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Canada halts some potato exports to protect US farms from fungus

11/23/21 4:38 PM By Bill Tomson

Canada has halted all shipments of potatoes from Prince Edward Island to the United States after the discovery of the highly transmissible fungus synchytrium endobioticum – better known as potato wart – in commercial fields.

DOJ moves to block sugar industry consolidation

11/23/21 3:45 PM By Philip Brasher

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The Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit to prevent United States Sugar Corp. from buying a rival processor, Imperial Sugar Co., from agribusiness giant Louis Dreyfus Co.

India vows to allow imports of US pork

11/23/21 11:58 AM By Bill Tomson

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India has blocked the imports of U.S. pork for years, demanding conditions for the trade that the U.S. has not been willing to accept, but the country is now promising to end the regulatory delays, according to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.

USTR eyes India tariffs as lawmakers press for action

11/22/21 1:00 PM By Bill Tomson

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U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai is meeting with high-level trade officials and reconvening the U.S.-India Trade Policy Forum to discuss India’s steep tariffs and other trade barriers, many of which are preventing or dampening U.S. exports of tree nuts, apples and dairy to the second-most populous nation in the world.

Daybreak Nov. 19: House delays vote on Build Back Better bill

11/19/21 10:00 AM By Bill Tomson and Steve Davies

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House Democrats who were poised to pass the $1.7 trillion Build Back Better bill last night decided to recess until this morning, after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy took the floor to speak at about 8:38 p.m. and kept talking until past 1 a.m.

House advances $1.7T Build Back Better bill, climate-smart ag funding

11/19/21 9:47 AM By Philip Brasher and Steve Davies

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The Democratic-controlled House passes President Joe Biden’s $1.7 trillion Build Back Better bill that includes $82 billion in agriculture provisions aimed at accelerating an historic shift toward climate-related farming practices.

EPA, Corps to return to pre-2015 WOTUS interpretation

11/18/21 4:16 PM By Steve Davies

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EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers are proposing to interpret “waters of the U.S.” in the Clean Water Act based on pre-2015 regulations, guidance and Supreme Court decisions, including former Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s “significant nexus” test.

Biden administration announces state-level USDA appointments

11/18/21 4:00 PM By Amy Mayer

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The White House has announced President Biden’s selection for two state-level rural development leaders and four Farm Service Agency state directors.

EPA again delays ethanol blending targets

11/18/21 1:31 PM By Bill Tomson

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The Environmental Protection Agency is drawing ire from the renewable fuel industry for once more delaying the rollout of mandates for how much ethanol refiners must blend into gasoline.

USDA, Farm Bureau say cost of Thanksgiving dinner up from last year

11/18/21 12:54 PM By Steve Davies

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The price of Thanksgiving dinner is up from last year, but by how much? That depends on whom you ask and what you plan on serving, but also on when you go to the supermarket.

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Donnell Rehagen - Clean Fuels Alliance America

This week's Open Mic guest is Donnell Rehagen, CEO of Clean Fuels Alliance America. Members of the groups spent last week in Washington reporting the positive impact the EPA's higher RVO numbers are already having in their industry. Later in the week, USDA finalized the Regenerative Feedstocks rule and provided an updated version of the USDA Feedstock Carbon Intensity Calculator. Rehagen says the industry is poised for growth and hopes future RVO guidance can provide room for continued expansion of the renewable fuels sector.

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