Political Sparring Over CBO Farm Bill Scoring
Doubts over the accuracy of farm bill cost estimates are making the job of passing a five-year bill even more challenging as a September deadline approaches. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack is relying on the Congressional Budget Office
Summit Wants 50 Percent Pipeline Expansion in Iowa After Approval
Summit Carbon Solutions got approval from the Iowa state regulators for its carbon dioxide pipeline system it wants to build in the state. Summit wants to move forward with expansion requests for that system beginning in late
Colorado Dairy Worker Becomes Fourth Human Case of HPAI
Public health officials in Colorado announced last week that an adult male had tested positive for avian flu. Farm Policy News says the man reported mild symptoms from the infection, including pink eye. The man is a
Biden Debate Fallout Adds More Farm Bill Political Uncertainty
The political fallout from President Biden’s troubling debate performance and its impact on the election has added new uncertainty to the farm bill, according to one American Farm Bureau official. AFB Government Affairs Director Joe Gilson says
Hurricane Beryl Makes Landfall in Texas
Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas early on Monday as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per hour. “People in urban and rural areas along the path of Beryl’s track shouldn’t let