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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Saturday, April 20, 2024
USDA is rolling out its debt relief program for socially disadvantaged farmers, sending out offer letters to producers eligible for direct loan relief, even as it grapples with how to pay off guaranteed loans in the face of concerns from banks worried about loss of income.
Conventional corn ethanol and other biofuels could qualify for a new clean fuel production tax credit being advanced by Senate Democrats, but the products will have to meet increasingly tougher standards for reducing greenhouse gas emissions over the next decade.
A partnership between ADM, a global leader in human and animal nutrition and agricultural processing, and Japan's Spiber, could create plant-based polymers for everything from clothing to car seats.
The Kansas City Southern board of directors unanimously determined Friday the $33.6 billion offer by Canadian National Railway constitutes a “Company Superior Proposal.”
The Agriculture Department issued a climate strategy Thursday that heavily focuses on measuring the impact of climate-friendly practices, taking steps to facilitate private carbon markets and ensuring all farmers can benefit financially from addressing climate change.
Terry Cosby, a longtime employee of the Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service, has been picked as the next chief of the agency.
The National FFA Organization plans to bring members and supporters back to an in-person gathering in October that will feature many of the functions of past conventions.