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The advocacy group Solar United Neighbors held a webinar last week touting some of the changes to REAP with applications due for the next funding cycle on March 31. The Inflation Reduction Act has quadrupled funding for REAP and...

Members of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee on Wednesday pressed USDA's new undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs about Mexico's push to ban biotech corn and why the Biden administration has not moved...

A letter from Air Force officials to North Dakota's two U.S. senators sparked Grand Forks' mayor to call for the city to halt its infrastructure and permit work on a planned corn mill that would be owned by a Chinese company...

After losing a dispute panel under the USMCA trade agreement in January 2022, Canada revised how it allocates its TRQ, but that imposed new conditions which still restrict a range of potential buyers from importing U.S. dairy...

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) could have emissions as much as 85% lower than United's current fuel supply. The project also would take about 1.7 gallons of corn ethanol to produce 1 gallon of jet fuel.

Sixty agricultural groups and crop insurance industry groups wrote leaders of the House and Senate Budget committees, Appropriations committees and USDA officials. The groups call on lawmakers to protect crop insurance from...

In a news release Monday, U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Chief Agricultural Negotiator Doug McKalip issued a joint...

Farmers at the No-till on the Plains winter meeting highlighted how regenerative practices help them reduce costs and improve productivity. Ohio Farmer David Brandt, who was honored at the event with a Legacy Award, said more...

In a news release Monday, U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor and Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Chief Agricultural Negotiator Doug McKalip issued a joint...

A planned beef packing plant in western Iowa is one of four separate cattle packing plant projects under construction or development stretching from Nebraska to Texas that add up to nearly $2.4 billion in investment. If all are...

Iowa lawmakers introduced a bill earlier this month meant to tighten rules and requirements for people in the state who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. The bill would require SNAP recipients to use...

Ukrainian farmers continue to face a range of pressures trying to grow a crop in the midst of the war with Russia.

Electronic identification tags for livestock movements have been a source of debate and controversy for more than two decades. USDA on Thursday will propose a new rule that will require electronic ear tags for certain cattle and...

Roughly two dozen professional athletes, including Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and Milwaukee Bucks guard Khris Middleton, joined together through an investment firm to invest $5 million in buying farmland. Their first...

Delegates at the American Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting approved some policy recommendations that would increase funding for the farm bill and farmer safety nets. The push for higher spending may run into a roadblock in...

While Puerto Rico might be known for its coffee, plantains, bananas, fruits and vegetables, dairy farms on the island account for more than one-third of Puerto Rico's total farm cash receipts. Part of that is due to the island's...

Coffee production has a long cultural history in Puerto Rico, but hurricanes in recent years have damaged production just as farmers have tried to tout the island's varieties of high-quality roasts. Labor shortages also are a...

President Joe Biden was meeting Monday with leaders from Canada and Mexico. Speaking to reporters at the American Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting in San Juan, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the U.S. will continue...

While touting some regulatory successes, Zippy Duvall, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation said he is disappointed EPA moved ahead with a new waters of the U.S. rule. Duvall also called for ag-labor reform even after...

A memorandum of understanding signed Sunday by the American Farm Bureau Federation with executives from John Deere will give farmers and third-party mechanics the ability to pay for subscriptions or access to Deere diagnostic...

DTN Ag Policy Editor Chris Clayton's favorite article of 2022 involved trying to find out more information about how USDA appears to be ignoring the risks of farm contamination by "forever chemicals" through sewage sludge applied...

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.

The Baird family posted a notice on their Facebook page dedicated to Baird's Christmas Lights that Jack Delaine Baird, 91, had passed away. The 10 acres of lights at his farm would continue to shine through New Year's night "as a...

A day after the Senate passed the omnibus spending bill, the House followed suit Friday. The $1.7 trillion package avoids a government shutdown and includes funding for USDA programs, including agricultural disaster aid.

DTN continues its countdown of the top 10 agriculture stories of 2022 with No. 6: After months of talks, Congress in August passed the Inflation Reduction Act, the largest climate investment ever by the U.S.

The Senate sent the omnibus bill to the House, which is expected to pass it despite opposition from House Republicans who did not want a final spending bill passed until they take over in early January. Without the $1.7 trillion...

Included in the omnibus spending bill negotiated by Congress provides disaster funds for crop losses in 2022. Also included is language for the Growing Climate Solutions Act, which would create a carbon credit verification program at...

Fufeng USA last week released a letter from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) stating that the committee of government officials had concluded that "it has no jurisdiction to review" Fufeng's...

A farm income adviser suggests looking at the management side of the farm business when facing higher income and potential tax liability for 2022. Taking the full write-off on a large piece of equipment might not be the best...

The U.S. Senate approved a two-year reauthorization of the $38 billion WRDA bill. The lion's share of funds will go to a project that will build dikes to protect the Texas coastline from hurricanes. Just as importantly for grain...

