Articles by Noah Wicks

The week ahead will be filled with primary elections in key states and events on Capitol Hill, including an appearance by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, who will testify before the House Ag Committee Thursday. Biofuels are the clear golden child of the crop-based agriculture sector, even as uncertainty persists around key issues like E15 and 45Z.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says he could rush out a final Waters of the U.S. rule — but it’s more important to get it right. U.S. and Indian officials will meet next week with the aim of finalizing details of an interim agreement and continue broader negotiations, the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry says. 

The Surface Transportation Board on Thursday unanimously accepted Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern’s merger application for consideration after finding the rail companies’ second attempted application sufficient, kicking off a formal review of the proposed deal.

Companies and trade groups are debating whether imported feedstocks should count toward the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit as a three‑day IRS hearing on the proposed rule continues today. Tom Sell, co-founder and manager of ag lobbying firm Combest, Sell & Associates, defeated Abraham Enriquez to secure the Republican nomination in Texas’ 19th congressional district.

Landowners have until Aug. 31 to take stock of their farms' base acres under the Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs and consider potential increases during a review period announced by the Agriculture Department.

Fertilizer haulers will be exempt from certain hours-of-service rules for the rest of 2026 under a waiver approved by the Transportation Department on Tuesday. The nation’s largest union representing federal workers is criticizing a proposal that could force employees to sign non-disclosure agreements as a condition of employment.

A bill advanced by House lawmakers last week to reauthorize a slate of surface transportation programs for five years is generally receiving praise from farm groups and shipping organizations, though trucking weight limits and rail safety measures remain points of contention.

Seventeen states are no longer facing HPAI restrictions for exports of poultry to China, the National Chicken Council says. Winning a trade war is the premise of a new book on the subject from economist Chad Bown and Financial Times columnist Soumaya Keynes.

The European Council and Parliament have hashed out an agreement on the path forward for a U.S.-European Union trade pact agreed to last year. Rep. Thomas Massie’s primary loss in Kentucky has Republicans, Democrats and independents recalibrating their political assumptions as the midterm campaign season moves into high gear.