Clean Fuels, RFS Stakeholders Send Letter to President Biden on RFS BBD Volumes
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Clean Fuels Alliance America and 75 industry stakeholders delivered a letter to President Joe Biden, urging him to ensure that the Environmental Protection Agency substantially increases the biomass-based diesel (BBD) and advanced biofuels
Another Nail in the Coffin for Increasing Farm Bill Funding
It’s another nail in the coffin for increasing farm bill funding for commodity programs. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) says the Ag Committees are hemmed in on farm bill spending by the Congressional Budget Office and appropriators setting
Avian Flu Losses in 2022 Impact on Consumer Prices
USDA’s Economic Research Service reports frozen wholesale turkey breast prices climbed abruptly in response to the 2022 avian flu outbreak. Before the outbreak started in February 2022, both frozen whole bird and wholesale turkey breast prices had
Office of Small Farms Establishment Act Introduced in House and Senate
New legislation introduced this week would increase support for farmers, ranchers, and foresters with small-acreage operations across the country. The Office of Small Farms Establishment Act would create a new office within USDA. The office would ensure
Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act Moves Out of Committee
The Committee on Education and the Workforce this week voted to advance a bill restoring whole milk in schools. The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023 highlights milk’s health benefits and nutrients to young Americans,