A House Ag Subcommittee heard from a top EPA official today on the Bush administration's efforts to implement the expanded Renewable Fuels Standard. But language in the law
that created the bigger RFS may retard development of the cellulosic ethanol industry, which is to make up the lion's share of the bigger biofuels mandate.
The National Corn Growers Association is among groups pushing to uphold the U.S. railway system’s obligation to transport anhydrous ammonia – a gas fertilizer commonly used by
farmers, but a toxic-if-inhaled gas in the event of a spill.
A
California producer has been elected president of the National Pork Board and an Iowan has been voted in as vice president. The board administers all Pork Checkoff dollars.
After examining 25 recent studies, Purdue University agricultural economists have put together their own analysis of what’s driving agricultural
commodity price increases and rising food prices.
Midsummer weather has been kind to
pork producers. After a slow start, July has been uncharacteristically favorable for corn and soybean development. That's according to a story done by Meatingplace.com.
The United States Department of Agriculture reports that corn and wheat export inspections, for the week
ending July 17, were larger than the previous week's totals.
A new marketing and outlook brief from the University of Illinois shows some fairly wide ranging expectations for yields in this year's corn and soybean
crops.
There's increasing talk about the possibility Congress may pass new legislation aimed at keeping speculators from unduly influencing commodity futures markets. But one
prominent soybean grower recommends taking a measured approach.