Todd Neeley

Documents released through the Freedom of Information Act and posted to the FOIA website provide a look into EPA decision-making on small-refinery waivers.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Thursday announced the Kansas City region will serve as the new location for the USDA Economic Research Service and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

President Donald Trump told a crowd at an Iowa ethanol plant on Tuesday he will continue to fight for farmers while he's president.

The first legal challenge of the E15 rule was filed Monday in a federal court in Washington, D.C.

The Government Accountability Office released a new report on the Renewable Fuel Standard and its effect on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and gasoline prices.

The EPA's new rule is expected to save farmers what would have been millions of dollars in compliance costs.

Allowing E15 sales year-round is expected to lead to long-term growth in the market.

The EPA on Friday finalized a rule that allows year-round E15 sales while scaling back reforms to the biofuel credits market.

DTN's hypothetical ethanol plant sees losses nearly double as rising corn prices from slow corn-planting progress comes into play.

A federal court ruled this week that EPA violated the law when it changed its definition of waters of the United States from its proposed rule to the final rule without allowing public comment in 2014.

R-CALF is seeking a permanent injunction against beef councils in 15 states: Montana, Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont and Wisconsin.

Reps. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., and Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., introduced legislation that would set a June 1 deadline for small-refinery waiver applications, as well as make information public about the companies seeking waivers.

R-CALF is seeking a permanent injunction against beef councils in 15 states: Montana, Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont and Wisconsin.

Two bills introduced in the United States Senate this week seek to make flood control a priority in the Missouri River Basin.

Farmers and ranchers testifying before the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee on Tuesday told senators they are trying to be part of the solution by helping mitigate climate change.

A Florida-based cattle trader has filed a class action lawsuit similar to action taken by Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of America, or R-CALF USA, accusing the nation's largest meatpackers of conspiracy...

The Trump administration on Friday struck an agreement with Canada and Mexico to end steel and aluminum tariffs.

U.S. ethanol producers received a bit of good news this week, as the European Union Commission canceled an anti-dumping duty in place on U.S. imports since 2013.

Bayer lost for a third time defending glyphosate at trial, as a California jury sided with a couple who used Roundup and has been battling cancer for years.

California officials announced plans to cancel chlorpyrifos registrations in the state.

Following President Donald Trump's decision to kill the small refinery waivers transparency rule, the EPA files a court motion to fight a requested injunction to prevent additional waivers.

Comments on regulations.gov express support for the proposed waters of the United States, or WOTUS, rule while asking the agencies to make changes.

Agriculture looks for ways to respond to quickly changing consumer food demands.

EPA has ruled there are no health risks associated with the use of glyphosate when label directions are followed.

EPA's biofuels credits market reform proposal finds little support outside of refining interests.

The owners of the former Stamp Farms in Michigan have reached plea deals on a case involving bank fraud.

A new lawsuit alleges the largest meatpacking companies in the United States engaged in fed-cattle price fixing starting in 2015.

Just one month after a new law prohibiting trespassing on agricultural production facilities took effect, animal rights groups have filed a lawsuit.

A federal appeals court ordered the EPA to make a decision on chlorpyrifos objections by July 18.

The National Pork Producers Council announced Wednesday that it was canceling the 2019 World Pork Expo "out of an abundance of caution" over African swine fever.

Midwesterners affected by the recent historic floods in Nebraska and Iowa paint a devastating picture for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials at a meeting in Nebraska City, Nebraska, on Thursday night.

The government of Vietnam has banned the importation of glyphosate products.

Flooding chances remain higher and more widespread than last year across much of the Midwest.

As rural communities continue flood recovery efforts, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is expected to step up water releases from Gavins Point Dam.

While the Farm Credit Administration reports the health of the credit system is good, farmers across the country continue to struggle from a challenging agriculture economy and disasters.

After a federal court in Ohio rejected a request for a national injunction on the 2015 waters of the United States rule, Texas' attorney general turns to Texas court.

The state of Ohio makes the case that Toledo's law, which gives citizens power to sue on behalf of Lake Erie, violates the state's constitution.

Additional transportation costs continue to pile up for feedlots and ethanol plants impeded by damaged rail lines and highways in Nebraska. Currently, about 20% of the nation's ethanol production has been affected by the flooding.

Agriculture, ethanol, refiners and other biofuel interests on Friday aired concerns about EPA's proposal to allow year-round E15 sales and to reform the Renewable Identification Numbers market.

Iowa farmers brace for another nutrients runoff lawsuit filed this week.

St. Joseph, Missouri, farmer Roger Ideker finds 2,000-acre farm underwater in latest round of flooding -- while he still awaits payment for past floods.

President Donald Trump approved Nebraska's request for an emergency disaster declaration on Thursday, as agribusinesses fight to return to full speed.

Nebraska's director of agriculture said livestock producers have seen losses in the hundreds of millions of dollars from floods and blizzard, while state is likely to be rebuilding county roads for a considerable time.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds filed a request for an expedited federal disaster declaration with President Donald Trump.

Nebraska's emergency declaration request details devastating losses in agriculture and public and private infrastructure. Meanwhile, more rain is on the way this weekend and will add to the flooding.