House Republican leaders struck a deal this week to establish a new rural energy council focused on E15 biofuel, a move intended to resolve internal GOP disagreements but one that has sparked strong backlash from corn growers. According to Bloomberg Government, the agreement would create an E15 Rural Domestic Energy…

Recent legislative action is putting farmers’ access to ag markets at risk, not to mention drinking water supplies and energy production. Appropriations bill HR 6939, recently passed by Congress, includes a measure that provides $50 million dollars to the state of North Dakota to complete a project that will move…

This week, the USDA’s Economic Research Service released its annual Rural America at a Glance report, which provides a high-level look at social and economic conditions in nonmetropolitan (rural) areas of the United States. Specifically, the 20-page report compiles data for things like population change, employment, prominent industry sectors, cost…

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins is rolling out a new funding push aimed at keeping New World screwworm from moving north toward the U.S. livestock sector. This week, Rollins announced the launch of the New World Screwworm Grand Challenge, a U.S. Department of Agriculture-led effort designed to accelerate tools and…

The Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association is pushing back forcefully after a federal judge allowed a lawsuit challenging Texas’ ban on cell-cultured protein to move forward, keeping the issue squarely in the spotlight for cattle producers and policymakers. On Jan. 20, U.S. District Judge Alan Albright denied the State…

The Institute of Food Technologists is now accepting applications for more than 100 undergraduate and graduate scholarships totaling over $260,000, funded through IFT’s Feeding Tomorrow Fund. The nonprofit organization supports students pursuing careers in food science across the global food system. One of the top opportunities is the Elwood F.…