Gas Prices Higher Again, Diesel Lower
The national average gas price increased again last week, climbing 3.1 cents from a week ago to $3.60 per gallon. The national average is up 14.2 cents from a month ago and 5.5 cents per gallon lower
USDA Partners With Puerto Rico to Improve Food Supply Chain
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service Monday announced a cooperative agreement with Puerto Rico under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program. USDA and Puerto Rico are working together to offer more than $3.5 million in competitive grant funding for
RFA to NASS: County-Level Data Critical to Climate-Smart Ag, Biofuel Programs
The Renewable Fuels Association today urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service to reconsider its plan to stop reporting farm acreage, yield and production estimates at the county level. “With the rapid emergence of state and federal climate
Growth Energy Helps More Fuel Retailers Apply for Biofuel Infrastructure Grants
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Growth Energy, the leading voice of America’s biofuel industry, celebrated another successful round of applications for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Higher Blends Infrastructure Incentive Program (HBIIP). During the most recent application window, Growth Energy
Dan and Megan Roberts Accept First Place Prize from 2024 YF&R Achievement Award Competition
Madelia, Minn. – Dan and Megan Roberts of Blue Earth County finished as the First-Place winner in the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Young Farmers & Ranchers Achievement Award competition, held during the organization’s convention, Jan. 19-23
The Cenex® Brand Announces Hometown Throwdown Top Three Festival Finalists in the Running to Win $100,000 Grand Prize
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., April 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Cenex®, the energy brand of CHS Inc., announced today that Hayward Musky Festival in Hayward, Wisconsin; Norborne Soybean Festival in Norborne, Missouri; and Roseau Fall Harvest Festival in Roseau, Minnesota, are the top
NAEGA Publishes Revised New Export Contract
ARLINGTON, Va., April 15, 2024 — The North American Export Grain Association (NAEGA) today announced the publication of an updated and revised model contract for FOB (Free on Board) transactions at U.S. and Canadian ports. Contract No.
Brazil Could Expand Cropland by 35 Percent
Brazil is a major soybean, corn, and cotton grower but could expand its crop area by more than a third. Successful Farming says Brazil could do that by converting overgrazed or overgrown pastureland says a research agency
Senators Continue Pushing for Summertime E15 Waiver
Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Thune (R-SD), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) are calling on the administration to permit nationwide E15 sales this summer. They sent a letter underscoring the geopolitical importance of uninterrupted biofuel access and noted
Argentina Corn Yield to Drop 10-15 Percent from Pest Pressure
South American corn production numbers will be lower than expected, especially in Argentina. Dr. Michael Cordonnier with Soybean and Corn Advisors, Inc., says Argentina’s corn crop is suffering from unexpected pest pressure. He says, “USDA left their