Ag Policy Blog

The Minnesota and South Dakota Public Utilities Commissions each this week will examine the permits of major carbon pipeline projects. The actions come as Summit Carbon last week released comments from South Dakota ethanol producers who stated that South Dakota's PUC is slow...

Spanning the globe once again to bring our readers a constant variety of news analysis, DTN looks ahead to the top agricultural policy stories for 2023.

USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) earlier this month mailed the 2022 Census of Agriculture paper questionnaires to producers around the country. They also have sent out codes for producers to fill out the information online as well. The deadline to respond...

Iowa native Alexis Taylor was confirmed by a voice vote on Wednesday afternoon, drawing praise from industry groups. Taylor was nominated for the post in mid-May, and the Senate Agriculture Committee forwarded her nomination to the full Senate at the end of September. The...

Iowa native Alexis Taylor was confirmed by a voice vote on Wednesday afternoon, drawing praise from industry groups. Taylor was nominated for the post in mid-May, and the Senate Agriculture Committee forwarded her nomination to the full Senate at the end of September.

The bill, S. 1617, allows the SBA to declare an emergency in a rural counties or communities where "significant damage" has occurred. Also, the U.S. and Canada continue to battle over dairy exports and tariffs.

The Biden administration is prepared to take Mexico to a dispute settlement case over biotech corn exports to Mexico if the country follows a presidential decree in 2024. Friday's visit by the Mexican foreign minister could diffuse the situation or ratchet up concerns.

The Biden administration is prepared to take Mexico to a dispute settlement case over biotech corn exports to Mexico if the country follows a presidential decree in 2024. Friday's visit by the Mexican foreign minister could diffuse the situation or ratchet up concerns.

The president of 23 state corn grower groups sent a letter to President Joe Biden highlighting the stakes for corn farmers if Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador moves ahead with his threat to end imports of biotech corn.

The $325 million announced today is in addition to the $2.8 billion in 70 larger projects announced earlier, bringing the total investment from both funding pools to over $3.1 billion for 141 tentatively selected projects in the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities...

The cattle contract library will require any meatpacker that processes more than 5% of the annual cattle supply to report to AMS the details on fed cattle buys at the end of each month. Producers will be able to see the terms of cattle buys, including premiums or...

The proposed SEC reporting rule would require businesses to provide detailed information on their emissions in their reports to the commission. GOP lawmakers in both chambers have introduced bills to exempt farmers from reporting emissions, or halt the rule altogether.