Biodiesel leaders: Bring back $1 credit, restrict to U.S. producers
Nearly 100 U.S. biodiesel leaders pressed Congress last week to reinstate the biodiesel tax incentive as a domestic production credit, in line with a proposal passed unanimously by the Senate Finance Committee in July.
Plenty of pastureland was converted to row crops with higher grain prices. Now producers are considering returning land to pasture – a decision that takes much planning and, in some cases, significant investment.
Indiana co-op awards about how honorees are helping out others
A cooperative is about people working together in a business to provide or obtain the best deals or services for its membership – and at least one eastern Indiana credit union has been taking that idea into its community during difficult times.
The Thanksgiving turkey could cost a little more this year than last, and holiday bakers will certainly pay more for eggs this season. But shortages are unlikely, even in the aftermath of avian influenza.
OSHA ammonia rule described as ‘onerous’ for small retailers
An executive order sent down by President Barack Obama following the West, Texas, fertilizer plant explosion in 2013 pertaining to improving chemical facility safety and security is being applied at the farm fertilizer retail level by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
Executive branch, ag groups backing passage of final TPP
Farm groups last week joined the federal departments of Agriculture and Commerce to praise the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), as the U.S. Trade Representative and White House continued pushing for what would be the world’s biggest free trade agreement to date.
Pig farmers prep for new feed directives, industry audits
U.S. pork producers are preparing for new common industry audits (CIAs) and veterinary feed directives (VFDs) that will impact the way they do business.
USDA scientist files whistleblower lawsuit, on suspension
"There’s a message: If you want to prosper at USDA, don’t make waves." That’s the warning delivered by the executive director of a watchdog group that has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the USDA.
USDA investigating charges of QPP animal mistreatment
The USDA has launched an investigation into one of the nation’s largest pork plants following revelations from an undercover video showing pigs being dragged across the slaughterhouse floor, beaten by paddles and sick to the point of apparent unconsciousness.
