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More Crude Coming Out of Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Published September 21, 2022
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the sale of up to 10 million barrels of crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in November. This is part of President Biden’s effort to address high energy costs related to the…Promoting Biochar
Published September 21, 2022
South Dakota Senator John Thune, Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown and Montana Senator Jon Tester have introduced legislation to study the effectiveness of biochar. Biochar is a carbon-rich material made from biomass. This bill would create a…CropLife America Brings New Perspective to Policy Effort
Published September 21, 2022
CropLife America welcomes Peggy Browne as its new vice president of government relations. Previously, Browne worked for the Farm Service Agency and the Senate Agriculture Committee.Yara to Suspend Operations at Belgian Plant
Published September 21, 2022
One of the world’s largest fertilizer companies plans to shut down production at its Belgian plant. Norway-based Yara blames the sky-high natural gas prices across Europe. Last month, Yara said it planned to cut ammonia production by 65 percent and…Fraud Charges
Published September 21, 2022
The Justice Department is investigating a $250 million fraud case in Minnesota. Forty-seven people are facing criminal charges for conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering and bribery. The founder and executive director of a nonprofit group called Feeding our Future was…WOTUS Concerns Renewed
Published September 21, 2022
Republican members of the House Agriculture Committee have sent a letter to EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers, raising new concerns about the Waters of the United States rule. The lawmakers are upset with regulatory actions taken by the…White House Envoy Expects Rail Agreement to be Ratified
Published September 21, 2022
The White House special envoy on supply chain issues, Stephen Lyons, is confident union railroad workers will ratify the new labor contract. The tentative agreement was reached September 14, but at least one union is threatening to go on strike…JBS Settles Lawsuit
Published September 21, 2022
JBS will pay $20 million to settle a price-fixing lawsuit. A federal judge in Minnesota has approved the settlement. Legal action is still pending against Hormel and Tyson Foods. A database company, Agri Stats, is also charged with sharing confidential…NPPC Hires Dolch
Published September 20, 2022
Mikayla Dolch has joined the National Pork Producers Council as its new manager of marketing and digital communications. Dolch comes to NPPC from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship where she was the deputy director of communications.