Olmsted locks project wrapping up with equal parts delight and relief

08/01/18 6:21 AM By Ed Maixner

New Ohio River locks and dam will mean an end to a long Corps of Army Engineers headache and a boon to inland waterways shipping.

Groups sound alarm on rail service issues

04/11/18 6:40 AM By Spencer Chase

Ag groups are calling into question a number of practices employed by the nation’s rail carriers and the Surface Transportation Board is taking action in an effort to hold companies accountable.

Co-ops, grain industry reach tax deal, but Democrats may block

03/13/18 5:57 PM By Philip Brasher

Farmer cooperatives and the grain and the feed industry announced a joint agreement to overhaul a new tax benefit for co-ops that gives farmers a strong incentive to sell commodities to them rather than to other companies.

New process announced to deal with weed seeds in soybean shipments to China

12/27/17 4:19 PM By Steve Davies

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has made it official: China will accept U.S. soybean shipments even if they contain more than 1 percent of foreign material, so long as those shipments are certified.

USDA, regulated community seem to be on same page at listening session

10/02/17 5:39 PM By Steve Davies

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2017 - Don’t substitute guidance for rulemaking, and get federal agencies to work better together, USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue was told at a regulatory reform listening session held in the department’s Whitten building Monday.

Feed industry eager for FDA guidance on safety rules

08/18/17 2:36 PM By Philip Brasher

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18, 2017 - Feed mills, grain processors and other facilities involved in supplying animal feed. including corn ethanol plants, face upcoming compliance dates for regulations intended to prevent spread of toxins, pathogens and other sources of contamination.

Syngenta CEO Erik Fyrwald

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Syngenta CEO Erik Fyrwald. With a global goal of sustainable productivity, Syngenta continues to invest in innovation for global agriculture. In this interview, Fyrwald addresses the need for advances in technology to produce more food while protecting the environment and the need for litigation reform. Fyrwald says modern, sustainable agriculture needs a brand to communicate positive steps farmers and industry are taking to meet the needs of a growing planet.

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Opinion: How to make the new 'Waters of the US' definition last

For farmers and ranchers living under the uncertainty of the 2015 Waters of the United States rule, this year could bring relief to an ongoing state of regulatory confusion. Currently, the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers are reviewing over 600,000 public comments on a revised definition of WOTUS that aims to replace the detrimental 2015 rule.

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Meet the Farm Hand: Bev Paul, Gordley Associates

In this Meet the Farm Hand episode, we sit down with Bev Paul with Gordley Associates. We hear about her experience working on Capitol Hill for Sen. Bob Kerrey as well as what it was like to work for a Senator as a staffer while on a presidential campaign. Bev shares career advice, stories of working on the Hill, and what she does in her spare time.

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