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By Ainsley Platt Arkansas lawmakers passed a handful of bills during the 2025 legislative session to address environmental concerns, such as the application of industrial biosolids to farmland and a moratorium on medium and large swine farms in the Buffalo River watershed. Rep. Brad Hall, R-Van Buren, rallied legislators to…

By Roberto Samora SAO PAULO, May 7 (Reuters) – Brazil’s soybean exports could fall to 12.6 million tons in May despite the country having just harvested a record crop and China importing more amid a trade spat with the United States, according to projections from grain exporters association Anec on Wednesday. Anec’s current…

By Cami Koons Bills updating the grain indemnity program and allowing the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship clean titles on livestock they take over, advanced Thursday from the Iowa House. Lawmakers appear to have resolved differing opinions on grain indemnity limits and including credit-sales, which has been a roadblock for…

By Ella Cao and Naveen Thukral BEIJING/SINGAPORE, May 9 (Reuters) – China’s soybean imports plunged to a 10-year low in April as prolonged customs clearance delays and late Brazilian shipments caused by harvest slowdowns and logistics issues disrupted the usual flow of cargoes, traders and analysts say. Total imports for the month reached 6.08…

By Cami Koons The economic impact of the renewable fuels industry in Iowa was $800 million less in 2024 than it was in 2023, according to a recent study released by Iowa Renewable Fuels Association.  The industry association said “stagnant corn demand” has impacted biofuels’ impact on Iowa’s economy, and said the…