The chief of global corporate affairs at Cargill has testified before a House Ways and Means subcommittee in support of the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement and strong enforcement provisions. Devry Boughner Vorwerk is also a member of the USMCA Coalition, “Contrary to popular belief, our coalition also wants to ensure that labor and environment – …
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May 22
ACE issues low carbon White Paper
The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) is trying to make a scientific case for corn-based ethanol as a tool to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. ACE CEO Brian Jennings tells Brownfield they’ve issued a White Paper to Senate Ag Committee leadership highlighting the economic and scientific opportunities U.S. farmers and biofuel producers hold to support climate …
May 22
U.S. ethanol production, stocks jump
U.S. ethanol production surged last week while supplies grew. The U.S. Energy Information Administration says production averaged 1.071 million barrels a day, up 19,000 on the week, the highest weekly average since August 2018. Stocks climbed 1.154 million barrels to 23.404 million.The industry continues to wait for more details on year-round E15 use and to …
May 22
USDA urges farmers to “plant for the market”
The USDA is urging farmers not to make planting decisions based on speculation about what a potential trade mitigation package will contain. Here is the statement issued by the USDA on Tuesday: “Details on the new farming support program will be forthcoming shortly, but we want to be clear that the program is being designed …
May 22
Planting delay considerations becoming more complicated
Farmers have a lot to contemplate while waiting for fields to dry out. Farm management analyst Kent Thiesse, who’s based in southern Minnesota, says impending crop insurance deadlines and emerging details of more trade aid has muddied up this year’s planting intentions. Thiesse recently ran some numbers on soybeans planted after June 10th with an …
May 22
Wet, active pattern continues for the Heartland
A slowly weakening low-pressure system over the north-central U.S. will drift eastward, crossing New England on Friday. Meanwhile, additional storm systems will affect the nation’s mid-section late in the week and early next week, respectively, boosting 5-day rainfall totals to 1 to 4 inches or more across large sections of the Plains, Midwest, and Northeast. …
May 22
Farmer considering options after facing planting delays
Many farmers in the Midwest continue to face planting delays because of cool and wet conditions. Southern Indiana Farmer Ben Kron says it has been one of the worst planting seasons he’s seen. “It’s really bad- we thought last year was bad but at this time we were still probably 70-80% done,” he says. …
May 22
Unfavorable weather across much of the Heartland
Across the Corn Belt, showers and thunderstorms stretch from Michigan into the lower Ohio Valley, and are also occurring in the upper Midwest. On May 19, prior to the latest round of rain, topsoil moisture was rated more than one-half surplus in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, and at least 40% surplus in five other Midwestern …
May 21
Op-ed calls on Congress to ratify USMCA
Directors of agriculture in Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska are calling on Congress to ratify the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement. An op-ed calls the USMCA a dose of good news that is within immediate reach. It was written jointly by Iowa’s Mike Naig, Nebraska’s Steve Wellman, and Missouri’s Chris Chinn. “Being able to maintain those zero …
May 21
E15 rule on track
With about a week to go before Reid Vapor Pressure regulations restrict higher blends of ethanol for the summer, the American Coalition for Ethanol remains confident the EPA will have the new E15 rule in place by June first. ACE CEO Brian Jennings says he continues to hear positive signals from Capitol Hill. “All I …