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USDA Offering $500 Million in Federal Funds to Expand US Biofuel Availability

The USDA is offering up to $500 million in federal funds to increase the availability of domestic biofuels. The money is being funded through the Inflation Reduction Act, which passed Congress and was signed into law by President Biden in 2022. USDA Secretary Tom...

Vilsack to Announce Biofuels Funding Monday

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack heads to the Twin Cities area in Minnesota Monday. The Department of Agriculture says Vilsack will announce significant new funding being awarded by USDA to bolster and expand the availability of homegrown biofuels nationwide. During...

Clean Fuels, Indiana Soybean Alliance Push Biden, EPA to Support Biodiesel in New RFS Rules

Clean Fuels Alliance America and the Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA) were among more than 70 industry stakeholders delivering a letter to President Joe Biden urging his administration and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to substantially increase the...

Indiana’s Corn, Soybean Producers Highlight Biofuels Benefits During ‘Liquid Fuels Summit’

As consumers seek more environmentally friendly solutions to energy challenges, Indiana’s corn and soybean policy organizations are working to convince state and federal lawmakers that farmers can help provide those clean fuel answers. On May 9-10, the Indiana Soybean...

EPA Grants Waiver to Allow E15 Sales for 2023 Summer Driving Season

The EPA issued an emergency waiver on Friday to allow E15 gasoline—gasoline blended with 15% ethanol—to be sold during the summer driving season. Reaction to the EPA’s decision from several leading ag and renewable fuel organizations has been positive. “We appreciate...

US Government Planning Year-Round Sales of E15 Next Year

The Biden administration is planning to begin year-round sales of E15, or unleaded 88, in 2024. OilPrice.com says the Environmental Protection Agency feels the move will help reduce the retail price of fuel. Eight Midwestern states originally asked the EPA for waivers...

Vilsack to Announce Biofuels Funding Monday

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack heads to the Twin Cities area in Minnesota Monday. The Department of Agriculture says Vilsack will announce significant new funding being awarded by USDA to bolster and expand the availability of homegrown biofuels nationwide. During...

Basting: Lack of Corn Demand Weighing on Grain Markets

Following the release of the USDA’s World Ag Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) Report, as well as the USDA’s Crop Production Report Friday afternoon, the biggest concern may be the lack of demand that is currently being shown for corn according to Brian Basting,...

Corn, Wheat Prices Pushed Higher Following Abandoned Black Sea Deal

Russia's failure to extend the Black Sea Grain Deal has pushed corn and wheat prices higher. Dr. Kim Anderson, grain market economist with Oklahoma State University, says Russia seems determined to stop wheat and other exports out of Ukraine. “I think the markets...

Indiana Farmers Visit Colombia to See Value of Checkoff Investments

Even though it’s about 2,100 miles from Indianapolis to Cartagena, Colombia, several farmers representing the Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA) and Indiana Corn Marketing Council (ICMC) made the trip last week to learn more about the value of teaming up with other...

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Indiana Cattle Producer Tim Schwab Shares Farm Bill Priorities

While lawmakers are focused on Farm Bill politics, Indiana’s producers are focused on what is needed to keep running their farms as smoothly as possible. Among the politicizing Farm Bill efforts this year on Capitol Hill are SNAP work requirements, WIC spending cuts,...

Grain Prices ‘Suffering’ from Lack of Demand, Says Market Analyst Rick Hollister

With harvest fast approaching, one of the biggest concerns impacting grain prices is the lack of demand—as the USDA lowered demand estimates last week in their August report. “You know, that's a 'cat-and-mouse game' that we play this time of year, every year,” says...

US Moves to Next Stage in Dispute Process with Mexico over Biotech Corn

The U.S. is establishing a dispute settlement panel under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to challenge Mexico’s measures on biotech corn. That’s according to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai. Mexico set rules in place during a decree in February...

Early Wheat Harvest in Ukraine Has Mixed Results

The Ukrainian wheat harvest has mixed results so far. Senior Vice President of futures broker R.J. O’Brein, Zsolt Vincze says the initial harvest from Ukraine showed good yields due to good weather, but the value may be another story. “The farmers used less chemicals...

Fertilizer Prices Continue Decline

Fertilizer prices have continued their more than year-long decline through the first two weeks of August 2023. The University of Illinois’ FarmdocDAILY website shows that on a per pound of nitrogen basis, urea and liquid nitrogen fertilizers have historically been...

US Welcomes WTO Report on China Trade Retaliations

The U.S. Trade Representative's Office welcomed a report from the World Trade Organization calling U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs justified for security reasons. The WTO report recognized that U.S. Section 232 actions on steel and aluminum are security measures, and...

House Ag Chair Thompson: Farm Bill Extension Likely

House Agriculture Chairman Glenn 'GT' Thompson says, "We're probably going to need an extension," referring to the timing of the 2023 Farm Bill. At a listening session in Missouri this week, the Pennsylvania Republican acknowledged that "the clock is ticking," with...

Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Sales Declining

According to a recent report, U.S. consumers remain interested in plant-based meat alternatives, but higher prices have led many prospective return consumers to taper off their purchases. Plant-based meats are often several dollars a pound higher than equivalent meat...

Farm Bureau Encouraging Farmers to Share Their Story to Help Pass the Farm Bill

As lawmakers work to write the next farm bill, the American Farm Bureau Federation is sharing stories of its importance to agriculture, including this one from Missouri farmer Megan Richner. Missouri has been one of the driest spots in the country. Richner says the...

USDA Providing Additional Assistance to Loan Borrowers Facing Financial Risk

The Department of Agriculture is providing additional, automatic financial assistance for qualifying guaranteed Farm Loan Programs borrowers who are facing financial risk. The announcement is part of the $3.1 billion to help certain distressed farm loan borrowers...
103 Indiana Farm Families Honored with Hoosier Homestead Award

103 Indiana Farm Families Honored with Hoosier Homestead Award

Recognized for their families’ longstanding commitment to agriculture, 103 Indiana family farms were presented the Hoosier Homestead Award at the Indiana State Fair this week from Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and Indiana State Department of Agriculture Director Don Lamb....

US Moves to Next Stage in Dispute Process with Mexico over Biotech Corn

US Moves to Next Stage in Dispute Process with Mexico over Biotech Corn

The U.S. is establishing a dispute settlement panel under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to challenge Mexico’s measures on biotech corn. That’s according to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai. Mexico set rules in place during a decree in February...