How well will current strong commodity prices carry farm incomes into 2023 and beyond remains a question for bankers gathered in Omaha for the American Bankers Association's Agricultural Bankers Conference.

After spending a year trying to negotiate in the Senate for an immigration reform bill for agriculture, Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., introduced a bill on Thursday. The Senate, though, is trying to wrap up for the year, making it...

During the DTN Ag Summit this week, an Iowa farmer offered advice to others looking at carbon markets. Companies involved in carbon programs also explained some of the rationales for why more businesses are interested in buying...

A pair of former chairmen in Congress over the agriculture committees talked Monday about some of the complications of the upcoming farm bill and some of the other issues Congress needs to address.

For decades, Iowa farmers have played hosts to candidates from both parties in the year before the presidential race. The Iowa caucuses gave them that status, but the moves by the Democratic National Committee will reduce the...

As the House of Representatives approved a two-year reauthorization of the $38 billion WRDA bill. The lion's share of funds will go to a project that bill build dikes to protect the Texas coastline from hurricanes.

With high commodity prices, high input costs and regulatory challenges facing farmers, Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson, the incoming chair of the House Agriculture Committee, wants to show the committee "can walk and chew gum at the...

An executive with CME presented the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Agricultural Advisory Committee with some details about how CME had to change its strategy for daily price limit moves after the war broke out in Ukraine.

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...

As lawmakers ramp up for a new farm bill in 2023, the Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing on farm bill programs related to research and areas where more work is needed. Senators asked about several areas where USDA is...

The legislation signing and brief comments at the White House ends a week of high-stakes drama in Washington that saw Congress immediately act in bipartisan fashion to prevent 115,000 or so rail workers from potentially shutting...

While hundreds of thousands of farms legitimately received aid through PPP loans in 2020 and 2021, there was also a lot of fraud. Potato farms in Palm Beach, Florida, orange orchards in Minnesota, and cattle operations on a New...

The Senate voted Thursday afternoon 80-15 to require the 12 railroad unions to accept a contract and avoid a potential railroad strike on Dec. 9. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden who had called on Congress to act on Monday.

USDA's Farm Income Forecast looks at broad measures of cash receipts, government payments and input costs for calendar year 2022. Net cash farm income, which factors in the value of everything farmers sold or are still selling...

The House on Wednesday debated two resolutions, one of which included the details of the Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) agreement that eight of 12 rail unions voted to support. That resolution, House Resolution 100...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) handed down the decision Monday to deny an application from several livestock and agricultural groups over the hours-of-service (HOS) rules.

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Carefully review requirements before enrolling in a carbon program. Here are some of the major carbon programs already established.

President Joe Biden issued a statement Monday calling on Congress to step in without delay to prevent a rail strike that could happen by Dec. 9. A letter Monday from more than 400 business groups also called on Congress to...

A letter Monday from more than 400 business groups called on Congress to intervene to prevent a railroad strike that could happen by Dec. 9. President Joe Biden also is considering a plan to ask Congress to act.

The U.S. Trade Representative's Office announced the Japanese legislature's approval of a "beef safeguard mechanism" under the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement.

A White House spokeswoman said Monday the president would not accept a railroad worker strike because of the damage it would do to the economy. As agricultural groups and others call on Congress to act, Republicans are ready...

A federal court in Minnesota has combined claims brought by several major retailers and wholesalers against the country's four largest packers, along with similar complaints filed by livestock and agricultural groups.

Lower water flows coming from the Missouri River will lead to longer dredging operations on the Mississippi River around St. Louis to keep a navigation channel open.

Both farmers and farmworkers are lobbying on Capitol Hill this week to urge the Senate to act on farm worker immigration reform. Both farm and farmworker leaders fear if Republicans take control of the House, GOP leaders will...

AFBF on Wednesday released its 37th annual survey of prices for a traditional Thanksgiving feast for 10 people. The costs came out at about $64.05, or about $10.74 higher than a year ago, a 20% increase in costs. A lot of that...

USDA on Tuesday detailed the next phase of the Emergency Relief Program (ERP II) as well as the newly created Pandemic Assistance Revenue Program (PARP). Neither program is actually ready for farmers or ranchers to start...

Here are some of the things farmers should consider closely in contracts if they decide to sell carbon credits.

The administrator for the Farm Service Agency, in a trip to Iowa, talked with young farmers and community leaders about access to land and FSA loan programs. He also suggested some flexibility is needed in the Conservation...

Carefully review requirements before enrolling in a carbon program. Here are some of the major carbon programs already established.

A narrow House majority for Republicans could help bring together a farm bill if Republicans are willing to work across the aisle, especially on nutrition issues.

At least seven people stood up at separate times during an early panel discussion at the Carbon Capture Conference and Expo in Des Moines on Tuesday, blowing whistles and cursing representatives from carbon pipeline and...

There was no midterm red wave Tuesday but early Wednesday the Republican party still had eyes on control of Congress. Republicans lead Democrats in races called for the House, but the Democratic win in the Pennsylvania Senate...