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Proposal of Increase Bio-diesel Production; Farm Group Excited About Export to Cuba
Proposal of Increase Bio-diesel Production; Farm Group Excited About Export to Cuba
Proposal of Increase Bio-diesel Production; Farm Group Excited About Export to Cuba
A bipartisan group of 36 senators are urging the EPA to increase the proposed volumes set for biodiesel production under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard. The senators wrote to the EPA expressing concern the current RFS proposal fails to recognize the domestic biodiesel industry’s production capacity...
Cover Crop Chart to Help Growers; Trade Promotion Authority Talks Continue
Cover Crop Chart to Help Growers; Trade Promotion Authority Talks Continue
Cover Crop Chart to Help Growers; Trade Promotion Authority Talks Continue
In order to help reduce soil erosion, increase organic matter, improve early weed control and provide forage for animals - cover crops are becoming more popular. Cover crops are able to create more resilient, efficient production systems. In 2010 - USDA Agricultural Research Service scientists developed a Cover Crop Chart to help growers choose the best cover crop for their specific management and
Farmers and EPA's at Odds on Clean Water Rule;  Ag Industry dealing with E-Verify
Farmers and EPA's at Odds on Clean Water Rule; Ag Industry dealing with E-Verify
Farmers and EPA's at Odds on Clean Water Rule; Ag Industry dealing with E-Verify
EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy told the National Farmers Union convention she’s renaming the Waters of the U.S. rule the Clean Water Rule and said EPA should have done a better job of rolling out its Clean Water Rule - from calling it WOTUS instead of the Clean Water Rule - to not being more clear about what EPA was and was not proposing - to not talking to farmers and others before EPA put out t