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The Port of Oakland hired Andre Basler to fill a newly-created director of operations position. Rack & Riddle, the largest custom sparkling wine producer in the U.S., hired Jeff Tuttle as CEO.

Fair Trade USA named Felipe Arango CEO.  

Congressional Republican leaders remain miles apart on their tax and spending plans after essentially agreeing to disagree on key elements. They’ve essentially kicked the tough decisions down the road that would have far-reaching effects for agriculture and rural America. 

Triple-digit tariff hikes on each other’s imports, if sustained, are set to reshape U.S.-China trade – particularly for agricultural products, where price competition is fierce. As U.S. ag producers stare down the barrel of steep export losses, they’re hoping the high tariffs offer new opportunities in domestic biofuel that can at least soften the tariff blow. But much will depend on the policy signals from Washington, analysts say. 

The popularity of President Trump’s underlying trade policy goals and lack of predictability introduce challenges for opponents’ messaging on tariffs, analysts say. 

Legal experts are deeply skeptical, if not dismissive, of President Donald Trump’s attempt to summarily rescind regulations he deems illegal, saying he cannot short-circuit the administrative rulemaking process.

During President Joe Biden’s final days in office, his administration tapped never-used legal authority dating back to 2005 to fast-track a series of electric transmission corridors, the types of projects that while viewed as critical to improving the grid and expanding clean energy frequently run into local opposition.

Bayer’s CEO is warning that the company may have stop making Roundup, the popular weedkiller that is also the cause of thousands of lawsuits from people claiming that exposure to it caused their non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission has denied a request by Summit Carbon Solutions to indefinitely delay consideration of the company’s application for a pipeline through the state.

Uncertainty about demand for renewable diesel and biodiesel is weighing on soybean and canola oil markets, according to USDA economists.

The Agriculture Department announced a slate of new political appointments, including many names familiar to the food and agriculture community: Trey Forsyth, Kelsey Barnes, Bill Beam and Tucker Stewart, among others. 

The National Corn Growers Association hired Gretchen Kuck as an economist. John Stewart was promoted to senior adviser of government affairs at Elanco. Mark Sanborn joined the Environmental Protection Agency as a regional administrator in Boston.