Todd Neeley

Crude oil markets respond to recent COVID-19 news with an 8-month price high.

The EPA asked a federal court to dismiss lawsuits alleging the agency has failed in its duties to clean up the Chesapeake Bay.

A number of agriculture and biofuel groups on Monday asked a federal appeals court to order the EPA to restore 500 million gallons of biofuels to the Renewable Fuel Standard, which the same court ruled in 2017 were waived illegally...

The future of trade, biofuels and regulation remain up in the air, according a group of agriculture lobbyists.

A growing number of ethanol companies are pursuing legal action against Archer Daniels Midland, alleging the company manipulated markets.

Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, on Thursday said the Senate continues to hold out hope for getting a COVID-19 economic relief passed. He also suggested EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler should resign.

As Joe Biden plans for his transition to office, his campaign announced a number of appointments to transition teams including USDA and EPA.

Ethanol industry continues to recover despite rising corn prices, as ethanol and dried distillers grains prices bolster comeback.

Illinois-based meat company fights state of New Mexico to reopen plant closed as a result of spreading COVID-19 concerns.

Omaha-based Green Plains Inc.'s lawsuit alleging Archer Daniels Midland manipulated the ethanol market will be moved from a federal court in Nebraska to a federal court in Illinois.

The EPA has asked for additional time from the Supreme Court to file a response to a refiner's petition to hear a small-refinery exemption case.

Prices for six of the eight major fertilizers tracked by DTN were lower the fourth week of October. MAP and DAP prices bucked the trend by continuing to move higher.

The U.S. Trade Representative granted the National Pork Producers Council's petition to withdraw pork trade advantages from Thailand.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco has been asked to reverse an EPA action on atrazine and two other related herbicides.

The EPA on Thursday finalized a pesticides handling rule designed to protect agriculture workers from exposure.

Two ethanol groups continue a court battle to force the EPA to release more information about the companies receiving small-refinery exemptions.

A federal court in Nebraska continues to weigh a motion for a change of venue in a case alleging ADM manipulated the ethanol spot market.

Cattle producer aligns with Archer Daniels Midland in launching joint venture into plant-based foods market.

As the United States economy continues to recover from the COVID-19 shutdown, millions of Americans still face challenges to find nutritious food.

The National Grain and Feed Association says final CFTC rule on position limits will preserve hedging and risk management strategies.

A truck engine that can run on straight ethanol passed a key test on its way to commercialization.

Green Plains expresses concerns a court change of venue and combining case with others could harm its interests.

Omaha-based Green Plains Inc. announced on Tuesday the company has sold the remaining part of its cattle feeding business.

USDA proposal to require cattle in interstate commerce to be tagged with radio frequency identification, or RFID tags, draws support, criticism from industry.

The Namibian government has restricted the movement of hoofed animals from a region fighting a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak.

A new lawsuit filed in district court in Iowa claims Tyson Foods didn't take proper safety precautions to protect workers at its Columbus Junction, Iowa, plant and that led to the death of one employee.

Various states and industry groups have joined an appeal from the National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation that challenges California's Proposition 12. The groups argue the law improperly regulates...

Ethanol profit margins fell at DTN's hypothetical Neeley Biofuels ethanol plant, as the price of corn has spiked.

The National Corn Growers Association's new president said he will continue to advocate for farmers on a number of fronts.

Decatur, Michigan, farmer Michael Stamp is scheduled for sentencing on Jan. 19, 2021, after pleading guilty to bank fraud and conspiracy to make false statements to the Federal Crop Insurance Corp.

A federal judge on Monday dismissed a case alleging the nation's largest meatpackers conspired to lower fed-cattle prices.

Growth Energy asked a federal court on Friday to direct EPA to reallocate biofuel gallons lost to small-refinery exemptions in 2018, adding them to the 2019 renewable volume obligations.

A federal court will consider motions for summary judgement in a lawsuit challenging a USDA rule that reduces the number of federal inspectors and eliminates maximum line speeds at swine processing plants.

Ethanol and agriculture groups say the Trump administration still has not fulfilled a number of promises made to the biofuels industry.

EPA on Tuesday took the first of a series of actions on the insecticide chlorpyrifos.

Two federal lawmakers expressed concerns about the recent direction of ad-hoc funding, in light of the COVID-19 economic shutdown.

EPA outlines a number of mitigation measures, mostly focused on turf applications, for atrazine and two other related herbicides.

USDA's deputy secretary announced his return to the American Soybean Association where he served as chief executive officer for 21 years.

Archer Daniels Midland filed a motion in federal court this week to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Green Plains Inc. that alleges ADM manipulated the ethanol market.

EPA on Monday announced it will deny all pending small-refinery exemption requests for 2011-2018 and will also continue work on E15 labels.

A federal appeals court is expected to consider an injunction to stop Dakota Access pipeline operations.

EPA on Monday announced it will deny 67 pending small-refinery exemption requests for 2011-2018 and will also continue work on E15 labels.

The EPA has been sued for its handling of the total maximum daily load, or TMDL, program for the Chesapeake Bay.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, or OSHA, has cited a Smithfield packing plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for an alleged safety violation related to COVID-19.

The Trump administration reportedly is set to reject 67 pending requests for retroactive small-refinery exemptions to the Renewable Fuel Standard.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue said on Friday an announcement is expected early next week resolving Brazil's tariff on ethanol imports from the United States.

Briefs filed in a federal lawsuit debate the merits of proposed compensation to farmers hurt by repeated Missouri River Basin floods.

With drought conditions expanding in Iowa, farmers face growing problems with maintaining grain quality.

Farmers across the country may be seeing a second round of Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments sometime after Labor Day, made possible with additional funds directed to the Commodity Credit Corp. on July 1.