Ethanol plan to ‘net out’ at 15 billion gallons – EPA’s Wheeler The EPA will adjust the Renewable Fuel Standard to “net out” at 15 billion gallons in 2020 after waivers to some oil refineries, said administrator Andrew Wheeler, a compromise between the ethanol and oil industries. Michigan… Continue reading
More trade aid to farmers? ‘We’ll see what happens,’ says Trump. Ahead of high-level Sino-U.S. trade talks, President Trump said on Monday that “I would much prefer a big deal” that would end the trade war, while at the same time touting the billions of dollars that farmers are… Continue reading
Trump’s vague plan to boost ethanol has the oil industry threatening to sue The Trump administration responded to months of farm belt complaints that it was undermining homegrown biofuels by vowing to increase the ethanol mandate, beginning next year, above the 15-billion-gallon-a-year target that is set by law. The… Continue reading
Perdue puts his ‘Sonnyside’ on display as podcaster Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue will release the first episode of his own podcast today — a chat with former White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who describes how much President Trump “loves America’s farmers and ranchers.” Ahead of trade… Continue reading
Farm Bureau backs ‘one farmer, one vote’ for dairy marketing rules A task force created by the largest U.S. farm group called on Wednesday for more democracy in the federal milk-marketing orders that guide dairy sales throughout the United States and for greater equity between producers and processors in… Continue reading
Dairy farms may have to get big to survive, says Perdue In a state losing two dairy farms a day, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Tuesday that it’s hard to make a living with a small herd of cows. The “economies of scale having happened in America —… Continue reading
Corn harvest looms in importance as stockpile shrinks The U.S. corn stockpile has fallen to the lowest level in three years and there’s little hope this year’s diminished and delayed harvest will make up the difference. In a pair of government reports, the data made clear that the rainiest… Continue reading
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