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Agri-Pulse Communications announces the expansion of its subscriber network to include Western Growers members.

The Iowa Senate has killed a House-passed bill written to block carbon capture pipelines by deciding not to consider it before today’s legislative deadline.

EPA on Friday gave California the authority to require that half of all new heavy-duty vehicles sold in the state by 2035 to be electric. 

The U.S. is going to be able to export a lot more ethanol to Japan if the country implements a new federal rule published by the country’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, according to statements released Friday by the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and U.S. lobbying groups. 

The USDA on Friday said raised its planting forecasts for corn, soybean and most wheat, but slashed its prediction for cotton planting as dryness in Texas continues. 

Senate Agriculture Committee ranking member John Boozman says he will only vote in favor of a farm bill that fixes reference prices used in the Price Loss Coverage program.

Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday unveiled $7 billion in private sector commitments to promote climate resilience, adaptation and mitigation in Africa, including climate-smart agricultural efforts.

The Department of Agriculture’s Rural Energy for America Program is receiving a $1 billion boost from the Inflation Reduction Act to fund projects improving the renewable energy infrastructure across farm country.

The International Dairy Foods Association is petitioning USDA to alter the way processors are compensated under federal milk marketing orders, but the proposal faces opposition from the National Milk Producers Federation, which is also pushing for changes in the formula for pricing milk.