Trump’s Threat of Deportations Risks Hurting Agriculture
President-Elect Donald Trump’s threat of mass deportations risks hurting the domestic agriculture sector already struggling with labor shortages. That’s according to Matt Carstens, chief executive officer of Iowa’s biggest farm cooperative Landus, who said Trump’s plan should
To Save Money, Farmers Switching to Generic Inputs
U.S. farmers struggling with slumping incomes and depressed grain prices have been switching to cheaper generic pesticides and fungicides as they plan for spring planting next year, which market analysts said could hit the bottom lines of
Farm Bailout Bill Getting Renewed Attention in Lame Duck Session
With little sign of a breakthrough on the farm bill in Congress, farm groups are shifting their attention to a proposed $21 billion bailout bill. Help is needed because high costs and lower commodity prices are sharply
Trump Taps Kennedy for HHS
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a vocal critic of U.S. food systems and federal nutrition scientists, to lead the Department of Health and Human Services and take on the “industrial food complex.” “HHS
Ethanol Production Reaches Record High
Ethanol output rose to a record high in the seven days that ended on Nov. 8, according to data from the Energy Information Administration. Production jumped to an average of 1.113 million barrels a day, the agency
North Dakota Approves Summit Carbon Siting Permit
(FARGO, ND)– On Friday, the North Dakota Public Service Commission approved a siting permit for the planned route of Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline project in the state. The commission approved the permit unanimously, green lighting the project
Senator Hyde-Smith Withdraws Name from Secretary of Agriculture Consideration
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today issued the following statement regarding the possibility of being asked by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as Secretary of Agriculture: “It’s an honor to be mentioned as a
California Climate Disclosure Laws Survive Initial Court Challenge
A federal judge refused to halt enforcement of California’s climate disclosure bills last week, despite a legal challenge put forward by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other business groups that alleges the bills violate First Amendment
RFA Welcomes National Energy Council, Doug Burgum as Chairman
President-elect Donald Trump has announced that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, in addition to joining his administration as Interior Secretary, will chair the new National Energy Council. The following is a statement from Renewable Fuels Association President and