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Category: Ag News
Apr 20
Premium Beef, Premium Production
The best place to reach consumers is at the meat case – that’s why there are so many labels on products. To be successful, brands must create messages that resonate and matter to its ideal customer. The Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB) brand is often advertised as “the best,” and taste secured its growth around …
Apr 20
USDA Invests Over $46M in Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today an investment of more than $46 million in the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, which has funded farmer-driven grants and grassroots education programs resulting in climate-smart solutions for farms and ranches in every state and island protectorate since 1988. “This investment in sustainable agriculture underscores …
Apr 20
House Agriculture Committee Grills EPA Administrator Regan on 2023 RFS Volumes
Today, Clean Fuels Alliance America thanked bipartisan members of the House Agriculture Committee for asking EPA Administrator Michael Regan why proposed 2023, 2024 and 2025 Renewable Fuel Standard volumes for biomass-based diesel and advanced volumes do not match the industry’s current production. According to EPA’s data, the U.S. market for biodiesel, renewable diesel and sustainable aviation …
Apr 19
Major Shifts in Global Energy Market Could Spell the End of Cheap Natural Gas
While U.S. natural gas futures prices have fallen sharply in recent months, higher prices and increased volatility could be on the long-term horizon as the energy transition accelerates and European markets respond to recent supply constraints. Rising U.S. exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), fewer opportunities for fuel-switching between coal and gas and supply chain …
Apr 19
Congressman Frank Lucas Called Out EPA’s Michael Regan on Disregarding Science Offered by USDA
On Wednesday, Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) joined his colleagues on the House Agriculture Committee for a hearing with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan. Lucas questioned EPA Administrator Regan about the EPA’s disregard of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientific evidence regarding chlorpyrifos use and other mitigation measures used on America’s farms and ranches. Lucas, …
Apr 19
Experts Recommend Adjuvants to Close Gaps in Herbicide Performance
Helena Agri-Enterprises is encouraging growers to make adjuvant technology a standard part of weed control programs in 2023, starting now. Soil deposition, off-target drift, and tank-mix compatibility are three, pivotal barriers to success in pre-emergence applications. Pairing soil-applied, residual chemistries with the multi-functional adjuvant Grounded® can improve herbicide efficacy up front and help growers save …
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