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Ethanol groups are pushing federal lawmakers to include some sort of financial relief for biofuel companies in a possible upcoming congressional package.

Ethanol supply in the United States was drawn down for the fourth consecutive week since reaching a record high as plant output remained below blending demand during the week ended May 15, the Energy Information...

The payment details under the Coronavirus Food and Aid Program are complicated, depending on whether livestock or crops are involved and whether producers had sold their commodities within a timespan from Jan. 15...

Enrollment in CFAP through local USDA Service Centers (Farm Service Agency offices) will begin May 26, and USDA expects payments could go out to producers within a week after sign-up begins. The CFAP includes aid...

The Renewable Fuels Association says FDA has created confusion with questions about the purity of alcohol from ethanol plants, hindering the industry's ability to help produce hand sanitizer even as the country begins to open up and demand for such...

USDA's $16 billion aid package for producers is still at the White House being reviewed, but the department held a short webinar Thursday largely stressing to producers who do not typically use USDA programs that there are certain forms that need to...

Ethanol supply in the United States was drawn down a steep 1.4 million barrels (bbl) to a 24.2-million-bbl seven-week low during the week ended May 8, the Energy Information Administration reported on Wednesday, May 13.

A Kansas State University study finds that Market Facilitation Program payments were generally larger than the short-term price impacts of the trade war and that USDA's methodology for MFP2 resulted in substantially higher payments for farmers in...

Veteran farmland market expert R.D. Schrader said there are challenges ahead, but he believes land will continue to be a key tool for diversification among buyers.

Cattle producers need a plan before cattle are turned out and grazing season begins. Fences and water supply structures need to be maintained while supplementation and herd health are also important factors to consider before cattle go to grass.

In response to recent requests to waive Renewable Fuel Standard requirements in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, a bipartisan group of U.S. senators has asked the president to stand with agriculture.

An amended lawsuit filed in federal court takes aim at the new Navigable Waters Protection Act.

A group of 24 tax groups and think tanks have asked President Donald Trump to waive the 2020 RFS volumes in light of the COVID-19 epidemic.

The farmland market remains driven by its fundamentals, but experts say the coronavirus pandemic will creep into the calculations as weather, commodity markets and government assistance push the levers on farm incomes.

The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelming late Thursday afternoon to approve an aid package with the main thrust to boost SBA loan programs for small businesses. Agricultural operations received just 1.3% of the last round of Paycheck...

U.S. ethanol stocks maintained their upward climb in the third week of April, rising to a fresh record high as blending demand continued to move up from a better-than-a-decade low.

High black cutworm and armyworm moth captures in the Eastern Corn Belt suggest crops could be at risk this May.

Publishing of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule in the Federal Register on Tuesday sets the stage for legal challenges.

The ethanol industry looks for economic relief following a denial by USDA in the latest round of COVID-19 funds for agriculture.

Social media usage has spiked amid the COVID-19 pandemic, giving farmers a unique opportunity to share what they do with a broader audience.

Ethanol industry leaders respond to a request from governors in five states to waive volume obligations in the Renewable Fuel Standard.

Though the EPA has asked a federal court to dismiss a Clean Water Act case against an Idaho property owner, the owners want legal certainty about the future of their land.

Prices and demand are lower for dairy products due to the coronavirus, so some dairy processors do not have the storage to take delivery of milk. As a result, some farms are having to dump milk into their manure...

Valero Energy Corp. in a federal filing on Monday, April 13, said it began reducing crude runs "at most of its refineries, temporarily idled various-gasoline making units at certain refineries."

Annual runoff in the Missouri River basin expected to be nowhere near 2019 levels, but still above average.