Derby Post Positions Set
(Louisville, KY) — The “most exciting two minutes in sports” is near as the 150th running of the Kentucky Derby takes place Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville. The current favorite Fierceness will start from the 17th
Seventy Percent Lower Crop Yields Without Pesticides
CropLife America commissioned the University of Arkansas to conduct a three-year assessment that evaluates the environmental benefits and impacts of pesticide application on corn, cotton, and soybeans. The study examined crop productivity with and without pesticides (herbicides,
U.S. Ethanol and SAF Industry Leaders Seek to Intervene in Legal Challenge to EU Sustainable Aviation Fuel Regulation
Leaders of the U.S. ethanol industry are seeking to intervene in a legal challenge of the ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation, which effectively bans the use of renewable, crop-based biofuels like corn ethanol as a feedstock for decarbonizing the aviation sector.
NMPF and USDEC Advocate for Enhanced Dairy Trade Opportunities at USTR Hearing
ARLINGTON, VA – Tony Rice, Trade Policy Director for the U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), will testify this afternoon before USTR on how U.S. trade policy can strengthen supply chain resiliency
Stabenow Releases Farm Bill Overview
Just hours after House Ag Committee Chair GT Thompson (R-PA) released his farm bill overview, Senate Ag Chair Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) released the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act. The act contains more than 100 bipartisan bills
Ag Groups Respond to Farm Bill Movement
U.S. ag groups are reacting to the House and Senate Ag Committee leaders who released their farm bill overviews. “We are very pleased with the Farm Bill framework from House Ag Chair GT Thompson,” says Ethan Lane,
Farmers, Firefighters Join Forces to Eliminate Forever Chemicals
Firefighters rely on various tools to do their jobs, including firefighting foam to combat fires. However, traditional foams are risky due to harmful PFAS, or “forever chemicals.” With farmer investment, the safer alternative called SoyFoam eliminates this
New Proposals Give First Look at Next Farm Bill
House Agriculture Committee Chair G.T. Thompson and Senate Ag Chair Debbie Stabenow each released overviews of each committee’s version of the new farm bill this week. Joe Gilson, director of government affairs for the American Farm Bureau
Surrey School District Adopting Four-Day School Week
(Surrey, ND) — The Surrey Public School District is adopting a 4-day week for students and teachers next year. It’s a growing trend in North Dakota, with 17 schools statewide following this model. The district says the
Williston Man Sentenced For Shooting At Police
(Williston, ND) — A Williston man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for shooting at police in 2022. It happened while officers were talking to Eric Obregon during a traffic stop, and officials say he