Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released proposed biofuel blending volumes under the Renewable Fuel Standard. The agency proposed that refiners must blend 15 billion gallons of conventional biofuels in 2026 and 2027. The agency is also proposing several regulatory changes to the RFS program, including reducing the number of…

Michigan farmers are seeing signs of recovery after a chilly and cloudy May put early-season stress on crops. While fields are beginning to green up again, the season is running notably behind — and whether crops can catch up depends heavily on what kind of summer the region sees. “We…

The debt was never supposed to be the point. A farmer walks the frozen stubble of a picked-over field, wondering whether next year’s crop will justify the loan he took out to buy a tractor that already costs more than his father’s whole farm once did. Meanwhile, in town, a…

Mary Belle Zook grew up on a farm outside Waynoka, Oklahoma, a small town just east of the Panhandle, raising show animals and participating in 4-H and FFA. She vividly remembers the excitement of trying on her FFA jacket for the first time. “I am forever grateful for the memories,…

Friday morning, U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins asking her to develop a framework for reinstating Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling for beef. The South Dakota Republican said that a majority of American consumers support requiring country of origin labeling for fresh meat,…

By Alistair Smout LONDON, June 12 (Reuters) – Britain is ready to implement its side of a tariff deal with the United States and is hopeful for a proclamation from U.S. President Donald Trump to put the agreement into effect in the coming days, trade minister Jonathan Reynolds said on Thursday. British Prime Minister Keir…