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Farm state lawmakers return to Washington next week under pressure to pass a bill allowing more corn ethanol in cars, a challenge that grows more difficult by the day. The most recent obstacle in legalizing year-round E15 stems from disagreement among oil refiners over proposed changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard.

Some of the conservation projects under a $3.1 billion program that has been rebranded from a focus on climate-smart agriculture to expanding markets for farmers are slowly moving toward approval by USDA.

A new Medicare pilot program launched April 1, for the first time allowing approved health care providers to give eligible patients hemp‑derived CBD products.

The Department of Agriculture is a “bloated Washington, D.C., bureaucracy,” the Trump administration’s fiscal 2027 budget request says, proposing to cut USDA spending by $4.9 billion, or 19%, from current funding levels and eliminate international food aid programs.

Twenty states and the District of Columbia are opposing Monsanto in a case before the Supreme Court involving whether federal pesticide law preempts lawsuits alleging state failure-to-warn claims.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says she is a “big supporter” of mandatory country-of-origin labeling (MCOOL) for U.S. meat products.

New U.S. biofuel rules are raising hopes that a revival of the biodiesel industry is possible. The Trump administration released record-high blending quotas for biodiesel and made a key change to the Renewable Fuel Standard program that could fuel producers out of a slump. 

Farm and fossil fuel groups respond to EPA biofuel-blending mandates. The renewable volume obligations from the Environmental Protection Agency mark the biggest ever since the Renewable Fuel Standard program became law two decades ago.

Speaking to hundreds of farmers on the White House South Lawn Friday, President Donald Trump urged Congress to pass the farm bill and expressed his support for year-round E-15 and additional farm aid payments. 

The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday issued guidance to diesel equipment manufacturers saying they no longer need to use urea quality sensors to meet emissions control system parameters, but can instead turn to nitrogen oxides sensors and other alternative methods in the hopes of reducing diesel exhaust fluid system failures.