Todd Neeley

Ethanol producers in Indiana have called on Gov. Eric Holcomb to veto a bill that would require a warning label on E15 pumps in the state.

Washington rancher Cody Easterday faces up to 20 years in prison and $244 million in restitution after pleading guilty to operating a cattle scam defrauding Tyson Foods and another unnamed company.

Eight states told the Supreme Court on Wednesday that small-refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard reduced the mandate by an average of 7% each year, causing more than $2 billion in lost demand for renewable fuel...

Twenty states joined forces with the American Meat Institute this week on one case challenging California's Proposition 12. The law that takes effect Jan. 1, 2022, requires hog producers to abide by certain regulations to sell pork...

Farmers say they need more tools to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions from soil, to improve agriculture's carbon footprint.

Ethanol and agriculture industry leaders say they will need to make the case for corn ethanol as an advanced biofuel ahead of 2022 Renewable Fuel Standard reset.

The EPA and several agriculture and biofuel groups filed briefs with the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing against refiners in small-refinery exemptions case.

EPA Administrator Michael Regan reiterated the Biden administration's support for biofuels, during an agriculture summit.

The ranking member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee said farmers need a seat at the table in climate policy development.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said the Commodity Credit Corp. may provide opportunities to help farmers in their climate efforts on the farm.

Twenty-one states have sued the Biden administration, alleging an executive order canceling construction on the Keystone XL pipeline was unconstitutional.

Conservation and wildlife groups ask a court to stop Corps of Engineers use of river-training structures in Middle Mississippi River pending further reviews.

A lawsuit filed on behalf of more than 60 farmers in the Missouri River basin has been delayed, pending an appeal in another case.

Rabobank said the pork industry in the United States faces a daunting task to comply with California's Proposition 12 if an ongoing legal challenge comes up short.

The U.S. Senate confirmed Michael Regan as the next administrator of the EPA.

A federal court has granted a stay in an ongoing lawsuit challenging EPA's actions on atrazine and two related herbicides.

An E30 demonstration project by the state of Nebraska in non-flexible fuel vehicles finds favorable results for the ethanol blend.

Rising prices received for distillers dried grains and ethanol bolstered improving margins at DTN's hypothetical ethanol plant.

Two pieces of legislation introduced in the United States House of Representatives this week are aimed at expanding ethanol markets.

A federal court in South Carolina granted a 60-day motion to stay a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's Navigable Waters Protection Rule.

Oil-producing states and refining interests ask the Supreme Court to maintain the small-refinery exemption program in the Renewable Fuel Standard.

A bill introduced in the United States Senate on Tuesday is aimed at improving market transparency in the cattle markets.

The state of Nebraska filed a lawsuit on Monday to force a Mead, Nebraska, ethanol plant to act on orders to clean up.

A farmer-owned cooperative on Friday filed a brief with the Supreme Court in an upcoming case that could determine the fate of the small-refinery exemption program.

Refining companies that lost an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit are filing an opening brief with the Supreme Court.

Pilgrim's Pride Corp. entered a guilty plea in a federal court in connection with an ongoing investigation into a broiler chicken pricing conspiracy.

As a result of a court injunction in December, the U.S. Department of Labor announced a wage increase in the H-2A guest worker program.

The EPA announced on Monday that it has changed its policy on the small-refinery exemptions program to the Renewable Fuel Standard.

E15 would be mandated in Minnesota if legislation working its way through the Minnesota Legislature is signed into law. Though the measure has received strong support from agriculture interests...

A federal court in New Mexico has stayed further court action in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's Navigable Waters Protection Rule.

An ethanol plant in Mead, Nebraska, originally was built as an energy self-sufficient, environmentally friendly facility. Now, the plant has been forced to close by state officials because of environmental violations.

The head of a food workers union called for governments to provide vaccines and increased safety for workers.

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted to forward the nomination of Michael Regan as EPA administrator, for a vote before the full Senate.

A proposed Bayer Roundup 265-page settlement would provide payments for claimants of $5,000 to $200,000 for the next four years.

The EPA has extended the public comment period for the registration of the insecticide chlorpyrifos, as the Biden administration works to review EPA's past regulatory decisions.

Tyson Foods investors alleged in a lawsuit the company's public statements to the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission did not match reality for workers exposed to COVID-19 in the company's...

EPA Administrator nominee Michael Regan told a Senate committee that he will look for options on where to go with regulating waters and the future of the Renewable Fuel Standard.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary nominee Tom Vilsack on Tuesday highlighted the need to root out racism at USDA, strengthen the biofuels industry and create more opportunities for farmers in a bioeconomy.

Archer Daniels Midland filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by six ethanol companies that alleges ADM manipulated the ethanol market.

The House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis launches investigation into meatpacking plants' actions during COVID-19 outbreaks.

The Biden administration's nominee to head the EPA is set for a hearing with the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee this week.

A federal court this week ordered the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide an environmental impact statement on the Dakota Access pipeline.

A federal appeals court declined to order EPA to immediately restore 500 million gallons of biofuels waived from the 2016 Renewable Fuel Standard but did order EPA to file a progress report every 60 days on the agency's efforts...

The Biden administration is reviewing a number of regulatory actions taken by the Trump administration, including several rules that affect agriculture.

Decatur, Michigan, farmer Michael Stamp was sentenced to eight years in prison and ordered to pay $23 million in restitution for bank fraud and false statements to the Federal Crop Insurance...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit granted an emergency stay on EPA's latest granting of three small-refinery exemptions.

Tyson Foods is the second food company to settle a broiler antitrust lawsuit.

On its way out the door, the Trump administration on Tuesday evening granted three small-refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard.

Pork producer JBS has reached a $24 million settlement in a case involving price-fixing allegations. JBS agreed to cooperate with plaintiffs in the case.

The EPA on Friday introduced two proposals for public comment directed at E15 pump labels and requests to grant refiners general waivers from Renewable Fuel Standard obligations for 2019 and 2020.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco rejected EPA's request to conduct an Endangered Species Act review on the insecticide sulfoxaflor.

Despite rising corn prices, higher ethanol prices have prevented margins from cratering.