More Muddy Waters for the Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit
The Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit, part of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, aims to incentivize domestic clean fuel production, including sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). Set to launch on January 1, 2025, the credit will
Ag Sector Layoffs Continue: Cargill, John Deere and Tyson Foods
(FARGO, ND) — Even as farmer sentiment seems to be improving across the country, the overall ag economy continues to face challenges as major companies are continuing to layoff workers on a regular basis. Just this year
Farm Bill and Disaster Help on the Table in Congress?
(WASHINGTON D.C.) — A 2018 farm bill extension and a disaster aid package are all on the table in the final weeks of 2024. Some lawmakers in the lame-duck session of Congress want to include specific provisions
December Farm Income Forecast Shows Lower 2024 Numbers
Revised estimates in the 2024 Farm Income Forecast still show agriculture taking a big financial hit this year. Danny Munch, an economist at the American Farm Bureau Federation, says the slight adjustment still indicates farmers are struggling.
Thompson, Boozman Statement on 2024 Farm Sector Income Forecast
WASHINGTON, DC— Following the release of the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) 2024 Farm Sector Income Forecast, House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) and Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Ranking Member John Boozman (R-AR)issued the following statement: “Today’s
EPA Rule Would Revoke Most Uses of Insecticide
The Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed rule to revoke tolerances for chlorpyrifos, which establishes the amount of a pesticide that’s allowed on food. This rule revokes all tolerances for chlorpyrifos, except for those tolerances associated with
Rural Broadband Association Pleased with Supreme Court Decision
NTCA, the Rural Broadband Association, was pleased that the Supreme Court announced it would review a decision from the Fifth Circuit Appeals Court regarding the federal Universal Service Fund. Specifically, the nation’s highest court will look into
Upper Mississippi River Navigation Closes for the Year
The Army Corps of Engineers in the St. Paul, Minnesota, District, saw the last barge of the year depart Lock and Dam 2 on December 1, ending the 2024 navigation season on the Upper Mississippi River. Traditionally,
Smithfield Foods Selling 150,000 Sows to Murphy Family Ventures
Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork processor, said on Monday it will transfer part of its hog farming operations to a venture controlled by Murphy Family Ventures LLC as the Chinese-owned pork giant seeks to further streamline