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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, May 13, 2024
The congressional budget fight could result in some significant cuts to programs at USDA and elsewhere in the government, based on an analysis released by the Congressional Budget Office.
Congress starts the new year the way it ended a chaotic 2023, with an unresolved standoff over appropriations for the fiscal year that started Oct. 1 and no certainty about when, or even whether, lawmakers will move a new farm bill in 2024.
The Biden administration has taken a major step toward allowing ag commodities to qualify for a new tax subsidy for sustainable aviation fuel, but there are still key details to be worked out that affect the eligibility of oilseeds and corn ethanol as SAF feedstocks.
Farms and small businesses can start filing the ownership reports they are required to provide the federal government under a law intended to curb money laundering.
Soybean growers in Brazil already have lower production costs than their U.S. counterparts, and Brazil is making some headway in cutting its inland transportation expenses as well, according to a new study by USDA’s Economic Research Service.
The Environmental Protection Agency says it will allow farmers to resume using chlorpyrifos insecticide on 11 crops in response to an appeals court ruling last month that the agency failed to adequately consider the safety of those uses.
Border rail crossings critical for U.S. grain traffic to Mexico remained closed for a second straight day Tuesday as Customs and Border Protection continued to divert its attention to processing the surge of migrants.