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Trump’s NEPA Overhaul Rolls Back Environmental Requirements
President Donald Trump and the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced a final rule July 15 to comprehensively update and…
View From the Cab
When the weather turns wicked, sometimes all you can do is hang on and hope things don’t look too bad…
Hoeven Expects New Coronavirus Aid Package by Early August
Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman John Hoeven, R-N.D., said Wednesday that he expects Congress to write another coronavirus aid package…
Federal Reserve-Observations on the Ag Economy- July 2020
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve Board released its July 2020 Beige Book update, a summary of commentary on current economic conditions…
House Bill Would Increase Investment in Inland Waterways, Flood-Control Projects
The next bill detailing investments for locks and dams and other inland waterways investments passed out of the House Transportation…
Green Plains Alleges ADM Manipulation
Omaha-based Green Plains Inc. alleges Archer Daniels Midland conducted a scheme to illegally depress the ethanol cash spot market beginning…
Hoping for Rain-Crops at Mid-Season 2020
While the record will show that planting progress for both corn and soybean crops in Illinois was close to normal…
China Makes Record U.S. Corn Purchase
Bloomberg writers Michael Hirtzer and Isis Almeida reported on Tuesday that, “China made its biggest purchase ever of U.S. corn in another…
Looking to Expand CFAP Aid
Lawmakers and others continue calling on USDA to broaden both its programs for farmers and food aid meant to respond…
Texas Pecan Crop Expected to Be Hit or Miss
Texas pecan producers reported mixed crop expectations as they entered an important part of the growing season, said a Texas A&M…