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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, May 10, 2024
Two major players in the energy space are in talks with a key Capitol Hill Republican on legislation that would allow sales of higher ethanol blends to continue unimpeded by current summer fuel volatility restrictions.
The Biden administration announced plans for a web-based international climate hub for climate-smart agriculture as government officials, non-governmental organizations and industry met in Egypt to discuss a path forward for limiting greenhouse gas emissions.
The Biden administration wants to focus on the biggest threats to the nation’s food security, citing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, increased ransomware attacks, climate change and the avian flu outbreak.
House Republicans may yet win control of the House when the final votes are counted. But the GOP leadership will have at best a very small majority that could make it difficult for them to pass legislative priorities.
The U.S. fertilizer sector is doing well, buoyed by solid demand and strong commodity prices, but the industry is increasingly concerned about disruptions like low water levels in the Mississippi River and a potential rail strike, says Corey Rosenbusch, president and CEO of The Fertilizer Institute.
Georgia’s Sanford Bishop and Virginia’s Abigail Spanberger were among Democrats surviving close races Tuesday as Republicans failed to knock off some top targets in their quest to take over the House.
Higher herbicide prices driven by supply shortages helped drive Bayer earnings above analysts’ estimates for the third quarter, as the company’s crop science division achieved an overall sales increase of 8.4% from the third quarter in 2021, to more than $4.7 billion.
Companies planning thousands of miles of pipelines to transport liquid carbon dioxide throughout the Midwest are making slow but steady progress in obtaining voluntary easements, but the projects still face fierce opposition from many property owners, including farmers.
An Agriculture Department program that is set to play a big role in the Biden administration's efforts to deploy renewable energy and increase energy efficiency on farms and in rural areas has been steering the bulk of its funding into solar projects, but USDA officials will be looking to diversify technologies somewhat with a historic infusion of new funding from the Inflation Reduction Act
Republicans are widely expected to win control of the House in today’s mid-term elections, and GOP chances of winning the Senate appeared to be rising as well in recent days.
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