A lingering downturn in farm profits is starting to show up on the balance sheets of ag organizations, but drops in salaries for the leaders of those groups are exceedingly rare.

Iowa voters are signaling strong support for expanding the Renewable Fuel Standard, according to a recent survey commissioned by the Iowa Biodiesel Board that also carries a message for President Donald Trump.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has agreed to reduce the some of the U.S. duties on biodiesel shipped from Argentina, and that has U.S. soybean farmers upset.

If just one environmental issue comes up during the Democratic debates scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, there’s a pretty good chance it will be climate change, a subject Republicans prefer to avoid but Democrats trip over themselves to talk about.