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Summit to add all POET ethanol plants in Iowa, South Dakota to carbon pipeline
Poet LLC agreed to connect all its ethanol plants in Iowa and South Dakota to Summit Carbon Solutions' proposed carbon pipeline as Summit continues to work through regulatory hurdles to build what would be a 1,250-mile pipeline across five states.
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Biden-Harris Administration announces investments to strengthen U.S. specialty crops sector
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Monday announced two U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) investments designed to support the U.S. specialty crops industry.
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Corn market affected by many factors
A market advisor says corn prices are being influenced by several things.
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Judge turns back challenge to H-2A rule
A court has rejected a challenge by agricultural employers to the Labor Department’s 2022 H-2A rule, finding that the department properly followed notice-and-comment procedures.
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Growth Energy: American drivers have logged 100 billion miles on E15
Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, released updated data today showing that American drivers recently surpassed a massive milestone: 100 billion miles driven on affordable, homegrown E15 fuel.
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Moran addresses busy congressional calendar
A Senate ag appropriator says Congress needs to sort through government funding, immigration and farm policy in short order.
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Prop 12 solutions beyond EATS Act
Congressional opponents of California’s Proposition 12 are considering alternative solutions for pork producers if federal legislation fails.
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A tough time of year for U.S. soybean prices
The way we went from corn and soybean crops that were looking close to being lost in late June to a record corn harvest and decent soybean harvest remains difficult to comprehend.
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USCA supports animal ID system that works for all producers
The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) reiterates its call to strengthen and establish a national animal identification system that works for, and is accountable to, all producers.
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Tyson Foods opens new food production facility in Kentucky to meet demand for iconic bacon brands
Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) has officially opened its new $355 million food production facility in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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'Farmers' share perspectives on climate change, land rents and conservation in latest Iowa Farm Poll
Although they wear many hats, perform many jobs and are referred to using many terms, it turns out the people who grow Iowa’s crops and livestock prefer to be called “farmers.”
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Ethanol-to-SAF grand opening lauded as beginning of new era in ag
On a day that saw LanzaJet launch what is believed to be the world's first ethanol-to-jet fuel production plant in Soperton, Georgia, officials with the corn and ethanol industries in Iowa were sounding alarm bells.
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Economist says pork producers unsure of Prop 12 impact
A livestock economist says the pork industry is still uncertain how California’s Proposition 12 will impact markets.
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Short-term tax deal tees up monster battle over tax cuts in 2025
A congressional agreement that would boost the child tax credit and temporarily increase some business tax breaks is paving the way for a major battle coming in 2025 over a range of expiring tax cuts that could cost trillions of dollars to extend.
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ARA announces service to help its members train more drivers
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) announces a new member service to help effectively train more drivers to meet the Entry Level Driver Training (ELDT) requirements set by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
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What to feed when there's nothing to feed
Many Missouri beef producers found themselves trying to pull a rabbit out of the hat as they rang in 2024 with low hay supplies, says University of Missouri Extension beef nutrition specialist Eric Bailey.
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Above trend yields realized despite dryness
The lead economist for the National Corn Growers Association says a record corn yield during a year with widespread drought comes as a bit of a surprise.
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Farmers National Company expects land values to hold steady in 2024
Farmland values have hit a plateau after three years of dramatic price increases, but one of the nation's largest farmland brokers thinks tight supplies and high demand will keep a retreat in values at bay.
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Flexible and creative: The pathways to farm bill funding
There’s still a pathway to passing a farm bill this year, but it’s filled with a few potholes and bordered by red lines along the edges.
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The National Association of State Departments sets its federal policy focus for 2024
NASDA members, the state commissioners, secretaries and directors of agriculture, have chosen five issues to serve as the organization’s primary policy focus for 2024. They include the 2024 Farm Bill, food safety, labor reform, pesticide regulation and PFAS.
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Matt Gent named new Iowa Pork Producers president
Washington County pig farmer Matt Gent is the new president of the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA).
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Farm Bureau delegates debate immigration policies, tax on interest for farm loans
If an immigration-labor deal develops in Congress, the American Farm Bureau Federation might be willing to accept caps on the number of visas for a year-round agricultural worker program.
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Continuing to watch beef cow slaughter in 2024
A livestock economist says cattle producers remain slow to rebuild herds.
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Debates over foreign land ownership, right to repair return to state legislatures
Restricting foreign ownership of U.S. land, codifying a “right to repair" farm equipment and imposing labeling restrictions on lab-grown meat are just a few of the ideas up for debate as state legislatures across the U.S. convene for their 2024 sessions.
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John Deere announces its 2024 startup collaborators
Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) announced the names of six companies chosen for its 2024 Startup Collaborator program.
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Gov. Noem and colleagues oppose Biden's electric vehicle mandate
On Monday, Governor Kristi Noem and 15 of her fellow Republican governors sent a letter to President Biden opposing his mandates on electric vehicles.
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Vilsack announces domestic fertilizer, renewable energy investments
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack used his speech at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual convention to roll out more than $200 million in loans and grants through programs meant to bolster American production of fertilizer and renewable energy.
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Red Sea turmoil hampers Suez Canal transit; Panama Canal still problematic
As the Houthis continue to attack vessels transiting the Red Sea, shippers are faced with rising war risk premiums, higher freight costs, surcharges and longer transit times. Meanwhile, the Panama Canal is still limiting the number of daily vessel transits to 24, down from 36 during normal navigation conditions, increasing transit delays and causing shippers to look for alternative, more expensive routes.
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