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Schumer Targets Big Meatpackers with Breakup Bill

Published March 4, 2026

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer plans to introduce legislation aimed at breaking up large meatpacking companies by preventing processors from handling more than one type of meat. The proposal could force some of the nation’s biggest companies to spin off…

Ethanol is Key to Moving Record Corn Supply

Published December 23, 2025

At Central Dakota Ag Day in Carrington, North Dakota Corn Utilization Council director Scott Spear highlighted the state’s record corn crop and the impact on the bottom line. While bridge payments provide some relief, Spear said farmers ultimately want fair…

Push for Permanent E15 Gains Traction

Published November 28, 2025

The momentum continues to build for year-round E15. Growth Energy Senior Director of Government Affairs John Fuhrer says expanding access to E15 offers a long-term, no-cost way to strengthen domestic demand. “They want to find more ways to get corn…

Hoeven Supports Bipartisan FARM Act

Published January 26, 2025

North Dakota Senator John Hoeven joined Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville and Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman in reintroducing the bipartisan Foreign Adversary Risk Management (FARM) Act. The bill would add the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to the Committee on Foreign Investment…

Noem Signs Legislation Funding a New Events Complex

Published March 23, 2021

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has signed a Senate Bill into law that funds the Dakota Events Complex, known as the DEX, on the South Dakota State Fairgrounds. In a statement, Governor Noem said the new DEX will help attract…

Lawmakers Seek Repeal of the Death Tax

Published March 10, 2021

Legislation has been introduced in the that would permanently repeal the federal estate tax, commonly know as the death tax. This bill cosponsored by North Dakota Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer, along with Senators Mike Rounds and John Thune…

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Schumer Targets Big Meatpackers with Breakup Bill

Ethanol is Key to Moving Record Corn Supply

Push for Permanent E15 Gains Traction

Hoeven Supports Bipartisan FARM Act

Noem Signs Legislation Funding a New Events Complex

Lawmakers Seek Repeal of the Death Tax

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