The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) and over 70 of its grassroots members lobbied Members of Congress last week in Washington, D.C., during the organization?s ninth annual fly-in. The two-day event brought together retailers, ethanol producers, investors, corn...
Bower Trading Market Strategy Report: The Bears are Ready for the ReportsDoug WerlingFriday?s USDA planting intentions and quarterly stocks reports have the market in a very bearish frame of mind. Doug Werling, with Bower Trading, said, ?The market has built in a...
Milk is nutritious, natural, refreshing, versatile, a good value, plentiful, and one of the few food products never touched by human hands until it reaches the consumer. Yet, it is one of the most maligned, tested, regulated, legislated, and debated food products...
Perdue Ag Secretary hearingFinally. Thursday the Trump administration choice for USDA Secretary finally met the Senate Agriculture Committee for the nomination hearing. It has been over two months that USDA has been waiting to learn if former Georgia Governor Sonny...
The U.S. House has passed the Securing our Agriculture and Food Act, agro-terrorism preparedness legislation that is also up for a vote in the U.S. Senate. The bill passed the House by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 406-6. Iowa Republican Representative David...
The National Biodiesel Board filed an antidumping and countervailing duty petition on Thursday, making the case that Argentine and Indonesian companies are violating trade laws by flooding the U.S. market with dumped and subsidized biodiesel. The petition was filed...
World Water DayWater is the single most important factor to growing food for the world. Only 0.7 percent of the world?s water is available for agriculture use. With the global population expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, farmers must feed more people using the same...
North Carolina native Ray Starling is still new to his role as Special Assistant to the President for Agriculture, Agricultural Trade, and Food Assistance. Starling spoke this week about some of the administration?s key priorities when it comes to agriculture which...
A sanitary inspection bribery scheme in Brazil means less options for global buyers of beef. That could mean more opportunity to export U.S. beef to nations seeking to block imports from Brazil. China has suspended imports of beef from Brazil after Brazil announced an...
On this National Agriculture Day, the Renewable Fuels Association would like to recognize and thank those involved in American agriculture, who provide abundant supplies of food, fuel and fiber to the world. Agriculture is the lifeblood of our industry, helping to...
