By Spencer Chase

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2017 – As a comment period for a controversial renewable fuels proposal came to a close, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt sent a letter to Capitol Hill seeking to calm the nerves of frustrated lawmakers.

E15 availability doubles from a year ago

10/18/17 4:15 AM By Sandra Cowherd

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2017 - More than 1,000 fuel stations around the country are offering fuel with 15 percent ethanol. That’s more than twice as many as a year ago.

US, Brazil inch toward free trade agreement

10/11/17 6:37 AM By Bill Tomson

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2017 – The U.S. and Brazil have clashed often in recent years over trade in everything from cotton to beef to ethanol, but the two ag producing powerhouses continue to dance around the prospects of a binding free trade agreement while quietly laying the building blocks for such a pact.

Key ethanol trade relationship between Brazil and US faces challenges

10/11/17 4:38 AM By Sandra Cowherd

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 11, 2017 - A Brazilian ethanol tariff hike paired with the country’s forthcoming energy policy could sharply reduce the competitiveness of U.S. ethanol.

It’s ‘Pink at the Pump’ month in Iowa

10/04/17 4:02 AM By Agri-Pulse staff

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JOHNSTON, IOWA, Oct. 4, 2017 - For the second year in a row, gasoline retailers across Iowa are participating in the Pink at the Pump campaign during October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Biofuel advocates: President Trump should keep commitment to the RFS

10/03/17 12:01 AM By Sara Wyant

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 3, 2017 – President Donald Trump didn’t offer a lot of specific policy promises to the agricultural community during this presidential campaign, but one was perfectly clear: He pledged to support the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).

Research reveals ethanol crop residues worth billions as biofuels

09/27/17 4:58 AM By Sandra Cowherd

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WASHINGTON, September 27, 2017 - The process of making ethanol results in a great amount of waste, which a recent study claims could bring producers over $2.5 billion.

Senators urge USTR to ‘directly engage’ Brazil to end ethanol tariff

09/20/17 5:58 AM By Daniel Enoch

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WASHINGTON, September 20, 2017 - A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is urging U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to “directly engage” with the Brazilian government to end Brazil’s recently reinstated 20 percent tariff on ethanol imports in excess of 600 million liters annually.

ACE focuses on RFS, new market development

09/20/17 5:36 AM By Sandra Cowherd

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WASHINGTON, September 20, 2017 - Wanted: More retailers selling E15.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: USDA Undersecretary Dr. Scott Hutchins

This week's Open Mic guest is Dr. Scott Hutchins, Undersecretary for Research, Education and Economics at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Hutchins says the USDA's Proving Grounds for Network for AgTech will help farmers adopt technologies to improve production and boost efficiency. Hutchins says the USDA restructuring will streamline operations, strengthen leadership accountability and position resources closer to the ag communities USDA serves.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: Karen Ross on California agriculture, water, MAHA, Prop 12

California agriculture operates at a scale and under conditions unlike anywhere else in the country, yet the policy decisions extend far beyond state lines. We spent the week in Sacramento for the annual Agri-Pulse Food and Ag Issues Summit West and caught up with California Department of Food and Agriculture Secretary Karen Ross to discuss the challenges, opportunities and innovations shaping California agriculture, and why the rest of the country should be paying attention to the Golden State.

Plus, Ag Council of California President Emily Rooney outlines concerning plastic and packaging regulations and Chris Zanobini, president and CEO of Ag Association Management Services Inc., describes the "regulatory jenga" plaguing California agriculture.

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