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Corn Used for Ethanol Down Compared to Last Year
USDA data shows corn used to make ethanol and other fuels increased month-to-month in June but were down year-over-year. The amount of corn used...
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USDA Partnership Will Strengthen Rural America’s Workforce
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is partnering with the Community College Alliance for Agriculture Advancement to strengthen the nation’s rural workforce.
USDA’s Acting Rural Development...
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Farmers Remain Cautiously Optimistic About Ag Economy
Farmer sentiment rebounded in June as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose 17 points to a reading of 121. June’s sentiment improvement...
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House Ag Chair Hoping for September Farm Bill Markup
The Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee plans to release a draft Farm Bill at the end of August.
During a Farm Bill listening session...
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Grassley, Fischer Split Over Including Cattle Market Reform in Farm Bill
The two main sponsors of cattle marketing reform legislation are now split over whether to try to include the measure in the farm bill.
Senator...
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USDA Releases 2022 Farm Expenditures Report
At the end of July, the Department of Agriculture released the 2022 United States Total Farm Production Expenditures summary.
Farm production expenditures in the United...
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Ethanol Groups Welcome Flex Fuel Fairness Act
Ethanol groups welcome new legislation that seeks to level the playing field for vehicles running on low-carbon liquid fuels like ethanol.
Senators Pete Ricketts, a...
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Draft Guidance Not Enough to Prevent Misleading Labeling, NMPF Tells FDA; Plus IDFA Comments
The National Milk Producers Federation says the Food and Drug Administration’s plant-based beverage proposal “falls woefully short of ending the decades-old problem of misleading...