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Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin is optimistic Congress can address farm labor issues before the lame-duck session ends. Baldwin tells Brownfield the leading proponents of the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, one Democrat, and one Republican, have made some...
A commodity broker says there could be a sizeable shift in corn acres next year if commodity prices remain supportive. Jeff Peterson with Heartland Farm Partners tells Brownfield he expects corn acres to top 94 million acres...
The USDA has rolled out its final rule to stand up the Cattle Contract Library pilot program. Tanner Beymer with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says the USDA updated the language to the rule following stakeholder feedback. ...
A US Senator from Iowa says it may be difficult for a new bill that would allow year-round sales of E15 to pass in the lame duck session of Congress. The US Senate recently introduced the Consumer...
The former chief agriculture negotiator for the U.S. Trade Representative’s office says he’s closely watching what happens with Mexico’s proposed GMO corn ban. Gregg Doud says Mexico’s president has made his position clear on the proposed ban...
The ranking member of the House Ag Committee says his top goal for the next farm bill is to complete it on time, but a new and divided Congress may present a challenge. Representative Glenn “GT” Thompson,...
The ranking member of the House Ag Committee says his top goal for the next farm bill is to complete it on time, but a new and divided Congress may present a challenge. Representative Glenn “GT” Thompson,...
President Biden has signed a bill into law that averts a nationwide rail strike. “A rail shutdown would have devastated our economy,” he said during a ceremony on Friday. “Without freight rail, many of the US industries...
The Senate has passed a bill to avert a nationwide rail strike that would have been catastrophic to the U.S. economy. The joint resolution passed 80-15 and codifies an agreement that was brokered by the Biden...
In the proposal, EPA is increasing renewable fuel targets in each of the next three years to 20.82 billion gallons in 2023, 21.87 billion gallons in 2024 and 22.68 billion gallons in 2025. Renewable Fuels Association’s Goeff Cooper...
