Illinois Corn travels to Capitol to talk RINs, trade with lawmakers
Leaders with the Illinois Corn Growers Assoc. (ICGA) have returned from their annual “D.C. fly-in,” but not before leaving the Illinois political delegation with a list of their top legislative priorities for 2018.
Ohio area quarantine reduced, but stay vigilant for tree pest
The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA), in collaboration with the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Service (APHIS), announced last week that Batavia and Stonelick townships in Clermont County are free from the invasive Asian longhorned beetle (ALB).
Proposed Delaware Co. CAFO draws fire from local residents
A proposed 10,560-head swine concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) in Delaware County faces local opposition as it waits for approval from Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM).
Senate hearing tackles how to pay for infrastructure plan
How to pay for the infrastructure improvements needed in the United States was focal to a Senate hearing last week about the Trump administration’s infrastructure proposal.
Indiana FB praises legislative session, but has some regrets
Indiana Farm Bureau (INFB) is giving the state legislature high marks on its work this year, particularly for starting the process of extending broadband to more rural areas.
Farmers and ag biz to share $1.5B Syngenta settlements
Tens of thousands of farmers, grain handlers and ethanol plant operators will share a $1.5 billion settlement from a lawsuit involving the Swiss agribusiness giant Syngenta AG, over its introduction of a genetically modified (GMO) corn seed.
Kentucky bill asks Congress to decouple hemp from marijuana
In further support of the state’s growing hemp industry, members of the Kentucky state legislature are considering a resolution asking Congress to remove what they believe is a major barrier to the crop’s commercialization.
Michigan OKs final action plan to cut Erie Basin phosphorous
Michigan officials earlier this month released the final version of the state’s Lake Erie Domestic Action Plan (DAP), and they hope that measures called for will reduce phosphorus emissions into the Western Lake Erie Basin 40 percent by 2025.
