The Environmental Protection Agency has released its draft “set” rule, which sets annual biofuel blending targets under the Renewable Fuel Standard. This announcement, including proposed Renewable Volume Obligations for 2023, 2024, and 2025, is deeply disappointing for the biofuels industry and threatens the integrity of the RFS by significantly dialing back annual increases in volume …
Category: Ag News
Dec 01
Alliance releases reports from 2022 animal rights conferences
Animal ag community encouraged to be aware of key activist trends including “undercover videos,” marketing campaigns targeting human emotion, and legislative pressure. The Animal Agriculture Alliance has concluded its release of reports from five prominent animal rights extremist conferences held over the course of 2022. The conferences included: Humane Society of the United States’ Taking …
Dec 01
EPA Proposes Annual Growth in Renewable Fuel Volume Requirements
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released proposed renewable fuel volume requirements under the Renewable Fuel Standard for 2023, 2024 and 2025, proposing annual growth in volumes. The RFS requires annual volumes of renewable fuels, such as ethanol, be used in the fuel supply to reduce emissions, expand and diversify the fuel supply, improve energy …
Dec 01
ARA Celebrates 2022 Rising Stars
Today the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) recognized a group of top performers and emerging leaders as part of its Rising Stars award program at the 2022 ARA Conference & Expo. Through participation in the ARA Conference educational sessions and networking events such as the Chairman’s Reception, ARA Rising Stars expanded their network to include industry thought …
Dec 01
Big Kenny Slated as Keynote Speaker at 2023 American Farm Bureau Convention
Renowned artist, songwriter and humanitarian Big Kenny Alphin will surely inspire attendees as general session keynote speaker during the 2023 American Farm Bureau Convention. Big Kenny – along with his counterpart John Rich – shares his heart, soul and artistry in the spectacular partnership of Big & Rich. He will speak about his philanthropic outreach …
Dec 01
NCBA Praises Senate Introduction of Protect Farmers from the SEC Act
Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announced support for the Senate version of the Protect Farmers from the SEC Act, a companion bill to legislation that was previously introduced in the House of Representatives by Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK). “The Securities and Exchange Commission’s overly broad rulemaking has the potential to increase burdens on …
Dec 01
Chairman David Scott Statement on Congressional Action to Avert Rail Strike
Below is a statement from House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott regarding congressional action to avert a rail strike: “Reliable rail access is vital to our food and agriculture supply chain, which delivers critical products to every American. As a supporter of workers, I sympathize with the concerns raised by the rail union members,” said Chairman David …
Dec 01
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Dec 01
Sonic Drive-In is the most popular fast food restaurant in Oklahoma
A new study has revealed that Sonic is the most popular fast-food restaurant in Oklahoma The study, conducted by price-tracking experts at Pricelisto <https://www.pricelisto.com/menu-prices/mcdonalds> , analysed Google US data for the most popular fast-food restaurants based on search interest and popularity over the past 12 months. According to the results, the top three fast-food restaurants …
Dec 01
Chinese Consumers Continue to Grow Appetite for U.S. Beef
Thu, 01 Dec 2022 09:23:53 CST
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays is featuring comments from the United States Meat Export Federation’s Senior Vice President for the Asian Pacific, Joel Haggard, about selling U.S. beef into C…
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