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The already-shaky concept of trying to calculate indirect land-use change (ILUC) in the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions in biofuels policy may take another hit in Europe.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney increased a strong lead among rural voters in swing states, according to a National Rural Assembly poll released today.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 16, 2012–Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack awarded Pennsylvania State University a five-year research grant today valued at roughly $10 million to develop biomass supply chains for the production of liquid transportation and aviation biofuels in the Northeast.

Several Republican members of Congress took issue with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) implementation of the “swaps definitions” rules last week, while the CFTC issued several notices exempting certain entities from registering as swap dealers.

The American Soybean Association (ASA) reached out to President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney for each candidate’s points of view on issues critical to soybean farmers.

The World Soy Foundation, aided by a grant from the CHS Foundation, released a report today outlining current and future efforts to use localized soy dairies to enhance the diets of youth in Guatemala.

The World Soy Foundation, aided by a grant from the CHS Foundation, released a report today outlining current and future efforts to use localized soy diaries to enhance the diets of youth in Guatemala.

Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist asked the Republican Party to reverse its hard-line stance on immigration Friday at the Midwest meeting of the Forging a New Consensus on Immigrants and America Conference.

In the nation’s first and only vice presidential debate Vice President Joe Biden was in fighting mode last night, delivering the type of feisty and spirited performance that many found lacking when President Barack Obama debated Gov. Mitt Romney a week earlier.

USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will launch “Unlock the Secrets in the Soil,” a national education and awareness campaign, at the David Brandt Farm in Carroll, Ohio, today.