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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, May 20, 2024
USDA said in a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that full deregulation is the “preferred alternative†for Dow AgroSciences’ corn and soybean traits resistant to the herbicide 2, 4-D.
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) released a report today defending the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), which the Obama administration recently proposed to lower from 18.15 billion gallons specified for 2014 to 15.21 billion gallons.
Sens. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Kay Hagan, D-N.C, today introduced a bill called that would repeal requirements that a certain amount of corn ethanol be blended into gasoline.
As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) heard testimony regarding the proposed Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) reductions for 2014, top lobbyists for the nation’s two largest general farm organizations questioned the root of the agency’s action during the 2013 Farm Journal Forum in Washing
The CEO of Ducks Unlimited, Dale Hall, and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack pushed Congress to complete a five-year farm bill with a strong conservation title as soon as possible in a teleconference with media today.
Rural and agricultural interests on both sides of the debate previewed their arguments today in advance of the hearing over the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed reductions to the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) to take place Thursday.
Educating the general public and Washington decision makers about the innovations of plant science is vital for the sector to achieve potential solutions to global challenges such as feeding a large population with fewer resources, says the president of the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Resear
While the four principals of the Farm Bill conference committee hold discussions on Capitol Hill today, the Obama Administration released a report emphasizing the benefits of passing a new farm bill before the end of the year.
Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., said he is optimistic that a farm bill will pass by the end of the year, particularly because of the urgency of passing livestock disaster assistance.
