Greater focus on sustainable food and ag carries global benefits
As a step to expand the global food supply and mitigate global warming, countries should spend more money on climate-smart food and agriculture innovations and use public-private partnerships to speed the adoption of promising practices, said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Tuesday. As examples, he cited the international AIM for Climate initiative and the Biden administration’s climate-smart agriculture project.
Lawmakers would triple lifespan of 45Z clean fuel credit
The 45Z tax credit, intended to encourage the development of sustainable aviation fuel and other low-carbon fuels, would be available until 2034 and limited to domestic feedstocks under companion bills filed in the House and Senate on Tuesday. Farm groups said the legislation would allow time for domestic production to rise while discouraging a flood of imported oil, grease, and tallow.
TODAY’S QUICK HITS
Administration backs funding bill: The White House called for swift passage of the three-month government funding bill that is expected to face a House vote on Wednesday. (White House)
Severe obesity rate rises: Some 9.7 percent of Americans are severely obese, an increase of 2 percentage points over the past decade. The portion of Americans who are obese, 40.3 percent, did not change significantly. (CDC)
No dairy show for Trump: The World Dairy Expo, traditionally a nonpartisan event, “humbly declined the opportunity” of a visit by former president Donald Trump during its Oct. 1-4 session in Madison, Wisconsin, said an expo spokesman. (Isthmus)
Trump, Deere, tariffs, and USMCA: Former president Donald Trump’s threat of 200 percent tariffs on Deere products made in Mexico conflicts with the U.S.-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement, negotiated when Trump was president, that prohibits tariffs on a wide range of goods. (Newsweek)
Strike shuts Canadian port: Contract negotiations resumed after a breakdown, but workers went on strike at grain export terminals in Vancouver. (Reuters)
