U.S. District Court rules in favor of refiner waiver appeal Tuesday, November 28 by Brownfield Ag NewsA U.S. District Court that represents Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi has sided with oil refiners that sued EPA for denying small refinery waiver requests. Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper calls Wednesday’s announcement by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals disappointing and says a... Read More.
Wisconsin considers changes to fair prize rules Thursday, September 7 by Brownfield Ag NewsWisconsin’s Legislature is considering a bill that would change the rules for exhibiting in fairs and add money to the premium prize fund. State Senator Joan Ballweg authored Senate Bill 311, which would allow state funds to cover up to 20 thousand dollars of... Read More.
Derek King of Moundridge Rules the County Spelling Bee Sunday, August 27 by Brenna EllerBy Lucky Kidd McPHERSON COUNTY, Kan. — It took 14 rounds to decide the winner of the inaugural McPherson County Adult Spelling Bee Friday night at The Hub in Moundridge and a tiebreaker to decide second and third place.Derek... Read More.
Biofuel groups slam EPA for RFS rules, say demand will be impacted Wednesday, June 21 by Brownfield Ag NewsBiofuel groups are expressing their disappointment with the Environemtal Protection Agency’s blending requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard. While EPA slightly raised requirements for biomass-based diesel fuels, the agency lowered ethanol quotas. Biofuel blending requirements are 20.94 billion gallons in 2023, 21.54 billion gallons in... Read More.
Letter to the President asks EPA to support renewable diesel, biodiesel in new RFS rules Thursday, June 8 by Brownfield Ag NewsMore than 70 biofuel stakeholders are calling on the Biden administration to increase biomass-based diesel and advanced biofuels volumes as the EPA is expected to finalize Renewable Fuel Standard volumes next week. Paul Winters with Clean Fuel Alliance America tells Brownfield the industry produces... Read More.
Vilsack: meat and poultry market competition rules being reviewed at USDA Tuesday, March 7 by Brownfield Ag NewsAt least four different rules addressing market competition in meat and poultry production are being considered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack told members of the National Farmers Union during its annual convention the updated Packers and Stockyards Act, a... Read More.
Dairy groups want changes to feed additive rules Tuesday, November 22 by Brownfield Ag NewsA dairy organization is encouraging federal officials to move faster to approve animal-feed additives that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The National Milk Producers Federation’s chief science officer Dr. Jamie Jonker says enteric emissions directly from cows currently account for roughly one-third of all... Read More.
Updated rules in place for H-2A Monday, November 14 by Brownfield Ag NewsThe first major rule changes made to the H-2A guest worker program in more than a decade take effect this week. National Legislative Council John Kran is with Michigan Farm Bureau. “More and more farmers are looking at it as the only option to find... Read More.
Coalition opposes proposed changes to government-funded research rules Monday, September 12 by Brownfield Ag NewsA coalition leader says Washington’s efforts to lower prescription drug prices might endanger agricultural and other research and new product development. Joe Allen with the Bayh Dole Coalition tells Brownfield the 42-year-old law championed by former Senators Birch Bayh of Indiana and Bob Dole... Read More.
EPA, Growth Energy agree to November deadline for RVO rules with potential growth expected Tuesday, July 26 by Brownfield Ag NewsA member of the ethanol industry says proposing and finalizing next year’s biofuel blending requirements is crucial for growing the Renewable Fuel Standard. Chris Bliley, senior vice president of regulatory affairs with Growth Energy, says it’s recent agreement with EPA eliminates uncertainty for... Read More.
ITC rules against fertilizer duties Monday, July 18 by Brownfield Ag NewsThe U.S. International Trade Commission has ruled it will not impose tariffs on nitrogen fertilizers imported from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago. The ITC’s decision comes after CF Industries filed a petition late last year to have the commission place tariffs on urea ammonium... Read More.
