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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, May 01, 2024
A new subcommittee structure would put foreign agriculture and nutrition policy under the same umbrella as part of broader changes to the House Ag Committee’s oversight of the nation’s agriculture and food policy.
If India can keep on track for using more and more ethanol in gasoline, the country could well blend its way into needing U.S. imports, opening up major new trading opportunities with the second-most populous nation in the world.
States on the East and West coasts are crafting policies to require higher biofuel blends in place of petroleum diesel, a step that renewable and biodiesel producers believe will continue to drive growth for their products.
Lawmakers are back in session this week as leaders look to finish out committee rosters and clear the way for the House and Senate to start hearings on a range of oversight matters and legislative issues, including the farm bill.
Automobile manufacturers were complementary of the federal government’s approach to expanding the nation’s biofuel mandate to allow for the inclusion of electric vehicles.
Tax credits and funding boosts for on-farm energy programs through the Inflation Reduction Act could incentivize more farmers to install anaerobic digestion systems on their farms, a major part of the Biden Administration’s plan for reducing methane emissions.
The Biden administration's new “waters of the U.S.” rule came under immediate criticism from farm groups and their GOP allies in Congress, who said it could expand federal jurisdiction over agricultural lands.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was the top story in global news throughout 2022, forcing American ag and food policy watchers to keep a close eye on the war’s implications for domestic agriculture interests and world food security.
A request from several Midwest governors to sell E15 year-round in their home states is now before the White House Office of Management and Budget. The news comes as 24 House members introduced a bill to match Senate legislation on the subject.