USDA Makes Indemnity Payments to Producers Impacted by Hurricane Helene
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2024 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced additional assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help producers impacted by Hurricane Helene in the recovery process. USDA is announcing the counties that have
ACE: Climate-Smart Agriculture Practices Create Important Opportunities for Farmers, Biofuel Producers
Sioux Falls, SD – In virtual comments today, American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) CEO Brian Jennings emphasized the organization’s key priorities in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) request for information on the production of biofuel feedstocks using climate-smart agriculture (CSA)
Growth Energy Calls for Flexibility for Farmers and Renewable Fuel Producers in USDA Testimony
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, provided testimony to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today about the importance of giving farmers flexibility when it comes to implementing and incentivizing practices that lower the
Growth Energy to IRS: 45Z Tax Credit Guidance Must Be Scientific, Flexible, and Timely
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Growth Energy, the nation’s leading biofuel trade association, continued to urge the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) today to follow the best available science when crafting its long-awaited guidance on the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit. Specifically,
Farm Rescue Offers Support to North Dakota Wildfire Victims
HORACE, N.D., October 14, 2024 – Farm Rescue, a nonprofit organization that provides free planting, haying, harvesting, commodity hauling, and livestock feeding assistance to farm families who have experienced a major illness, injury, or natural disaster, is
MDA Unveils State’s First Farm to Kids Strategic Plan
October is Farm to School and Early Care Month, a time to celebrate food education, school gardens, and lunch trays filled with healthy, locally sourced foods from Minnesota’s producers. In recognition of this month, today the Minnesota Department
Krysta Harden Inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame
BOISE, IDAHO – USDEC President and CEO Krysta Harden, a native of Camilla, Ga., and former Mitchell County 4-Her, was inducted into the National 4-H Hall of Fame for her lifetime achievement and contributions to 4-H. Honored by the
Analysis Shows Tariff-Induced Trade War Would Hurt U.S. Farmers
A new economic study paints a troubling picture of the potential results a renewed U.S.-China trade war could have on hundreds of thousands of farmers and rural communities, showing American-imposed tariffs would come at a steep cost to U.S.
Early Week Freeze Not a Concern; Dry Conditions Persist
(FARGO, ND) — With how dry and warm it has been in many parts of the Plains and Corn Belt the last month, this week’s early week frost and freeze event is not that big of a
CoBank Quarterly: Electricity Supply Constraints put AI Boom and U.S. Economic Growth at Risk
DENVER, CO -– Generative artificial intelligence applications have drawn billions of dollars in investments with the expectation of big productivity gains that will propel U.S. economic growth. But the proliferation of hyperscale data centers that power those