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Three advanced biofuel projects will receive a total of $6 million to support the federal government’s efforts to boost production of sustainable aviation fuel, or SAF.

One week to go to the new Trump administration. Ahead of next Monday’s inauguration, Senate committees will be rushing to tee up Donald Trump’s least controversial cabinet selections for quick confirmation.

A bevy of President-elect Donald Trump’s top selections for his cabinet get confirmation hearings this week, including former Rep. Lee Zeldin, picked to head the EPA, and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, selected for the dual role of Interior secretary and White House energy czar. The Biden administration also is expected to release new regulatory actions in its final week.

The Treasury Department on Friday proposed long-awaited guidance for the new  biofuel tax credit known as 45Z, appearing to limit the use of imported cooking oil but omitting key eligibility requirements for agriculture-based feedstocks.

Today could be a big day for the biofuel industry. The Treasury Department is expected to release highly anticipated interim guidance for the valuable new clean fuel tax credit known as 45Z, industry sources say.

Tax and spending cuts are at the top of the to-do list for congressional Republicans and President-elect Donald Trump. But there are a broad array of other issues in play that are critical to food and agriculture, from farm bill and the next dietary guidelines to regulations for pesticides and gene-edited crops, and the future of the Biden administration's climate policies.

USDA has selected 36 members to serve on an advisory council focused on easing access to voluntary environmental credit markets for producers. 

House Speaker Mike Johnson is laying out an ambitious schedule for enacting President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda.

A partial government shutdown loomed closer Thursday night after the House soundly defeated a scaled-down stopgap spending bill that included a debt-limit increase President-elect Donald Trump demanded, plus economic assistance for farmers.

The future of $31 billion in disaster relief and economic assistance for farmers was in doubt  night after Elon Musk and then, Donald Trump, threatened the political future of any Republicans who voted for the 1,500-page bill that contains the funding. The Senate cleared a water resources bill intended to increase funding for inland waterway projects.