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E15 fight reaches critical moment in Congress
The push for nationwide year-round E15 could soon clear one of its biggest hurdles yet as the U.S. House prepares to vote on standalone legislation next week that would permanently allow the fuel blend to be sold through the summer driving season nationwide. Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor says momentum surrounding the legislation has grown significantly in recent weeks as lawmakers face pressure from both agriculture groups and consumers dealing with high fuel prices. The legislation was...
AFBF seeks modernization for Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act
The Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act, passed in 1978, provides tracking and monitoring of investment in U.S. agriculture. However, American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Economist Danny Munch said the process is due for an upgrade. Munch said the current...
Preparing the next generation of ag conservation and climate leaders
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) this week announced a new initiative to prepare the next generation of conservation and climate leaders. The Working Lands Climate Corps is part of President Biden’s American Climate Corps initiative and will provide career...
EPA issues existing stocks order for dicamba products
In light of the February 6, 2024, ruling by the U.S. District Court of Arizona vacating the 2020 registrations for over-the-top (OTT) dicamba products, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing the following update. On February 14, 2024, EPA issued...
Cornelius Seed is a strong, family-owned Iowa Ag business
During the Agribusiness Association of Iowa’s (AAI) Showcase, we had the chance to talk with many great agribusinesses of all shapes and sizes. One facet that is sometimes overlooked in the ag sphere is how much is being done by local, family-owned businesses for Iowa...
South American Weather and Crop Update (2-14-24)
Another mixed weather forecast for South America, but there are no major complaints overall. Allendale commodity broker Greg McBride gave an update on the latest weather conditions in Brazil and Argentina. McBride said that harvest in Brazil is still continuing ahead...
Herbicide resistance building in Iowa waterhemp
Recently, Bayer reported a suspected dicamba resistant waterhemp population in Iowa. Now, Corteva has also discovered a suspected 2,4-D resistant waterhemp population in Wright County. Meaghan Anderson, extension field specialist with Iowa State University Extension...
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Senator Ernst not pleased with slow pace of 45Z credit progress
When I was out in Washington, D.C. earlier this year, the Treasury Department was releasing tax credit information for Clean Fuel Production. 45Z is the credit code for biofuel producers to increase domestic production. However, guidance for the 2025 rule is slow and...
Get nutrients to your crops exactly when they need it
As we get to the later part of the crop season, the window to determine yields is opening up. Applying nutrients at critical times can maximize the potential of your crops. Mike Powell, senior brand manager of bioscience at Helena Products Group, said farmers should...
Pork and Partners educating health professionals on pork benefits
Pork and Partners aims to inspire health and wellness professionals to reconsider pork's nutritional benefits through continuous discussions on current topics and research. Erin Good, corporate dietitian with Hy-Vee, shared her experiences with Pork and Partners....
AFB seeks to protect domestic biofuels feedstock market
The American Farm Bureau says that it wants a better tax deal for U.S. biofuel feedstocks and does not intend to keep out alternative or competing fuels from foreign producers. AFB and other farm groups recently called for the pending 45Z tax credit to be restricted...
Ag banker testifies on farm economic conditions
The American Bankers Association provided testimony before the House Ag Committee and offered the association’s views on the financial conditions in farm country. Tony Hotchkiss, char of the Agriculture and Rural Bankers Committee, emphasized the critical role banks...
